Agriculture is full of innovative examples, and improvements to farm equipment over time is no exception. Farm equipment has increased in size and functionality and improved in efficiencies. Sectional control…
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Risk factors and important considerations for canola storage
Safely storing harvested canola is critical to maintaining seed quality until it can be delivered. Several risk factors can be considered for the type and size of storage options and…
Read moreMake the most of canola yields by minimizing losses at harvest
Careful decision making, financial input and significant effort by farmers all growing season is aimed at maximizing yield. So, continuing to protect the crop’s yield by reducing pod shatter and…
Read moreGrower-submitted canola samples support collective efforts to manage blackleg
Overview of blackleg in canola Although symptoms can sometime be confused with sclerotinia stem rot or verticillium stripe, blackleg has been a major disease of canola in the Canadian Prairies…
Read moreBiological discoveries that inform current cabbage seedpod weevil management recommendations
The cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham), which originated in Europe, was first found in British Columbia in the 1930s and has since increased its range into the Prairies. The…
Read moreRisk predictions and management tactics for sclerotinia stem rot
Sclerotinia disease cycle overview Sclerotinia stem rot is a plant disease that can occur in canola when conditions are favourable. As with all diseases, this happens when an appropriate host…
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