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Beneficial and nuisance insects were on display during a presentation by Manitoba Agriculture entomologist, John Gavloski, March 16.
Crops, Oilseeds

CanoLAB workshop makes Dauphin debut

There was a broad cross-section of canola issues and topics at a recent CanoLAB workshop

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The annual CanoLAB canola management workshop series continues to extend its Manitoba footprint with a first-time event in Dauphin March 15 and 16. Topics ranged from combine settings and herbicide management to crop damage and beneficial insects. It is the fifth year the event has been held in Manitoba, after initially being introduced in Alberta
Clubroot a Manitoba reality
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot a Manitoba reality

The disease is present but still at low levels, according to a provincial survey

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Clubroot, which causes bulbous swellings on canola roots, has become infamous for its impact on yield. The Canola Council of Canada cites “no economical control measures” to remove the pathogen once it has taken root and resting spores may survive in the soil for 10 to 20 years even in the absence of a vulnerable
Samples approximate visible clubroot symptoms as might be seen in Manitoba, given current spore loads, 
at Dauphin’s CanoLAB canola management workshop March 16.
Crops, Oilseeds

So you’ve got clubroot. Now what?

Farming effectively with clubroot while minimizing the risk of spread

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Manitoba canola growers have heard all about the disastrous effects of clubroot on canola, how easy it is to spread and how difficult it is to manage. At the latest CanoLAB canola management workshop here March 15-16, they heard about how to farm effectively if it’s already present. Since 2003, when the first instance of
A panel discussion at the Canola Council of Canada’s annual conference mulled the future of canola research.
Crops, Local news

Canola’s biological future still bright

The crop has been a major beneficiary of good science, something researchers hope 
will continue as they warn of sustainability challenges

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Wilf Keller knows exactly what’s on the top of his canola wish list. Keller heads up Saskatoon’s Ag-West Bio and is well known for his contributions to early plant biotechnology work. At the recent Canola Council of Canada convention he participated in a panel discussion on past and future canola innovation. “We need to look
The iconic yellow canola flower is also causing the Canadian economy to blossom, according to a report that spurred much discussion at the recent Canola Council of Canada annual conference.
News, Oilseeds

Canola worth $26.7 billion, economic impact study shows

Total economic impact rising dramatically, independent analysis shows

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Canola’s value to the Canadian economy has tripled in the past decade, now coming in at $26.7 billion a year, according to a newly released study. That’s an increase of nearly $6 billion compared to the three-year period of 2009-11, with a large part of the value stemming from the 250,000 jobs and the $11.2
Sclerotinia risks remain high for Manitoba canola producers.
Crops, Oilseeds

Sclerotinia biggest issue for Manitoba canola growers in 2016

The annual disease survey found this perennial challenge is still the biggest issue for farmers

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Sclerotinia was the biggest issue for Manitoba canola growers last year, according to results from the 2016 disease survey. It showed that over 90 per cent of the 105 Manitoba fields surveyed had some level of sclerotinia infection. The incidence of the disease – the number of plants infected in the field – was between
Verticillium stripe (seen here) can be mistaken for blackleg (see further down), but there are no large fruiting bodies found on the stems when you look more closely.
Crops, Oilseeds

Keeping an eye on new canola diseases

Clubroot and verticillium stripe are two growing risks for canola growers

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It appears clubroot is a fact of life for Manitoba farmers — but it’s still a long ways from the crisis seen in Alberta. Clubroot symptoms have only been reported in eight Manitoba fields to date; two in 2013 and six in 2015. No Manitoba fields surveyed in 2016 showed any clubroot symptoms. Delving a
Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!
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Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!

This is a year to celebrate our own ‘Made in Canada’ crop

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If you’re still pondering new year’s resolutions, a good one for 2017 would be spend more time learning more about our wonderful country’s history, geography, culture and its innumerable accomplishments. 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s a year for plenty of parties, festivals, and commemorations. Canadian agriculture is reaching an important milestone of
Cooling canola as quickly as possible, using aeration fans and other techniques, will be important to successfully storing late-harvested canola.
Crops, Local news

Warm weather enables significant canola progress

Much of the late harvest is coming off quite wet, making storage the next big challenge

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A run of unseasonably warm weather has the Manitoba canola crop down to the last few thousand acres left to harvest, after a wet fall had disaster looming. “We’ve made a pile of headway in the last few days,” said Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture oilseed specialist, during a Nov. 18 interview. Before the weather turned,
Canola research works best when farmers and researchers talk to each other, the goal of Canola Discovery Forum.

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Discovery Forum focuses on short-, long-term research

It gets new agronomic information to farmers faster and exposes 
researchers to the questions farmers want answered

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Canola growers can cut their seeding rates under good seeding conditions, but they might have to re-evaluate insect thresholds and weed control timing. That was just one of the many pieces of information to come from the Canola Discovery Forum held in Winnipeg Oct. 25 to 27. “The evidence is starting to show we can

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