Harvest Fast Approaching As Canola Crops Advance

Aug 04, 2016

While canola crop staging varies quite a bit through out the province, for some areas, swathing could be as early as seven to 10 days away.

That's according to Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Angela Brackenreed, who says some canola fields have definitely reached podding, while others farther north are still flowering. With harvest approaching, Brackenreed says producers should be thinking about pre-harvest intervals if they are considering spraying in the near future.

"It's just important to remember that means the time between application and the cutting of the crop," she says, "it's not the time that elapses between the application and harvest. So 'cutting' means whether you're swathing it or straight-cutting it."

Brackenreed says there hasn't been too much insect activity this year, largely thanks to beneficial insects, though she thinks it's still something important to consider.

Source : Steinbachonline

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