Author: Meghan Moran

Meghan Moran

Canola and Edible Bean Specialist

Winter Canola Survival in 2018/2019 in Southwestern Ontario

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran March 5, 2020 482 Comments Off on Winter Canola Survival in 2018/2019 in Southwestern Ontario
Canola

In the 2018/2019 winter canola season, 17 fields were monitored to evaluate winter survival of winter canola, and to support expansion of regions that can access crop insurance for winter kill. Information was collected from producers on soil type, planting date, planting equipment, fall fertility, canola hybrid, and growth stage prior to a hard fall frost to contribute to assessments…

Made-In-Ontario Yield Monitor Now Available for Dry Bean Combines

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran October 6, 2019 1143 Comments Off on Made-In-Ontario Yield Monitor Now Available for Dry Bean Combines
Edible Beans

In 2015 an Oxford County farm family, the Vollmershausen’s, were looking around for a yield monitor for their Pickett combine. The Vollmershausen’s grow kidney and cranberry beans which are harvested by pulling and windrowing, then picked up and threshed by a Pickett combine. Large seeded dry beans are somewhat delicate and must be handled gently so that the final product…

Pre-Harvest Herbicide Options in Canola; Managing Re-Growth

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran October 4, 2019 831 Comments Off on Pre-Harvest Herbicide Options in Canola; Managing Re-Growth
Canola

Spring canola harvest is not yet complete, with a majority of the crop still standing in northern regions. Many fields were ready to harvest up to two weeks ago, but the weather has not cooperated. Producers are now reporting that canola is re-growing and quite green in the lower canopy. Pre-harvest herbicide application may improve harvest conditions; some details to…

Winter Canola Sensitivity to Herbicides

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran August 19, 2019 1522 Comments Off on Winter Canola Sensitivity to Herbicides
Canola

Producers interested in growing winter canola should consider the herbicide history of their field, and the herbicide options open to them following winter wheat harvest. There are a number of restrictions, and some herbicide labels do not mention safety on canola. At this time there is only one winter canola variety that is registered in Ontario and readily available to…

Biosecurity Tips for Walking Farm Fields

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran June 27, 2019 920 Comments Off on Biosecurity Tips for Walking Farm Fields
Canola

Scouts and agronomists may put biosecurity measures in place with a certain disease or crop in mind, but should ensure protocols are in place each and every time you walk fields. Crops are grown in rotation, so the soil in corn fields may contain soybean cyst nematode and soil in wheat fields may contain clubroot disease that infects canola. What…

Managing Risk in Dry Beans by Testing for SCN

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran June 19, 2019 781 Comments Off on Managing Risk in Dry Beans by Testing for SCN
Edible Beans

Ontario’s dry edible bean producers are top notch farmers. They invest a great deal of time and money in managing this high risk, high reward crop. To keep the scales tipped towards ‘high reward’, dry bean producers need to know the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) status of their fields. SCN is now present in 22 counties (Figure 1), including the…

GoBeans.ca : New Look and Updated Content!

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran May 22, 2019 805 Comments Off on GoBeans.ca : New Look and Updated Content!
Edible Beans

The Ontario Pulse Crop Committee are very pleased to announce that GoBeans.ca has been updated! The home of our annual dry bean performance testing data has a fresh, new look. Head over to GoBeans.ca to find: Variety descriptions for many of the varieties grown in Ontario – *New Content!* The 2018 Ontario Dry Bean Variety Trials report in PDF format,…

Biological Control for Swede Midge and its Parasitoid in Ontario

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran April 29, 2019 801 Comments Off on Biological Control for Swede Midge and its Parasitoid in Ontario
Canola

This article was written by Charles-Étienne Ferland, MSc Candidate, and Dr. Rebecca Hallett, University of Guelph   A biological control agent is a beneficial insect that will help control populations of pest insects. Finding the right biological control agent is a bit like having guests over for dinner for the first time. If you’re not careful in selecting the candidate,…

Should I Always Apply Boron to Canola during Early Flower Stages?

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran April 20, 2019 1431 Comments Off on Should I Always Apply Boron to Canola during Early Flower Stages?
Canola

Boron application at flowering is a common practice for Ontario canola growers. Canola has a higher requirement for boron than crops like wheat and barley, so it make sense to give canola a shot of this micro nutrient. Timing the application during reproductive stages makes sense too, because boron deficient plants have been shown to express slow growth of pollen…

What are these Flies in my Canola? Understanding Delia Species

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran April 9, 2019 1064 Comments Off on What are these Flies in my Canola? Understanding Delia Species
Canola

This article was written by Meghan Moran (OMAFRA Canola & Edible Bean Specialist) , Travis Cranmer and Dennis Van Dyk (OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialists) There have been times growers and agronomists have asked, “What is this house fly-looking insect I am seeing in canola fields?” The flies were particularly abundant in some regions in 2017, and at the time it was…

Fall Review of Winter Canola Fields and Expectations for Overwintering

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran November 5, 2018 3365 Comments Off on Fall Review of Winter Canola Fields and Expectations for Overwintering
Canola

This article was written by Meghan Moran (OMAFRA) and Sydney Meloche (AAFC Harrow) Winter canola fields across Essex, Chatham-Kent, Wellington, Hamilton-Wentworth, Haldimand and Niagara have been assessed in fall of 2018. Approximately 900 acres have been scouted in 20 fields. The goal is to take observations on plant populations and plant size in the fall, and assess winter survival in…

Monitoring Canola for Cabbage Seedpod Weevil and Tarnished Plant Bug

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran June 22, 2018 2556 Comments Off on Monitoring Canola for Cabbage Seedpod Weevil and Tarnished Plant Bug
Canola

Cabbage seedpod weevil (CSW) are being found in spring canola, particularly in earlier planted fields that are beginning to flower.  CSW may begin to appear just prior to bolting and can primarily be found on flower buds until pods begin to form. They are approximately 3 to 4 mm in length and are fairly easy to identify by their dark…

Evaluation of Nitrogen and Planting Equipment in Spring Canola

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran March 21, 2018 2140 Comments Off on Evaluation of Nitrogen and Planting Equipment in Spring Canola
Canola

Spring canola yields have been strong in Ontario in the past two years, but are we meeting our yield potential? Are there ways to profitably increase yields? In 2017 a  trial was conducted by Deb Campbell of Agronomy Advantage Inc. and Darcy Martin on Darcy’s farm in Kenilworth, Ontario to test and demonstrate management practices that maximize canola yields. Profitability…

Edible Bean Yields can be Impacted by Soybean Cyst Nematode

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran March 15, 2018 3029 Comments Off on Edible Bean Yields can be Impacted by Soybean Cyst Nematode
Edible Beans

Have you ever had a dry bean crop that looked healthy but resulted in disappointing yields? Have you seen stunted or yellowing patches, but could not identify the cause? If so, you may want to look for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Researchers in Ontario and the US have shown that SCN is not just a soybean pest, it also reproduces…

Can double cropping winter canola and soybean kill two birds with one stone?

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran March 1, 2018 2943 Comments Off on Can double cropping winter canola and soybean kill two birds with one stone?
Canola

This article was written by Dr. Eric Page, Research Scientist in Weed Ecology, and Sydney Meloche, Weed Science Technician, AAFC Harrow Research and Development Center Soybean production in southwestern Ontario is increasingly challenging because of the presence of multiple glyphosate resistant weed species. Essex, Kent and Lambton counties have the unfortunate distinction of being home to 4 glyphosate resistant weeds:…

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