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Late-season verticillium in canola appears as black peppering beneath the flaking outer surface of the stem.

Fall field scouting can highlight diseases

Verticillium and Goss’s wilt are both easily spotted near or after harvest

By Alexis Stockford October 11, 2017

Field scouting doesn’t stop with the combine, but it does become more specific, according to Dr. Vikram Bisht, pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture. “Usually, to scout for soil-borne pathogens is not an easy thing because you have to do a lot of laboratory work, but if you have the pathogens which survive in the crop residue

(Alberta Farmer Express photo by Jennifer Blair)

Crops

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 29, 2017

Clubroot has made its presence known in the far northwest of Saskatchewan’s canola-growing region, with the discovery of a “heavily infested” field. SaskCanola on Monday reported the discovery of the disease in a field in crop district 9B, but didn’t give its specific location. District 9B is a group of 16 rural municipalities east of

Crops

Clubroot climbs up into Peace region

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 24, 2017

One of Canada’s northernmost farming areas has picked up a case of a disease well known to canola growers further south. Alberta Canola on Wednesday announced the Peace region has reported a case of clubroot in canola, in Big Lakes County, which surrounds much of Lesser Slave Lake in the region’s southeast. The disease has

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Three more crop diseases to watch for in 2017

By Jennifer Blair June 21, 2017

Our three experts have pinpointed fusarium head blight as the No. 1 disease to watch out for this year — but keep an eye on these ones, too.

Crops

Syngenta exits canola seed business

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 13, 2017

Canola growers checking out Syngenta Canada’s 2018 seed guide for Western Canada will notice canola by its absence. Syngenta, which entered the Prairie canola seed market in 2013 and by this spring had six hybrid varieties on offer, said in a statement it has “recently taken the decision to exit the canola seed business.” The

Crops, Oilseeds

Get a jump in April with these jobs

Your canola crop can benefit later  from steps you take now

By Canola Watch April 19, 2017

It’s still a bit early to get into the field, but here are a few jobs you can do now to set yourself up for success this season. Get the drill ready. Check each opener, tire and hose. If you have a perfectly flat spot for levelling, that may also help achieve consistent seed and

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

By Alexis Stockford March 28, 2017

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

Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot a Manitoba reality

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

By Alexis Stockford March 28, 2017

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

By Alexis Stockford March 28, 2017

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

By Gord Gilmour March 20, 2017

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

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New federal funding to open for agriculture, agri-food market diversification

France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates

Tag Archives Clubroot

Fall field scouting can highlight diseases

Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

Clubroot climbs up into Peace region

Three more crop diseases to watch for in 2017

Syngenta exits canola seed business

Get a jump in April with these jobs

CanoLAB workshop makes Dauphin debut

Clubroot a Manitoba reality

So you’ve got clubroot. Now what?

Canola’s biological future still bright

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