Your 2025 Agronomic Checklist for
Choosing Seed

How to address the problems you saw at harvest

Sharpe’s agronomists have been busy weighing seed options for farmers in your area. If you saw any of these problems on your farm at harvest, learn more about seed options that can help you grow more in 2025.

Lodging canola. Reduced canola yield.

Seed strategy: Rotate canola genetics to combat blackleg

☑ Rotate canola varieties by company
☑ Avoid repeating varieties in the same field
☑ Increase rotation intervals
☑ Conduct blackleg testing

Damaged leaves and stems. Uneven emergence and extended maturity.

Seed strategy: Seed treatments for managing canola pests

☑ Add Buteo for flea beetle control
☑ Add Lumiderm/ Lumiposa/ Fortenza for cutworm control
☑ Avoid base treatments like Helix Vibrance and Prosper

Early ripening, stunting, stem shredding, lodging.

Seed strategy: Manage verticillium in canola

☑ Note fields with high verticillium and increase rotation intervals
☑ Observe and select varieties that handle verticillium better
☑ Grow canola varieties with known multigenic blackleg resistance
☑ Consider fungicides for healthier plants

Healthy kochia and wild oats at harvest.

Seed strategy: Fight weed resistance with integrated management

☑ Early weed removal
☑ Avoid GR 1,2,9 chemistry
☑ Use Glufosinate – GR 10
☑ Crop rotation

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$25 / bag discount
Book by December 13th
Minimum 16 bags

$20 / bag discount
Book by December 13th

$20 / bag discount
Book by January 31st

$20 / bag discount
Available on all Dekalb 400 series or DKTFLL21 varieties

Every field is different. So is every seed choice.

Connect with a Sharpe’s salesperson or agronomist to discuss your situation.