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2018 – Issue 14
Lygus bugs: Thresholds and scouting tips
July 5, 2018
In very dry conditions: Threshold tables for lygus indicate that if canola is $12 per bushel and spray costs $8 per acre, the threshold at the early pod stage is 5 lygus adults or late instar nymphs per 10 sweeps (0.5 per sweep). In moist and high-yield conditions: The economic threshold is quite a bit higher. At early pod stage,…

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2018 – Issue 14
How late can you top dress fertilizer?
July 5, 2018
The ideal time for a sulphur top up is any time before flowering, but a top up at early flowering may pay off if plants are showing signs of sulphur deficiency. The ideal time for a nitrogen top up is before the 5-leaf stage of canola, but AAFC research out of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, shows that nitrogen top dress as…

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2018 – Issue 14
'PALOOZA travels to Portage la Prairie for July 25
July 5, 2018
With Saskatchewan and Alberta enjoying highly successful canolaPALOOZAs this week, the attention now turns to Manitoba's CROPS-A-PALOOZA, July 25 in Portage la Prairie. The one day, hands on, free, in-field learning interactive event brings together the best research and agronomy extension professionals and farmers to learn how to grow the best crops…

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