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The top one-third of the canaryseed plant heads were turning white and not filling.
Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Bleached canaryseed heads mystery

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the January 20, 2015 issue of Grainews

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It was early August when I got a call from Peter, a mixed grains farmer at Claire, Sask. Peter, who grows Hard Red Spring wheat, Soft White wheat, oats, canola, barley, canaryseed and occasionally green peas on his 3,500 acre spread, had a serious problem with his canaryseed crop. He was distressed to see that […] Read more
There were giant plants among the canola crop. They were taller, stalkier and generally bigger than the rest of the plants in the fields. These rogue plants started flowering later than the rest of the canola and there were no pods with seeds being formed.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Giant canola a puzzle

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the January 6, 2015 issue of Grainews

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Back in mid-July, I was contacted by two farmers in the Colonsay area southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. Tyler and Steve called to complain about essentially the same thing — both growers were seeing very large canola plants scattered randomly throughout some of their canola fields. “What are these rogue plants in my field?” asked Tyler, […] Read more
Most of the cleaver plants were still growing, and showed little affects from herbicide application.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Cleaver in canola a mystery

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the December 2, 2014 issue of Grainews

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It was the later part of June when I received a concerned call from Riley, a grower in Marshall, Sask. The grain farmer, who grows primarily canola, wheat and barley on his 5,000-acre spread, was having a problem with cleavers in his canola fields despite his use of an in-crop herbicide. “I don’t’ think it […] Read more
Many wheat plants in Rodney’s field had turned pale green. The colouration wasn’t consistent throughout the fields and a regular pattern was evident.
Cereals, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Paling wheat plants a puzzle

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the November 11, 2014 issue of Grainews

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Early one morning back in mid-June, Rodney came by my office to share his concerns about his wheat crop at his 4,500-acre mixed grain farm near Carrot River, Sask. His wheat fields had all displayed a lush green colour just a day or two earlier, but now the crop had taken a decided turn for […] Read more
The bronzing within the crop wasn’t occurring just in the low areas, but was happening on slopes and in higher areas of the field as well.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Ailing canola crop a mystery

A Crop Advisor’s Solution from the September 30, 2014 issue of Grainews

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Last June I received a call from Bill, a grain farmer with 8,000 acres of barley, wheat and canola in Waskatenau, Alta. Bill had sprayed his canola crop with a herbicide before going away for a weekend of fishing. When he returned home, he was alarmed to see patches within the field with damaged, stunted […] Read more
Uneven ripening was occurring throughout the field. Jim wasn’t sure when to swath.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Uneven canola ripening

A Crop Advisor's Solution provided from Grainews' June 10, 2014 issue

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It was mid-August when I got a call from Jim, a grain and cattle producer near Warner, Alta. Jim, who rotates cereal, oilseeds and pulse crops on his 3,000 acres of farmland, was having trouble with his canola crop. Swathing in canola needs to occur at the optimum stage of ripening in order to reduce […] Read more
The youngest leaves were most affected and were severely yellowed in this barley crop.
Barley, Crops, Features

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Yellowed sixth and seventh barley leaves tell a tale

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 18, 2011 issue of Grainews

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As Rodney drove by his field mid-June last year, he got a nasty shock. His barley crop — progressing well up until that point —was turning yellow. “I’ve never seen this in my 20 years of farming,” Rodney told me. “My barley crop is under a lot of stress,” he said. Rodney farms 1,000 acres […] Read more

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