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OSU Canola Extension Specialist Josh Bushong Says 2012 Crop Showing Great Potential
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:48:33 CDT
The 2012 winter canola crop shows great potential with the crop now mostly in the blooming stage. We get an update on how far ahead of normal we are with Josh Bushong, a canola Extension Specialist with OSU as well as updates on insect pressures and more detail about how the crop is developing.
Bushong says most of Oklahoma's crop is ahead of schedule.
"We're around ten to 14 days earlier than what we should be. We're still not sure if that will translate into a longer pod development period or if we'll just have an earlier harvest, but hopefully we'll have enough time to set enough pods and make some really good yields."
He says most of the crop is three quarters of the way to full bloom if not a little past that stage, especially in the south.
"Some of our earlier varieties in the southern part of the state are starting to get past that full bloom period. We're starting to taper off a little bit. With these recent rains it's started to create a lot more pods and really fill in some marginal stands. Stands have really been able to have a little bit more time to fill in some areas where it needs to so hopefully they'll be able to get some good yields from marginal stands."
While the weather has been kind to the crop, it's also been kind to insect pests.
"Right now it's mostly aphids we're concerned with from here until harvest, mostly cabbage aphids and green peach aphids. And this year with as mild a spring and winter as it's been, we are seeing more of the diamond-back moth larvae than we typically do this time of year. If you do have a problem, get in there and spray it if you need to."
Bushong says canola typically requires more management than winter wheat and producers need to be out in the fields checking regularly for insects at this crucial time.
Click on the play button on the screen below to watch the full interview with Josh Bushong of Oklahoma State University.
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