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clubroot on a canola plant
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot resistance collapses for canola in Alberta

Be proactive about prevention

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The discovery that clubroot races uncontrolled by resistant canola varieties are widespread in Alberta underscores how important it is for Manitoba to nip this potentially devastating disease in the bud. “Genetically resistant varieties are not going to work long term,” said Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist in reaction to the
canola seedlings
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola emergence low at best of times

The longer it takes canola seed to germinate, the more susceptible it is to disease

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Plant now or wait for warmer soils? That is the question canola growers are asking. With wildly fluctuating temperatures, and a record-breaking warm spell in March, some producers are asking, how soon is too soon? The Canola Council of Canada advises producers to consider a number of factors before pulling out the planter. “This is
pouring farm chemicals
Crops

Glyphosate: Advice to producers remains the same

Without the introduction of herbicide-resistant canola, yields would likely be much lower than they are today

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The Canola Council of Canada isn’t suggesting producers make any changes following a move by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to label glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic.” Glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in Roundup, along with malathion and diazinon received the designation due to “limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and sufficient evidence
crop spraying
Crops

Check inputs to ensure they’re customer approved

Manipulator, a plant growth regulator recently registered for wheat in Canada, 
hasn’t been approved in the United States yet

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End-users and regulators are literally putting your grain under the microscope, measuring residues in the parts per trillion. That puts the onus on farmers to deliver grain that meets their standards or risk rejection. So, before applying inputs farmers should consult agri-retailers and grain buyers about what products markets are accepting and follow label directions
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association hosted the third annual CanoLAB at Brandon Assiniboine Community College last week. Area producers and agronomists worked through a number of hands-on workshops to sharpen their canola production proficiencies.  
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Local news, Oilseeds

Exploring canola diagnostics, diseases and deficiencies

CanoLAB participants get a hands-on demonstration 
of the most recent production practices

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Canola and crop production experts provided area producers and agronomists with a one-day, hands-on workshop last week, providing an opportunity to sharpen their production practices for the coming growing season. “We hope that workshops like this will assist the province’s producers and agronomists as they look for ways to innovate and meet market demands. A
Blackleg: One of the oldest diseases in canola is still one of the most common.
News, Oilseeds

A canola disease that still lingers

More than 90 per cent 
of surveyed canola fields had blackleg

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While many canola growers are worrying about new diseases like verticillium wilt or the growing threat of clubroot, it may be an old threat that causes them the most problems in the coming seasons — blackleg. “We’ve seen a continued trend of increased prevalence,” said Angela Brackenreed, speaking at Brandon’s Keystone Centre during Ag Days.
Verticillium Wilt in canola
Local news, Oilseeds

Disease a North American first

Where it came from isn’t as important as how it will be contained when it comes to verticillium wilt in canola

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Manitoba prides itself on welcoming newcomers, but the canola sector won’t be rolling out the welcome mat for this one — verticillium longisporum. The disease was discovered in a Manitoba canola field late last fall and visually identified at Manitoba Agriculture’s Crop Diagnostic Centre. That determination was later confirmed by molecular analysis at the National
grain storage bins in the winter
Crops, Oilseeds

Top 10 risky storage situations for canola

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Canola can heat and spoil in the bin, costing growers a lot of lost income. Here are 10 situations that will increase the storage risk: 10. Can’t remember what’s in the bin. Keep a composite sample for each bin of canola. Record average moisture and grain temperature when canola goes in the bin. Use this
bee pollinating canola
Crops, National news, Oilseeds

Canola Council joins coalition for bee health road map

A diverse group of corporate entities join together 
with beekeepers as the Honey Bee Health Coalition

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The Canola Council of Canada has joined the Honey Bee Health Coalition, a North American coalition of more than 30 organizations, in the hopes of improving pollinator numbers. “We’re really dependent on pollinators to have seed stocks for this 20-million-acre industry, so obviously we want that relationship to continue,” said Gregory Sekulic, who represents the
A lygus bug in canola. Once seeds in the lower pods start to change colour canola crops are less susceptible to lygus bug damage.  photo: John Gavloski, mafrd
Crops, Oilseeds

Assessing canola’s susceptibility to lygus bug damage

The risk declines as seeds in the lower pods start to change colour

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Lygus bugs are still showing up in canola fields, but if seeds on the lower pods are changing colour then spraying with an insecticide is probably uneconomic, says John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “The plant can compensate well unless there’s very, very dry conditions,” he said in an interview

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