April 22, 2020

PODCAST: Timely storage tips

Storage Podcast Part 1: What to do about high-moisture canola as spring temperatures start to warm up? Host Jay Whetter talks with Lorne Grieger, research project manager with Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI), and Angela Brackenreed, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, to answer that question.

Storage Podcast Part 2: What is the best on-farm system to dry grain? The same guests – Lorne Grieger and Angela Brackenreed – talk about an ongoing study that will help farmers answer that question.

Find more in the Canola Encyclopedia chapter on storage.

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