Alberta Canola Producers Commission

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August 21, 2019
Canola Watch – August 21, 2019

Got a patch? You probably want to check it for clubroot. While in the field, Canola growers can do a full disease evaluation
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August 14, 2019
Canola Watch – August 14, 2019

As canola crops move toward harvest, it is time for the annual (but different each year) pre-harvest disease scouting quiz.
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August 8, 2019
Canola Watch – August 8, 2019

While checking for bertha armyworms this week, also look for weed escapes and assess disease.
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July 31, 2019
Canola Watch – July 31, 2019

Many canola fields have plants and patches with a fairly wide range of stages. As we hurtle toward harvest, should farmers be doing anything special to prepare these fields?
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July 25, 2019
Canola Watch – July 25, 2019

Alberta Canola director John Guelly will host a Crop Walk at his farm near Westlock on August 7. Meantime, insect scouting continues. Try our bertha armyworm quiz.
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July 17, 2019
Canola Watch – July 17, 2019

Alberta canola growers are sweep netting for cabbage seedpod weevil and lygus. What if you find worms in your net? Take the quiz to find out
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July 10, 2019
Canola Watch – July 10, 2019

Canola topics in Alberta this week are grasshoppers, big worms (not berthas) and sclerotinia fungicide timing.
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July 8, 2019
Insect Podcast from canolaPALOOZA

Jay Whetter and Shaun Haney interview Hector Carcamo, James Tansey, and Keith Gabert about flea beetles and cabbage seedpod weevil.
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July 4, 2019
Sclerotinia Podcast from canolaPALOOZA

Hosts Jay Whetter and Shaun Haney interview Luis Del Rio and Kelly Turkington to talk about sclerotinia stem rot risk factors and management.
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July 4, 2019
Canola Watch – July 4, 2019

Moisture brings higher yield potential and higher risk for sclerotinia stem rot. Rains starting two or three weeks before flowering will start the disease cycle.
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June 27, 2019
Canola Watch – June 27, 2019

Rain over the past week or two will promote another wave of seed and weed emergence, creating challenges for herbicide timing and crop staging all season long.
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June 19, 2019
Canola Watch – June 19, 2016

canolaPALOOZA is next week in Lacombe. Will you be there? In the meantime, we have a cutworm quiz and help for second-pass herbicide decisions.

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