Reading Time: 5 minutes Blackleg has a way of sneaking up on you. A farm can go for years without any noticeable problems. But without the grower knowing, blackleg races within a field can shift — often in response to seeding the same genetic resistance source over and over — and infection starts to show up where it hadn’t […] Read more
Preserve blackleg resistance
Clip canola stems this harvest to check for blackleg in your fields
12 insect tips for canola
Use these management tips throughout the growing season for effective, economic and practical insect control
Reading Time: 5 minutes Diamondback moths are in a deadly battle in canola fields — yet their primary adversary isn’t the grower. In fact, producers are learning to leave low populations of diamondback moth larvae alone because, in many cases, well-established beneficial insects will prevent the pest from becoming a major economic problem. The main parasitoids of diamondback moth […] Read more
Phosphate only in seed row
Fertilizer burn in the seed row causes hidden and costly damage in many canola fields, contributing to lower seed survival. Phosphorus is the only nutrient that shows any net benefit in the seed row with canola when soil levels are low
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canola is very sensitive to seed-placed fertilizer. We don’t know what percentage of canola seeds are lost to fertilizer burn or toxicity, given that many factors influence seed mortality, but generally, the more fertilizer placed with the seed, the more seeds and seedlings that will die. “Non-viable seeds and seedlings are a lost opportunity of […] Read more
Make more money from fertilizer
Canola is a nutrient-hungry crop and fertilizer is the biggest input investment for most canola growers. The 4 Rs of fertilizer management — right source, right rate, right time, right place — will improve the economic sustainability of the crop
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lower canola prices will force growers to rethink their fertilizer investments and focus on inputs that provide a proven return on investment. For canola, those nutrients are nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. At the FarmTech Conference in Edmonton in January, I moderated a panel that included all eight Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialists along with […] Read more
Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 9: Atlanta
Reading Time: 4 minutes Below is Monday’s blog entry from Grainews editor Jay Whetter on his three-week tour of the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, as part of its International Visitor Leadership Program. Starting today, Jay’s travelogue moves from our Daily News service to the Grainews site, where past and future entries can […] Read more
Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 8: Atlanta
Reading Time: 19 minutes This blog follows Grainews editor Jay Whetter on a three-week tour of the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, as part of its International Visitor Leadership Program. The blog now appears on our Daily News service but will move within the next few days to its own page on the […] Read more
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