Science Edition 2023—A study of integrated management practices to manage clubroot show a benefit from hydrated lime treatments, particularly for clubroot-susceptible cultivars. “Canadian Canola Clubroot Cluster (C1) Pillar 1: Integrated Disease Management,” Sheau-Fang Hwang and Stephen Strelkov, University of Alberta AgriScience Program (Canola Cluster) under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership Read the full report on the Canola Research...

Science Edition 2023—Farmers need an integrated approach to stop kochia. Take steps to deplete seedbanks, use cultural methods to rapidly achieve crop canopy closure, and apply a tank mix of pre-seed herbicides. “Glyphosate- or auxinic-resistant kochia and Russian thistle Prairie surveys,” Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon SaskCanola, Alberta Wheat, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, Manitoba...

Science Edition 2023—Landscape composition affected flea beetle abundance, as well as seeding rate, temperature, predator presence and the type of pest control option selected. “Integrated approaches for flea beetle control II: Incorporating the impacts of plant density, ground predators, and landscape-scale predictive models in the management of flea beetles in the Canadian Prairies,” Alejandro Costamagna, University of...

Science Edition 2023—This study based in the Peace River region of Alberta showed that later seeding, higher plant counts and larger seeds reduce flea beetle risk to canola yield. “Evaluating the effect of canola seeding rate and seed size seeded into wheat stubble on flea beetle damage and population,” María Angélica Ouellette, North Peace Applied Research Association...

Science Edition 2023—This project developed a reliable, pheromone-trapping system to monitor Contarinia brassicola, canola flower midge. “Monitoring the canola flower midge within pheromone-baited traps,” Boyd Mori and Kyle Van Camp, University of Alberta SaskCanola, Alberta Canola, Manitoba Canola Growers, Western Grains Research Foundation Read the full report on the Canola Research Hub. Canola flower midge, Contarinia brassicola,...