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Canola growers in pockets across the Prairies are seeing a rise in bertha armyworm feeding. Check your fields, know the economic thresholds, and be mindful of bees when spraying…
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Cleaning out the sprayer protects a sensitive crop, it protects people working with the sprayer, and it protects the sprayer and its components. The following article by AAFC's Tom Wolf provides some handy tips…
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Here are a few key tips to lure you in: Spraying at the right time is more important than how you do it. Choose a herbicide that can handle large droplets. Keep your boom low. Read on for more tips and details… -
Small and vulnerable canola plants face many threats during their first three weeks. The crop may need your protection to get through these stages with its top-end yield potential intact. Canola growers are encouraged to walk their fields a couple times a week — or more — until plants are firmly established and growing strong…
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Scott Meers, the provincial entomologist for Alberta, provides an insect forecast for 2011 in this video provided by the Government of Alberta. Please click on the following link to access……
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Watch CCC agronomy specialist Jim Bessel explain how to do a seed-colour change assessment…
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Consider potential herbicide carryover before seeding canola on any field…
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Given the rush to complete the seeding task, growers can't forget to scout their already emerged crop. Keep an eye out for cutworm damage…
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Lygus feeding at the bud stage is rarely an economic cost — unless the canola is under some other stress, such as drought. Stressed canola may not be able to compensate for lost buds the way a healthy crop can…
