Science

Potassium deficiency shows first in cereals

Potassium deficiency symptoms will show up in cereals well before it shows up in canola. As you can see in this photo, potassium deficiency in barley looks a lot like leaf diseases. Soil tests and tissue tests may help identify the problem.

Most canola crops grown in Western Canada are not short of potassium because most Prairie soils have sufficient potassium levels. Sandy soils with low clay content are most likely to be short of potassium, especially if those fields have been in forages where a large percentage of the biomass is removed each year. Cereals in...

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Integrated Pest Management

Biodiversity from non-crop areas can boost beneficials, possibly yield

Key result: Non-crop areas within or near to fields can serve as a source and a destination for beneficial insects at different times of the season. A correlational study of 60 million seeded acres of yield data obtained from Agricultural Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) showed that counties in Alberta where fields tend to contain more...

Canola Eat Well

We want you to Eat More Meals Together

Canola Eat Well has a new version of its award-winning recipe booklet called Eat More Meals Together. The goal is to build a community that shares its kitchen inspirations and to encourage healthy eating using canola oil.

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Heavy tillage on moist fields increases compaction, reduces yield

KEY RESULT: Heavy tillage can increase soil compaction, reduce soil strength and reduce canola yields, especially when carried out under higher moisture conditions and in the spring, prior to planting. PROJECT TITLE, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: “Compaction Impacts on Canola Establishment” Curtis Cavers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Portage la Prairie FUNDING: Manitoba Canola Growers Excessive precipitation...