By Kim Stonehouse, MSc, PAg, Crops Extension Specialist, Tisdale, May 2020 Sufficient plant establishment is key to ensuring a canola crop has the highest potential for success. A seeding rate calculation can determine the amount of seed required to optimize yields and maximize a return on investment. While the calculation is simple, determining the values… Continue reading What’s Behind Canola Seeding Rate Recommendations?
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Know Your Enemy: Wild Oat Biology
By Kaeley Kindrachuk, B.App.Sc., TechAg, Crops Extension Specialist and Clark Brenzil, PAg, Provincial Specialist, Weed Control Wild oats are not a new weed to Saskatchewan. In surveys conducted in the province dating back to 1983, wild oat has consistently ranked one of the top five weeds found in the province. Because producers have been controlling… Continue reading Know Your Enemy: Wild Oat Biology