Category: Canola Seeding

When it comes to establishing a successful canola crop, what you do in the fall can be just as important as what happens at seeding.In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Canola School, Mike Palmier, agronomist and partner at MNP Ag Intellect, talks about the key strategies for managing cereal trash to optimize canola emergence in the… Read More

Setting canola up for a strong start isn’t always easy, especially in dry soils, with lurking pests, and unpredictable spring weather. A few key decisions made at seeding can set the stage for strong emergence and an eventual successful harvest, too.In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Canola School, Dana Riley, tech service specialist with BASF, discusses… Read More

While every bag of certified canola seed in Canada comes with a base seed treatment, what exactly does that protection include — and is there value in going beyond the basics?The answers to these questions are ones that Anique Josuttes, technical marketing specialist with BASF, seeks to explore in this episode of RealAgriculture’s Canola School.Josuttes… Read More

When it comes to choosing the next best canola hybrid, there’s so much more to consider than yield. Maturity ratings and the disease package are also key, as is the herbicide tolerance trait for the required weed control.To add one more level to the hybrid selection process, canola growers now have the option of choosing… Read More

Soil testing is a best management practice when planning fertilizer rates, but a soil test is perhaps most valuable following extreme situations — very wet or drought conditions.As Mike Palmier of Max Ag Consulting explains in this Canola School episode below, three years of dry or drought conditions for his area of west-central Saskatchewan has… Read More

The premise behind why a good healthy plant stand is important when battling flea beetles in canola is simple: the fewer beetles per plant, the less likely they’re going to damage more than 25 per cent of the total leaf area.In dry conditions, too much seed-placed fertilizer can hurt that plant stand and help flea… Read More

The general consensus is that for best canola yields with modern hybrids farmers should aim to establish five to eight plants per square foot. While farmers have been successful in some situations seeding at a lower rate, lower seeding rates increase the risk of lower yields.So what implications does this have for a farmer’s seeding… Read More

Agronomic strategies that maximize fertilizer efficiency should be good for a farm’s financial bottom line and the environment, but specific decisions about how fertilizer is applied should be made with the overall outcome in mind, stresses Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.The 4Rs — the right source at the right rate, right time,… Read More

Advancements in RNA interference (RNAi) technology could soon unlock new tools for managing canola pests and pathogens, such as sclerotinia and flea beetles.RNAi — ribonucleic acid interference — involves targeting specific RNA sequences in a disease or pest, rather than targeting entire proteins or enzymes, as is the case with current pesticides. It’s a process… Read More

“We’ve always done it that way” isn’t always the best approach in farming, and that includes the decision on how much fertilizer to put down with canola at seeding.Canola is sensitive to fertilizer toxicity, especially in dry soil conditions.It’s well worth revisiting what’s traditionally been considered a safe rate in the seed row, suggests Jason… Read More