Friday Crop Report on a Thursday.

[Guest]

funny thing is the honey farmers were doing the most complaining, especially in eastern canada
now a lot of it gets bug sprayed , is that better than an effective seed treatment ??????
and if there is no canola , there is no honey

[jazz]

If growing well the seed treatment works as it’s supposed to if flea beetles are not at very high levels . .

No signed of beetles here. I thought the winds would be blowing them in but not yet.

Canola is just about to get ahead of them for good anyway.

[helmsdale]

Between frost and beetles, my mustard is a WINNER this year. Sprayed matador once and I've quit looking... it'll be what it's going to be.

[seldomseen]

you guys accept that you have to spray for flea beetles when the cost of canola seed is where it's at?

Is getting the decis or whatever insecticide a good enough repayment without factoring in the cost of spraying?

Well its spray it or it will be 100% loss. I used Pounce on half and Matador on the rest.
Beetles can take a field very quickly and you have to scout almost twice a day because things can change very fast!
I bought Canola seed from BAFS and it comes with Prosper seed treatment that might protect the seedling for a few days when it first comes up. My Canola was planted around the 20th of May and missed all the frost but by now all that first seed treatment is long gone and has no effect. How they can say that seed treatment is hurting bees is absolute nonsense.
We used to get products like Counter 5G and Furadan Granules that you mixed with the seed and planted with your canola and it was very effective and even controlled wire worms and cut worms. The experts took away those products that were put under ground and away from most creatures. Now everyone is spraying insecticide above ground to control the same pest but I think putting way more creatures at risk!

[bucket]

Seldomseen

Exactly.

[seldomseen]

And to answer the question Bucket.

I think it is ridiculous that we pay so much for Canola seed that only has a day or two of flea beetle protection!

[furrowtickler]

Well its spray it or it will be 100% loss. I used Pounce on half and Matador on the rest.
Beetles can take a field very quickly and you have to scout almost twice a day because things can change very fast!
I bought Canola seed from BAFS and it comes with Prosper seed treatment that might protect the seedling for a few days when it first comes up. My Canola was planted around the 20th of May and missed all the frost but by now all that first seed treatment is long gone and has no effect. How they can say that seed treatment is hurting bees is absolute nonsense.
We used to get products like Counter 5G and Furadan Granules that you mixed with the seed and planted with your canola and it was very effective and even controlled wire worms and cut worms. The experts took away those products that were put under ground and away from most creatures. Now everyone is spraying insecticide above ground to control the same pest but I think putting way more creatures at risk!

Seeded on May 20th with no frost it should be fine
That is frustrating for sure

[jazz]

Checking the weather forecasts today env canada and WN predicating chance of storms next few days, not a lot of precip. 5-10mm

Yet these guys are still predicting this....WTF? Going to be some forecasts quickly changed over night.

[furrowtickler]

Checking the weather forecasts today env canada and WN predicating chance of storms next few days, not a lot of precip. 5-10mm

Yet these guys are still predicting this....WTF? Going to be some forecasts quickly changed over night.

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Yes there will be changes
That model will be far closer the Env Can or climate catastrophe WN

[Sodbuster]

Our Friday precipitation went from 15mm to 5mm, looking like it will be a non event.