We’ve curated a list of the latest flax agronomy resources and free subscription services below in an effort to help streamline decision making this growing season.
Registered Flax Pre-Emergent Products:
Residuals:
Active Ingredient: Sulfentrazone
Authority – FMC – Group 14 – Broadleaf
Active Ingredient: Triallate
Avadex – Gowan – Group 15 – Wild Oat control
Active Ingredient: Triflurilan
Treflan – Gowan
Rival – Nufarm
Bonanza – Loveland
Bonita – Sharda CropChem
– All Group 3 – Broadleaf & Grassy Weeds (Fall Application Only)
Active Ingredients: Triallate & Triflurilan
Fortress – Gowan – Group 3, 15 – Broadleaf & Grassy Weeds
Active Ingredient: Ethafluralin
Edge – Gowan – Group 3 – Broadleaf & Grassy Weeds (Fall application only)
Active Ingredient: Eptam
Eptam – Gowan – Group 15 – Broadleaf & Grassy Weeds
Source: Guide to Crop Protection
Registered Flax Pre-Harvest/Desiccation Products:
Pre-Harvest Weed Control and Desiccation Options for Flax: Glyphosate & Diquat (Reglone Ion – Syngenta) are registered.
Flax Resources
Growing Flax Guide: Chapter 2 has current information on seeding practices. Chapter 3 contains best fertilizer practices.
Flax on the Farm: Find the tools for early season weed control in flax here.
Flax Production & Management Practices: Manitoba Ag’s resource manual for growing flax.
Harvesting Flax: Information on desiccation, combining, straw management, storage & more.
Crop Protection Guide: Information on the use of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides for control of weeds, plant diseases and insects.
Prairie Nutrient Removal Calculator: Estimate nutrients removed in your harvested seed or grain.
Soil Temperatures and Seeding: Recommended soil temperatures, how to measure & frost information.
Agri-ARM Research Results: Fact sheets on multiple flax research trials (Optimal N P S Fertility in Flax, Flax Response to N & P Fertilizer, Fungicide Effects on Flax Yield, Seeding Date & Rate Effects on Flax, Flax Response to Fungicide on Varying N Levels, Reduction of Cadmium Uptake in Flax, Pre-Harvest Weed Control & Desiccation Options for Flax).
Free Subscription Services
SaskOilseeds’ Texting Service – To receive agronomy resources, event updates and urgent news, subscribe to SaskOilseeds’ texting service; send 2-3 times per week by text depending on season and issues. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network – Weekly crop insect and wind forecasts, risk maps and protocols.
Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network – Timely info about crop diseases on the Prairies.
Prairie Weed Monitoring Network – Helping Prairie farmers manage weeds strategically and successfully through knowledge and innovation.
Flax School – Stamp Seeds
*Contact SaskOilseeds’ Flax Extension Specialist should you have further questions.