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blackleg infection on a canola stem
Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Does it pay to spray fungicide for blackleg?

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When you’re looking to guard your canola against blackleg, does it pay to spray a fungicide? The short answer is yes — especially if you’re running a tight canola-wheat rotation. Short rotations put you at the highest risk of developing a blackleg infection, since the fungus can overwinter on diseased canola stubble year over year […] Read more
man in field with net for catching grasshoppers
Crops, Features

Taking the count

The first part of deciding whether or not you need 
to spray your field is getting an accurate pest count

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Most recommendations about pesticides include an economic threshold — if you have more than the specified number of pests per square metre, spraying could be an effective option for you. So before you can make your decision, you’re going to need to take a census. At Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Crop Diagnostic School at Indian Head in […] Read more
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Know when to apply fungicide

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The fungicides that assist in defending yield-robbing diseases like Sclerotinia in canola are only beneficial if they are applied before the symptoms appear. So how do you choose to spray or not? If you have the following three conditions, a foliar fungicide application is a smart choice. A strong and potentially high-yielding stand. A good-looking […] Read more

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