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??