JULY 22 QUIZ — PODS
WHY DO RESEEDED CROPS LOOK BETTER THIS YEAR?
Various studies and crop insurance data show that canola seeded in early May tends to yield more than canola seeded in late May. Agronomy decisions are based on these trend results. But with the unpredictability of crop production, situations often come along that buck the trend. This year may be one of those years. Why?
KEEP IT CLEAN: PHI AND STORAGE TIPS
When spraying, stick to the pre-harvest interval unique to each product. When prepping bins, follow canola storage recommendations….
THE SILAGE OPTION FOR CANOLA
Dry conditions could mean a hay shortage in parts of the Prairies. Growers with poor-looking canola crops may want to estimate the seed yield potential and weigh that against the potential feed value of the biomass.
SWATH TIMING FOR UNEVEN CANOLA FIELDS
Earliest canola in southern Alberta and here and there across the Prairies will be close to swath timing in the next week or two. Many of these early fields are not looking good, with patchy emergence, uneven emergence and short stature due to moisture stress. The swath timing decision becomes more difficult in crops with plants at multiple stages of growth.
DO YOU STRAIGHT COMBINE THIN AND MULTI-STAGED CANOLA?
The general view is that uniform well-knit canola crops are the , but it can be argued that leaving thin multi-stage canola for straight combining may also be lower risk than swathing.
INSECT UPDATE: LIMITED THREATS
Lygus, grasshoppers, diamondback moth larvae and early bertha armyworms have been reported, as have thrips and swede midge damage, but generally nothing requiring significant widespread action. Individual fields or parts of fields may be at risk of economic loss, but overall it is a quiet week on the insect front.
HOW TO DO A CORRECT STRIP TRIAL
Strip trials are useful tools to test a product or practice to see if it improves the standard or “check” practice. Growers and agronomists may still have a few strip trial ideas for this year, say on swathing timing, for example. Here are common ways that strip trials are mismanaged, creating results of questionable value….
#CANOLACOUNTRY SUPPORT FOR THE TPP
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COMING EVENTS
Agri-ARM tours in Saskatchewan — July 23 at Yorkton, July 24 at Redvers
Making the grade — July 28, Olds, AB
Crop diagnostic school — July 28-30, Outlook, SK
Canola Discovery Forum — October 27-28, Canmore, AB
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