On Monday, July 26th, another huge storm rolled through southern Alberta inflicting its damage throughout. Strong winds and tornado warnings east of Calgary were accompanied by hail that took out a few crops. The Get More Bushels Super Crop Blot was on the very edge of the destruction and just about suffered substantial losses to the canola!
Get More Bushels Plot - Morning Before Storm
Get More Bushels Plot - Morning After
All of these sunny days we have had in the past week has really helped the canola along. At our Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot near Blackie, the canola has really filled in. Canola is a smart plant and any spare room it has to grow, it will take it and flourish as best it can. Take a look at at the difference a few days makes!
Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot, July 21, 2010
Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot July 25, 2010
Growers from around Alberta, and even a few from Saskatchewan gathered in a field north of Blackie, AB, to find out how they can Get More Bushels.
The Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot tour showcases leading canola varieties, new canola varieties, and the latest crop technology in the market. With participants from Bayer Crop Science, Brett Young, DynAgra VRT, Dow, Dupont, and Simplot there were many varieties and technologies to look at and lots to take in.
Get More Bushels Plot
Following the tour, guests enjoyed a steak and lobster feast right there in the field. Both bellies and minds were full.
DynAgra also introduced their newest service! Coming this fall to select growers is Know Risk Farm Management. A program designed to increase margins and make the most of your crops.
All in all it was a beautiful day full of fun and excitement, showing growers different strategies to Get More Bushels! Thank you to all those who attended!
Results of the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot will be presented at meetings held the first week of November and puclished on www.getmorebushels.com. To sign up for the November grower meetings please contact Justine at 403-934-4644.
Tags: Bayer Crop Science, Brett Young, Dow, Dupont, Dynagra, DynAgra Know Risk Farm Managment, DynAgra VRT, Simplot, www.getmorebushels.com
Now that the in crop weed spraying is complete, it is time to think about disease and insect spraying. It sure seems like a never ending cycle, and to boot, you have to hope that the white combine misses all your crops! This can make for a very stressful time of year. Hopefully this can shed some light on what to look for when you are out in your canola fields, whether it is staging for disease or sweeping for insects.
Sclerotinia stem rot is a major disease in canola. I am sure a lot of you have seen and can recognize the symptoms, but at that time, it is too late to do anything about it. With these very favorable field conditions that we have, it is the “perfect storm” for Sclerotinia. Your canola plants are most susceptible to damage at early flowering because the Sclerotinia spores must contact the flower parts first in order to cause infection. Once these infected petals fall off and into the stem axis, they start to decay and the infection moves into the stem of your canola. This can lead to premature ripening and pale green or white lesions on the stem and branches. These straw colored plants are very easy to spot in contrast with the other green and healthy plants. There are a couple things that you can do in order to help control this disease, a four year canola rotation is recommended to break the disease cycle, or you also have the option to apply a registered fungicide. When you are staging your canola for the optimal time to spray it is when the crop is at 30-50% bloom. This is between 20-35 flowers on the main stem. It is important to watch for this disease, since the Sclerotinia fungus can survive in the soil for up to four years!
It is still early to be sweeping for insects, but it’s time to start thinking about it and keeping it in the back of your mind, since it is only about a week away! Some of the insects you might come across this season are lygus bugs, diamond back moth larva and cabbage seedpod weevils, just to name a few. The threshold levels vary with each pesky little critter!
cabbage seedpod weevil
On July 5th, we scouted the canola plot to see how it was growing, did plant counts, and see if there were any early arrivals of insects. Generally speaking, the emergence was fine and some divergence between the varieties could already be observed. Overall, buds could be seen in each strip, and some varieties were bolting faster and higher than others. The variety that stands out in the plot is both of Dupont’s, 3151 and 3152. They are a length ahead of the other varieties, have more buds and also have started to flower.
Dupont 3152
During our visit to the plot, we also take the opportunity to scout for insects. Lygus bugs, diamondback moth larvae and cabbage seedpod weevils were found, but they were not close to reaching the threshold requiring a treatment.
We hope to see all of you at our 2010 Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot Tour on Wednesday July 21, 2010!!
Tags: cabbage seedpod weevils, Canola, crop staging, crop weed spraying, diamond back moth larva, disease cycle, disease spraying, insect spraying, lygus bugs, sclerotinia stem rot
The agricultural event of the summer is just around the corner… In two days DynAgra will be touring the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot and hosting a steak and lobster feast in the field. Bring you bibs and crackers and get ready to Get More Bushels!
Tags: Dynagra, Get More Bushels
Canola is Coming!
Also noticed on all varieties was some flea beetle damage. The tender cotyledons are like candy to those pesky little black insects. Flea beetle damage looks like little chew marks on the leaves; they will start to feed on the cotyledons first. Threshold levels are where there is 25% damage to the cotyledons.
Growing Up!
Throughout the field there is light to moderate weed pressure. Once the ground dries up, we will be spraying the plot. The InVigor varieties will be getting 1.35 L/ac of Liberty and Centurion. As for the Roundup Ready varieties, we will be going in with 0.5 L/ac of glyphosate.
There is no lack of water in this year’s canola plot, as the moisture levels are excessive. All that the plot needs now is a little bit of sunshine to heat things up and get things growing!
Our Get More Bushels Crop Plot Tour Day is scheduled for July 21, 2010. Stay tuned for more plot updates at www.getmorebushels.com or sign up for updates with our monthly newsletter.
