With acres counted under 4R Nutrient Stewardship, canola growers can demonstrate their commitment to improved nutrient use. Part one of the article shows how to get acres counted. Part two describes basic-level 4R practices for nitrogen and phosphorus in Western Canada. What is 4R? 4R Nutrient Stewardship is a Fertilizer Canada framework encouraging growers to……
Resources 2021
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When seeding into dry soil conditions from March until mid-May, the recommendation to seed canola no deeper than 1” still applies…
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Scientific research in Western Canada shows lower yields for canola in short rotations. Blackleg (shown above), clubroot and many other factors can cause this yield loss…
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Canola generally needs nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur fertilizer each year. A small percentage of fields will also benefit from a potassium application. The following article suggests what canola needs and what soil and crop residue could provide. The rest will come from fertilizer…
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The Canola Council of Canada agronomy team encourages canola growers to choose hybrids based on the opportunities and challenges in each particular field. This approach is seen as one way to improve productivity and profitability of the crop. Here are some scenarios describing how a farm might benefit from adopting this strategy… -
All canola should be conditioned immediately after combining to cool it down, even out the temperature throughout the bin and remove any moisture released through natural seed respiration that occurs in the first hours to weeks after harvest… -
Default to waiting. Don’t make a snap decision to swath. Before taking any harvest action, start with this sequence… -
The decision to apply a fungicide to prevent sclerotinia stem rot may be generalized by answering these four questions: (1) Have environmental conditions prior to flowering been wet enough for apothecia development and survival? (2) Is the canola crop canopy dense and is yield potential high? (3) Does the weather forecast predict precipitation and/or humidity during the flowering period? (4)… -
The ideal timing for fertilizer application is at seeding, but there are times when an in-crop top up of nitrogen or sulphur makes sense. This article provides tips to make top dressing work in those situations…
