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Hungry wildlife may have discovered your grain bags and opened them up for a snack. With the ground still frozen, it may be a good time to empty bags if wildlife damage is evident and spoilage is likely…
Wildlife go for grain bags
March 2, 2017
Harvest & Storage Other
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Check for spoilage
December 9, 2016
Steam coming out of bin doors or snow melting off one bin while remaining on others is a quick clue — but don’t use these as your only indicators! Spoilage usually starts small. Even with temperature cables, start points are not always detected until some of the grain is already damaged…
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Keep an eye on bags, patch holes
December 9, 2016
If leaving bags for the winter, watch them regularly. Feel them for warm temperatures. Probe them if possible. Tape up any holes that may occur due to wildlife or any other damage. Spoilage in bags often starts around holes…
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ALERT: Canola is heating!
November 30, 2016
Delivery points report a spike in heated canola. Check all canola bins as soon as possible…
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Alert: What to do with high moisture canola?
October 21, 2016
Weather is finally allowing for some harvest to resume across the Prairies, but the concern now is how to handle canola will undoubtedly come off very tough, or damp. Try to make a plan prior to taking it off the field, as even at low temperatures the bulk will likely be quite volatile. Spoilage can occur rapidly. These steps will…
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Video library: Harvest theme
August 10, 2016
These seven videos will help growers with harvest and storage decisions…
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PAMI summer storage research 2016 — blog
June 23, 2016
By Joy Agnew, lead investigator The Canola Council of Canada, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, PAMI and the provincial Canola grower commissions, is gathering more information to……
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Growers needed for PAMI storage research
May 11, 2016
Joy Agnew from Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Humboldt is looking for Saskatchewan farmers with canola in storage that will remain in storage until at least August…
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Handle grain safely
December 2, 2015
Safe Farms bulletins from Manitoba provide the following safety tips for handling grain. …