DynAgra, an independent Western Canada-based Company, is dedicated to providing growers with the tools to manage the risk and maximize the profitability of their farm business through the continued innovation of agricultural products and services. We are committed to developing and providing growers with the latest in precision agronomics, variable rate technology, soil fertility, crop protection, fertilizers, custom application and financial solutions.
Tags: agricultural products, agricultural services, Centurion, compaction, cotyledons, crop protection, custom application, Dynagra, emergence, fertilizers, financial solutions, flea beetle, germination, Get More Bushels, Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot, glyphosate, Invigor, Liberty, precision agronomics, Roundup Ready, soil fertility, Variable Rate Technology
DynAgra’s Get More Bushels Canola Super Crop Plot was seeded on May 17, 2010. It was a beautiful day to be out in the field, and getting things started for the 2010 growing season. The soil moisture and temperature were ideal, all around great seeding conditions!
Seeding of the 2010 Super Crop Plot
The plot was seeded with a 2008 52 foot 5000 Flexi Coil Airdrill with a 350 bu three tank air cart, ten inch shank spacing and four inch seed spread.
It was seeded at a constant speed of 4.5 miles per hour. We seeded 11 varieties of canola at 5 pounds per acre, along with 77 pounds of actual N (Anhydrous Ammonia, NH3) and 140 pounds of 20-20-15-0 (seed blend). Each strip contains 3.15 acres. There were a total of 24 strips seeded; each variety was replicated within the plot. We also included three technologies that can be added to your canola crops to increase your yield potential, they include, DynAgraVRT, Avail phosphorous coating, and PodCeal.
The plot was seeded on wheat stubble, which had a pre seed burn down with one liter per acre of black label Cheminova on May 15, 2010.
Soil Temperature at 2010 Super Crop Plot
DynAgra’s Agronomy team assisted Brent Gillanders in seeding the plot. From calibrating, soil temperature testing, mapping, depth testing and filling the carts. We will be monitoring closely for germination so keep checking www.getmorebushels.com for more updates.
Tags: AVAIL, Canola, Canola Super Crop Plot, Cheminova, Dynagra, DynAgra Agronomy, DynAgra VRT, Flexi Coil 5000, Get More Bushels, Pod Ceal, seeding conditions, soil moisture, temperature, wheat stubble, www.getmorebushels.com
The Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot Tour was held on Wednesday July 29, 2009 at the Wheatland Colony. The trials looked great, the presenters were knowledgeable and informative and the weather was co-operative, what more can you ask for!!
All of the representatives from the different canola varieties and the technologies presented to everyone with their up to date innovations that were showcased in the plot. There was information ranging from healthy omega oils to synthetic varieties to managing soil cations. A very educational day! We toured the plot with the representatives and they were open to any questions anyone had to ask.
DynAgra would like to send out a special thank you to the Wheatland colony, for all their hard work in helping us put this tour together!
Tags: Canola, Dynagra, Get More Bushels, Super Crop Plot
As the Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot Tour is just around the corner, July 29, 2009, the 13 different varieties of canola will be put to the test. With our side-by-side trials you will be able to compare the growth, flowering and maturity of each one. You will also get the chance to see the latest crop technologies that are available to you, and that will work for you. These agronomic technologies include DynAgra VRT, Avail and Pod Ceal.
DynAgra’s Variable Rate Technology involves applying fertilizers at a variable rate rather than a constant rate. This allows you to place the nutrients where they are needed, allowing you to fully tap into the potential of your fields.
Avail is a new technology that improves phosphate uptake. This Simplot product minimizes the adverse affect of chemical elements interfering with the phosphorous. Avail increases the potential for more phosphorous to be absorbed by the plants root system.
Brett Young’s Pod Ceal DC is an innovative harvest management tool which will help growers to enhance their canola bottom line. Pod Ceal DC reduces the risk of major shatter loss on the fields you don’t get to on time. The less shattering, the more viable canola seeds.
Since these technologies do not show their true colors until the canola is harvested, we will be providing you with this valuable information online once it becomes available.
Consider this your personal invitation to the 2009 Super Crop Plot Tour, Hope to see you there!!
Call 403.947.2028 ext 6 ask for Jill to RSVP your spot!
Visit www.getmorebushels.com for more information
Tags: Canola, GetMoreBushels.com, Super Crop Plot
Yes, now that the spray season is coming to an end, it is time for the bugs to come out and play! There is starting to be more color to the fields, as the canola is starting to bolt and beginning to flower. It is still early to be sweeping for insects, but it is time to start thinking about it and keeping it in the back of your mind.
Some of the insects you might come across this season are the cabbage seed pod weevil, lygus bug, and diamond back moth larva just to name a few. The thresholds vary depending on each insect, for cabbage seedpod weevils it is 3-4 weevils per sweep where as lygus bugs are 1-2 per sweep. Don’t get confused with the number of diamond back moths that you see, because the adults do not cause damage, it’s the larva you have to watch out for.
The Get More Bushels Super Crop Plot was sprayed on June 23. You are able to see the results already. The Round-up Ready varieties were sprayed with Glyphosate and the Invigor with Liberty and Centurion. The plot is also varying in staging, from cabbaging to just starting to flower. There is still some spotty emergence in some of the test strips.
Tags: bugs, emergence, GetMoreBushels.com, results, spraying
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