Canola TV
Canola TV-Warm Weather Pushes Canola Rapidly Toward Blooming
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:14:18 CDT
On our latest edition of Canola TV, Ron Hays talks with Heath Sanders of PCOM at their canola plot in Oklahoma County. Sanders says that the unseasonably warm and wet weather is spurring the crop along rapidly and producers need to keep a close eye on their fields.
Sanders says that some varieties are bolting and almost blooming. Everything is ahead of schedule. With everything being ahead of schedule, producers need to be very aware of what’s happening with the crop.
Some producers are preparing a last application of Roundup. Some are applying fertilizer. Now is the time to do both, Sanders says, and time is rapidly slipping away.
Insects are not a major problem, yet, Sanders says, but some farmers are reporting diamond back moth larvae to be a problem. Aphid reports have been few and far between, but with the warm, wet weather, Sanders says producers she be on the lookout for exploding populations.
In this edition of Canola TV, Sanders explains more about what to look for to keep those winter canola crops healthy and primed for higher yields.
Click on the play button in the video box below for today's Canola TV. And- you can click here for the Producers Cooperative Oil Mill website to learn more about PCOM.
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