RR Canola

[farmaholic]

I've only ever grown RR canola once in 07 on one specific field.

I am seeing the results of my early fall spraying results of the volunteer crops and weeds. I used 1.5 liters on everything except one preharvest piece and a half section that got 1.75 liters of which has a spattering of canola "escapes". These escapes aren't on the field I seeded RR canola on 8 years ago.

Also there has been a barrage of in crop herbicides applied year after year and none of which were glyphosate to control in crop post emergent weeds.

RR crops are not part of our rotation but I seem to have volunteer RR canola from growing it one year and now it is everywhere. Not infested but its out there.

Should have added something to the glyphosate? Unsure of 2016 crop rotations and restrictions at this point.

[Guest]

a few years back , it got real wet and a lot of canola had to be left and straight cut after it dried . a lot of people sprayed roundup on their canola only to find a real good sprinkling of RR canola still green at combining time . many of these people had never grown RR canola . bayer told them at that time that they are allowed a certain percentage of RR seeds in invigor canola . interestingly also is that the liberty had not killed the RR canola at herb time , not that it ever does kill anything

[bucket]

Are you using express or db858 to help control the canola?

The problem is canola may not visible in a crop and still send enough seeds for volunteering. Even with other chemical that would control it.

Then you have to figure the transport of it by animals that cross your fields without you ever knowing it.

Check you neighbors fields for what they grow. Not to blame just a clue as to where volunteers might come from.

[seedsman]

There are 2 reasons you may have RR canola in your fields. If there are other RR canola fields around, bees will carry pollen and cross pollinate with your LL canola. Then you can have volunteer canola that's both LL and RR. Second is canola spreads like any other weed. You've probably never grown wild oats as a crop before either. lol.

[farmaholic]

I do recall the BIG WIND EPISODE of 2012 where some of my neighbors swaths tumbled into my field.

Express Pro has a 10 month restriction on peas, canola and flax.

What are others using --- safely!

[bucket]

Interesting that monsanto owns the crop never the weeds.

[jake550]

We have lots of fields where roundup or liberty won't kill the canola plants. So in other words they've cross pollinated into roundup/liberty tolerant plants.
Pardner worked well this spring killing volunteer canola before seeding.

[bucket]

Jake

Do you own that technology now?

Does express or sencor still kill it?

Seems like you have spent enough developing thar variety.

[Daylate]

I'd worry about perennials and biennials
I use octobericide on annuals. Smokes them every year.

[bucket]

Day late


What biannuals do you have and what are you using?

If you don't mind sharing.

[farmaholic]

daylate, too much of it would have went to seed, it was that early not to do anything. Millet, Volunteer canola and flax, wild oats. It is a mess. I will get the Canada and Sow thistle, dandelions and hopefully the cleavers that would have rebooted in the spring.


Then there is the nutrients and valuable moisture(on this farm anyway that that carpet of green would have been robbing from next years potential.

Otherwise I fully agree with you.

[furrowtickler]

I agree farma
I am using round up with express SG where I will be seeding peas and heat where canola will go .
Some guys using distinct , the DuPont mix mentioned above.
I generally just use 6 oz 2-4D with round up in canola stubble if needed where cereals will be seeded in spring