clubroot

Scouting for disease in canola crops

Alberta agronomist shares his knowledge of four big crop diseases along with how to find and control them in your fields

Reading Time: 6 minutes Inspecting your canola fields for early signs of disease can save you plenty of headaches in the long run.



To squeeze more profits from canola, growers should join a on-farm research network, where local producers share results within the group, say agronomists | File photo

Want more canola bushels? Join a local research network

Agronomists consider on-farm trials and access to local data to be critical for improving margins in crop production

Reading Time: 2 minutes Joining a local group of farmers who conduct on-farm trials and share data is a great way to boost profitability, say agronomists in Western Canada.


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Canola’s clubroot success story

Once there was worry of agronomic disaster; today, the disease has become manageable

Reading Time: 4 minutes At one time, scientists, agronomists and growers were extremely worried clubroot would spread across the Prairies and devastate Canada’s canola industry.