QUIZ – Harvest loss
September 4, 2024
Three questions – one related to harvest loss and two strange things you might find when checking canola fields for harvest timing.
Our annual Canola Watch exam is for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA), Certified Crop Science Consultants (CCSC) and anyone eager to test and enhance their agronomy skills. The exam is divided into sections, covering topics such as soil and water, diseases, weeds and insects, and the latest research.
You can customize your exam to meet specific credit requirements. Upon successful completion of each section, we’ll submit your earned credits, along with your name and program ID number, directly to CCA or CCSC administrators.
Questions? Contact Jay Whetter at 807-466-3025 or whetterj@canolacouncil.org.
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Quizzes and Exams
QUIZ – Little late-season worms
August 28, 2024
Can you identify these five late little worms? Match the photo with the worm.
QUIZ – Blackleg
August 21, 2024
A wet spring and hot, dry finish to the season are ideal conditions for blackleg. This quiz will get you primed for blackleg scouting.
QUIZ – Harvest looms
August 14, 2024
As canola harvest looms, this quiz reminds you to scout for blackleg, properly prep bins and follow critical timing for pre-harvest sprays.
QUIZ – Stem disease
August 7, 2024
This quiz will help you distinguish the three common stem diseases – blackleg, sclerotinia stem rot and verticillium stripe.
QUIZ – Pre-harvest intervals
July 31, 2024
What is the required pre-harvest interval for that product? This quiz has three questions based on info from the Pre-Harvest Interval Calculator.
QUIZ – Stranger things
July 24, 2024
Our eyes are drawn to strange insects and afflictions in canola fields this time of year. Here are seven found this week.
QUIZ – Nutrient deficiency
July 17, 2024
Nutrient deficiency is showing up in some fields this week. This photo quiz is based on field observations. Can you identify the symptoms?
QUIZ – Green worms
July 10, 2024
How are your ID skills for squiggly green worms? One of these worms is near threshold in one area of the Prairies. Take the
QUIZ – Sclerotinia stem rot
July 3, 2024
Sclerotinia stem rot is a hot topic as canola fields come into flower. This quiz asks about fungicide timing, weather and aerial application.
QUIZ – This Week in Agronomy
June 26, 2024
Our agronomy quiz has questions on hail damage and canola recovery, grasshoppers thresholds and cabbage seedpod weevil spray timing.
QUIZ – Yellow leaves
June 19, 2024
Why are these canola leaves yellow? Take this matching quiz and click “submit” to find the answers and pick up a few agronomy tips.
