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• • 2018 – Issue 23

  Storage risks and bin notes

  September 6, 2018

  Keep a record of every load that goes into a bin. Include date binned and condition of each load, including temperature, moisture, green seed percentage and dockage situation. If not using sieves to check dockage, at least make note of weed seeds, brown plant material, green plant material, insect bodies in each sample. These notes will help you assess storage…

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• • 2018 – Issue 23

  Safety tip: Preventing fires in fields and on machinery

  September 6, 2018

  The following tips to prevent field and combine fires are from this Safe Farms document. 1. Have operational fire extinguishers mounted on equipment and ensure everyone is trained to use……

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• • 2018 – Issue 23

  Harvest surveys: Drought impact and Harvest sample

  September 6, 2018

  AAFC drought impact survey. AAFC is currently collecting information on conditions and impact of the drought in western Canada. Harvest Sample Program. The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) Harvest Sample Program monitors hundreds of samples each year to make sure quality standards are upheld in delivered grain…

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