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Brian Hall, Canola & Edible Bean Specialist Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food; and Ministry of Rural Affairs.
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GROW CANOLA!
HARRY BIERMANS, BIERMANS FARMSJAMES MCKINLAY, SILVER SPRING FARMS
BRIAN HALL, OMAF/MRA STRATFORD
CHALLENGES
FLEA BEETLES
SWEDE MIDGE
SEED TREATMENTS
LUMIDERM
HELIX, PROSPER
HELIX /PROSPER + LUMIDERM
SEED TREATMENTS
LUMIDERM
HELIX, PROSPER
CONTROL
DRY SOIL MOIST SOIL
ADULT1-3 d
EGG 1-10 d
LARVA
7-21 dPUPA 10-48 d
Life Cycle
What Stage?
3 7 10 17 21 24 27 2 40
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
SWEDE MIDGE POPULATIONS SHELBURNEM
ALES
/TRA
P/DA
Y
JUNE JULY
2014 Canola Strategies Planting Date
April 10 – May 7th
- Soil Temperature 5 C + favourable 5 day forecast
Greater risk of swede midge if canola planted year before nearby or oilseed radish previous fall
Seed Treatment- Helix /Prosper + Lumiderm
Wheat Advantage
Brassica break crops control thetake-all fungus which infects wheatroots. The fungus is visible as blackstrands in the roots
Wheat Advantage
2014 Canola Budget $/Acre
Income 1 t/ac @ $470 $470.00
Expenses $376.00
Net Return $ 93.00
Wheat Advantage 2014 Canola Budget $ / Acre
Income 1 t/ac @ $470 $470.00
Expenses $376.00
Net Return $ 93.00
Wheat Advantage 14 bu @ $5.44 $ 76.00
Canola Advantage $ 170.00
Questions??