Manitoba Agriculture announced this week it has discovered a clubroot pathotype in South Central Manitoba that is able to overcome the first generation clubroot resistance. Outside of Alberta, very few fields... more
Fields usually have a diverse population of blackleg races carried over on canola crop residue. A 2-year break between canola crops basically eliminates the economic threat from blackleg as most crop residue... more
A lot of canola crops across Western Canada need a couple of weeks before all seeds are physiologically mature. With the frost risk rising with each passing day, farmers wonder if they should hurry up and cut... more
The ideal target for safe long-term storage of canola is a maximum of 8% moisture and temperature of 15°C or lower throughout the bin. Canola storage risk is lower if canola is below 8% moisture and... more
While doing harvest disease scouting, why not do a plant count at the same time? Compare final plant populations for each canola crops to its days to maturity, evenness, harvestability and yield to determine... more
