Agronomy Insights

Canola agronomy for the Brown soil zone

January 2024—

The Brown soil zone has lower canola acres and lower canola yields than other regions of the Prairies. This article describes agronomy practices that could improve results for canola in this large area.

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Agronomy Insights

Do you want the best? Or the best for you?

November 2023—

Canola growers can increase yield and improve profitability with cultivars that suit local growing conditions, the specific farm system and challenges unique to each field. Use our decision tree to think through cultivar selection for 2024.

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Agronomy Insights

How to identify verticillium stripe

September 2023—

The canola disease verticillium stripe is found across the Prairies and is already at yield-damaging levels in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. This article provides tips to accurate diagnosis this fall.

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Agronomy Insights

Two years to pay off optical spot spray system

March 2023—This case study describes how one farm uses optical spot spraying technology. Name: Carl deConinck Smith Location: Fiske, Saskatchewan Soil zone: Brown Crops: Canola, peas, lentils, wheat, barley, durum and flax “With our system, we average a quarter litre of glyphosate over the whole field, but put up to 1.25 litres per acre on each...
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