Field Lessons Learned
Field Lessons Learned
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Yields & test weights were good and quality was No. 1. Green seed was not a problem. Winter tolerance was excellent.
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We need for more variety performance data.
- Wide spread use of Finesse and Maverick on wheat is currently a limiting factor in rotation to canola.
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Crop must be combined when it is ready.
- Seed bed preparation is important! Good seed to soil contact with moisture is required. Consider stale seed beds at planting.
- Canola can be harvested when wheat is to damp or tough to thrash.
- Major canola diseases were not a problem.
- Late freeze at flowering showed minor effect on overall yields.
- Volunteer canola in wheat the following year will be easy to control.
- Carefully evaluate a thin stand in the spring before destroying it.
- Winter wheat is a major weed species in winter canola.
- Grazing can seriously hurt canola yields.
- You will have volunteer canola in fields after harvest.
- Cutworms can become a serious fall and winter problem.
- Excellent weed control with Roundup Ultra Max II in RR canola fields. Still have questions on RR and conventional herbicides with rates and timings.
- Canola is an excellent forage compared to wheat. Canola has approximately twice the RFV.
- Aphid (Cabbage aphid) management during flowering and after flowering are important.
- Custom combine crews know how to harvest canola
- More information is needed when planting canola in no-till situations. But what we have seen looks good. Planting speed seems to be an issue.
- Drills need to be calibrated before planting canola.
- Best to plant after a rain than before a rain.
- Be careful banding fertilizer with the canola seed.
- Clean sprayer thoroughly before spraying canola.
No-Till Wheat / Canola - Heavy Residue behind Combine
Wheel Tracks - Across Canola
SU Damage - Tank Contamination
Tank Cleaning Problem Areas
