Look at these six images from canola fields this week and determine if what you're seeing is normal or not normal…
June 20, 2018 – Issue 12
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Unexpected carryover can occur when dry conditions in the year of application slow the expected pace of breakdown of herbicides. Unexpected residue damage is a risk any time a sprayer is left full while waiting for an opportunity to spray, or when sprayers are not effectively cleaned between crops and between products…
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By Ian Epp Plants are fully emerged, making it a great time to take a look at canola plant stand and decide if you’re feeling satisfied or disappointed. The first herbicide application is a great way to extensively “scout” fields from the sprayer, but trying to scan plants as they pass under the sprayer just……
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Thin stands often require a lot more babysitting. Scout early, scout often and keep good notes…
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Earliest canola fields are just coming into flower in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, the highest-risk areas for cabbage seedpod weevil in Western Canada. Cabbage seedpod weevils tend to cluster in fields that are first to flower, so farmers with early fields will want to check them closely…