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<blockquote data-quote="Flatlander" data-source="post: 7940970" data-attributes="member: 156006"><p>Canola is a substantial crop here but does come with a multitude of things against it. Being gmo made canola a go to break crop. Before roundup and liberty tolerant canola it wasn’t much fun to grow. Weed control was poor at best and could only be grown on the cleanest of fields. Now it’s used to clean up some problem grass weeds on many western farms. It’s come a long way in the past twenty years in terms of yield but the main insect pests are still the same. This past year was by far the worse for flee beetles in western Canada. Many fields were reseeded some twice then abandoned due to such high numbers. Various seed treatments are available fir FB but it’s barely effective. Best is a fast emerging strong crop but it’s easier said than done. I’m in southern Manitoba and our soils grow very good canola but usually early July heat can blast flowers leaving sterile sites and no pods in places. Newer hybrids tend to cope with heat better than open pollinated varieties. In the past five years Bayer introduced varieties with a pod shatter gene bred into them. A major step forward for canola. </p><p>ironically roundup tolerant canola is second only to wild oats as the most prolific weed on grain farms. I grew it only once nearly 20 years ago and still have it popping up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flatlander, post: 7940970, member: 156006"] Canola is a substantial crop here but does come with a multitude of things against it. Being gmo made canola a go to break crop. Before roundup and liberty tolerant canola it wasn’t much fun to grow. Weed control was poor at best and could only be grown on the cleanest of fields. Now it’s used to clean up some problem grass weeds on many western farms. It’s come a long way in the past twenty years in terms of yield but the main insect pests are still the same. This past year was by far the worse for flee beetles in western Canada. Many fields were reseeded some twice then abandoned due to such high numbers. Various seed treatments are available fir FB but it’s barely effective. Best is a fast emerging strong crop but it’s easier said than done. I’m in southern Manitoba and our soils grow very good canola but usually early July heat can blast flowers leaving sterile sites and no pods in places. Newer hybrids tend to cope with heat better than open pollinated varieties. In the past five years Bayer introduced varieties with a pod shatter gene bred into them. A major step forward for canola. ironically roundup tolerant canola is second only to wild oats as the most prolific weed on grain farms. I grew it only once nearly 20 years ago and still have it popping up. [/QUOTE]
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