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Angela Brackenreed with the Canola Council of Canada says producers should be on the lookout for blackleg.
Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Manitoba’s canola crop looking good so far

Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Angela Brackenreed has some tips on keeping it that way

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Manitoba’s canola crop is off to a good start — so good, Angela Brackenreed doesn’t want to jinx it. “In general I would say we have a really good looking canola crop across much of the province,” Brackenreed, the Canola Council of Canada’s Manitoba agronomy specialist, said during Manitoba Agriculture’s Westman Crop Talk webinar June
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 7

Conditions as of June 13, 2016

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Crops benefitted from the warmer temperatures and drier weather conditions earlier in the week and allowed producers to make progress on weed control operations. Excess moisture conditions in some areas of Manitoba are impacting crop growth, particularly in the lower areas of the fields. Crop yellowing is evident. Wet field conditions also continue to hamper
While forest tent caterpillars are high in number this year, they are not a direct a threat to most crops.
Crops, Local news

Cutworms growing larger, stripe rust detected

Manitoba Insect & Disease summary for June 8

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Insects Cutworms are getting larger and have been an issue in some fields. The highest level of damage appears to be in the Northwest, where there has been some reseeding because of cutworm feeding. Flea beetle feeding continues, although foliar use of insecticides for flea beetle management has not been widespread. In many fields plants are now getting to stages more tolerant to feeding by flea beetles. Plant Pathogens Stripe rust has been detected
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 6

Conditions as of June 6, 2016

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Seeding operations are wrapping up for the 2016 season in Manitoba with progress estimated at 99 per cent complete. Crop types remaining to be seeded include canola and cereal crops for greenfeed and silage. Many areas of Manitoba received precipitation, with the Manitoba Agriculture’s Ag-Weather Program showing accumulations ranging from 4 to 74 mm. Crop injury
Cleavers, in seedling form. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Markets

Cleavers not threatening exports, Canola Council says

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CNS Canada — Suggestions that canola shipments to China could be in jeopardy because of concerns over herbicide-resistant weeds are being refuted by the Canola Council of Canada. Great Northern Growers Inc., an agriculture service business in Saskatoon that sells herbicides and other products, said it has heard China doesn’t want pesticide-resistant weeds coming into
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Conditions as of May 30, 2016

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Seeding is nearing completion for the 2016 season in Manitoba, with progress estimated at 96 per cent complete. With the recent rainfall and warmer temperatures, majority of seeded crops are experiencing rapid germination, emergence and growth. Field operations have been hampered by rainy weather conditions during the week and over the weekend in some areas
Rain came to some parts of Manitoba over the long weekend but much of the province remains dry.
Crops, Local news, Weather

Rain needed for germination

But don't seed too deep to find it

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Despite dark clouds and much thunder, the May long weekend weather failed to deliver the dust-settling, crop kick-starting rain many farmers are anxiously awaiting. “So it’s some but it’s not really enough to make a big difference that’s for sure,” he added, noting most areas of the province need between half an inch and an
Premier Dwight Ball, provincial grain research specialist Dr. Vanessa Kavanagh and Christopher Mitchelmore, minister for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, watch the seeding of Newfoundland and Labrador’s first canola field. (Gov.nl.ca)
Crops

Newfoundland’s first canola field seeded

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Provincial crop researchers in Newfoundland and Labrador have scored a first for the province this spring by seeding its first-ever canola field. Dignitaries including Premier Dwight Ball and Christopher Mitchelmore, the minister responsible for the provincial Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, attended the seeding Friday near Pasadena, about 30 km east of Corner Brook. Agency researchers and
Sclerotinia relies on a very specific set of environmental conditions to thrive in your canola.
Crops, Oilseeds

Consider conditions, margins before spraying for sclerotinia

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Spray for sclerotinia or give it a pass? That’s no simple black or white question, but one thing is certain — by the time you can see it, it’s too late. Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development oilseed specialist, said that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t scout though. If anything it means it’s more
Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Prairie canola weathers early frost test

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CNS Canada –– Despite freezing temperatures in some parts of Western Canada over the past few days, canola appears to be relatively healthy, according to crop watchers. While the true extent of freezing mornings that started last Thursday and stretched into the weekend isn’t yet completely known, two agronomy specialists from the Canola Council of

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