by Breanne Baker | Aug 12, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From: The Canola Council of Canada As the canola crop nears the end of the growing season, signs of premature ripening are quite prominent. This year it might be easy to assume that soil moisture stress is the culprit. However, it is important to scout and take a...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 8, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Amanda Homans, Decisive Farming Agronomist. There have been some reports of Bertha Armyworms reaching threshold levels on the prairies. Canola growers should be keeping an eye out on their fields monitoring the populations of these insects. Bertha Armyworms...
by Breanne Baker | Aug 8, 2011 | Agronomic Service, Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Amanda Homans, Decisive Farming Agronomist. There are canola growers in the area that are spraying their fields for late season insects including lygus, bertha armyworm and diamondback moth. It is very important to keep an eye on your crops as insects can cause a...
by Decisive Farming | Jul 13, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Maureen Broadhead, Decisive Farming Agronomist It’s all about the stage of the canola this week as farmers are applying fungicides to suppress the spread of sclerotinia. The timing we’re looking at is when the crop is at 30% Bloom. This is when there are 20...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 5, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
From Agri-News After a wet 2010 in many areas of the province, this spring is providing more of the same. Tight crop rotations coupled with another wet spring are ideal conditions for plant diseases to rear their ugly heads. “There was a lot of disease showing up last...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 4, 2011 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
For the week of June 26 – July 3 in wheat crops we’re seeing the following diseases: Septoria Leaf Blotch: Yellow flecks – to brown blotches Tan Spot: Tan-Brown Flecks (similar to leaf blotch) Stripe Rust: Yellow/orange elongated pustules In barley crops we’re...
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