Canola Growers Encouraged To Be Proactive With Get Tested Program

Sep 20, 2021

Canola growers in the province can get their fields tested for clubroot, blackleg, verticillium stripe and glyphosate resistant weeds through the Manitoba Canola Growers Association's (MCGA) Get Tested program.

According to Justine Cornelson, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada which works in partnership with the MCGA, these tests can help with future years and planning.

"Something like a clubroot test, we do recommend growers test their canola fields for next spring," she explained. "If you're coming out of a wheat or a cereal crop, you should test that soil right now to see what the spore load for clubroot is before you plant a canola field in it next year."

Indications of a crop disease often include areas that don't well-represent the field, added Cornelson. This could include a patch that's lodging, or an area that's dried down quicker than the rest of the field.

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