Now is good time to brush up on blackleg - learn about identification, best management practices, genetic resistance and more at the #1 resource for the disease: blackleg.ca.

It was great to meet Terry Lerat of 4C Farms at Cowessess on the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture & Food tour today. While on the bus, Breanna Miller and I made a short presentation about canola.

#FAQ What’s the difference between pod shatter and pod drop? 👀 Watch this short 1-minute video to find out.

Do you know what is a blackleg canker? It is a dry rot at the base of a canola stem caused by the fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans. If you look at these stems closely you will see the base of the stem becoming woody and gnarled. This is the canker we often talk about. #WestCdnAg

The potential simultaneous disruption of Canada's two national rail carriers poses a significant risk to #CdnAg, other industries and the broader Canadian economy. Make your voice heard – send a letter to Ottawa at stopthestrike.ca. #StopTheLockout #StopTheStrike

So, ag-Twitter. It's time to "help an ento out". If you find canola flower midge in the pods of your canola field, take 10 sweeps and estimate the Lygus bug pressure in your field as well as note the number of pods with midge larvae. Why? Maybe Lygus holes =midge egg sites

Mitigating combine losses starts with accurate measurement using a drop pan. Watch this tutorial with @SenkoCCC, CCC agronomy specialist, to learn more.

Canola achieves optimum seed yield and quality when swathed at 60 per cent seed colour change (SCC), or later. Learn more about the evidence behind this yield benefit in this CW Jay Whetter fundamentals article: canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/f…

One week until the first of three canola disease training days. The first event will be held in Outlook! Have you registered? Sign up to attend on the @SaskCanola website: saskcanola.com/upcoming-event…

PRESS RELEASE: Canola industry calls for action on rail work stoppage Read full statement on the CCC website: canolacouncil.org/news/canola-in…

JOINT STATEMENT: Canola Industry Calls for Action on Rail Work Stoppage The Canola Council of Canada, Canadian Oilseed Processors Association, and Canadian Canola Growers Association are deeply concerned about the detrimental impacts to farmers, exporters, processors, Canadian

🔍Scout now, plan ahead! Blackleg in #canola can cause yield and quality losses. It’s important to monitor your fields from now through harvest. Send samples for race identification if you spot signs. While it’s too late to manage this year, start planning now to reduce loss in

Pre-harvest glyphosate may only be applied when grain moisture is <30%. For #canola, this means waiting until 50-60% seed colour change in the least mature areas of the field. Know what to look for with the Keep it Clean pre-harvest staging guide: bit.ly/4eexmFS #CdnAg

#Canola can be lost if combine settings are wrong for the conditions. Watch these short tutorials on how to reduce combine losses featuring @senkoCCC, CCC agronomy specialist: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Looking for straight cutting #canola tips? CW Jay Whetter has you covered. Check out this fundamentals article: canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/f…

Check out our Manitoba Bulletin in the September Canola Digest. Read about what happened at our third annual Research Camp this summer and find out where some of our previous high school scholarship winners are now. Read it here: canoladigest.ca/september-2024…

My Canola Council of Canada colleague Manisha organized a Soapbox Science event today at The Forks in Winnipeg. I picked up a few new tips. Beautiful day. Great event. A communicators version of #Harvest24. soapboxscience.org #scicomm Science Writers and Communicators of Canada

"Productive soil is healthy soil. If farmed soil is not productive, it needs help." - CW Jay Whetter Learn what we can do to preserve the productivity of Canadian soils in this September Canola Digest article: canoladigest.ca/september-2024…

Dr. Art Schaafsma is hosting an event in the challenges and opportunities with no-till winter canola. He has thoughts to share on managing slugs. Oct 1 at 9:30am near Ridgetown. Contact me for the location.

Can you go 4 for 4 in our latest quiz on canola storage? So far only 3% of respondents have a perfect score. (It's anonymous, so I don't know if these are storage experts. One of them is me and I wrote the quiz.😁) canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/2…