A Vancouver agri-tech company wants to give canola growers another weapon in the never-ending battle against flea beetles.
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Research looks to control flea beetles with RNAi
A Canadian company hopes to develop an alternative to insecticides when managing the pest in canola crops
Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears
The Canola Council of Canada said split fungicide applications will protect canola longer if the bloom period is delayed
Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba canola producers are hoping this season will echo last year’s scarcity of sclerotinia, but recent wet conditions may have laid groundwork for the fungus to return. Dry weather last year tamped sclerotinia. The yearly disease survey found that, of 129 surveyed fields, only 13 per cent showed signs of the disease. […] Read more
