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What is an acceptable amount of canola combine loss for your farm? To answer that question for your farm, you must first figure out the level of losses out the back of the combine…
How to measure canola losses out the combine
August 12, 2020
Harvest and Storage
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5 questions for timely harvest preparation
August 6, 2020
This article provides brief explanations and links to answer these questions: Will the crop need a pre-harvest aid? What to look for with a pre-harvest disease survey? How to get bins ready for canola? How to prepare the combine for straight cutting? What tools are needed to measure losses?…
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Swath timing for higher yield and quality
August 6, 2020
Canola growers who straight cut or wait for 60 per cent seed colour change on the main stem to swath can potentially maximize both yield and quality…
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Stick to pre-harvest intervals to "Keep it Clean"
August 6, 2020
Growers and agronomists can use the Keep it Clean Spray to Swath Interval Calculator at spraytoswath.ca to plan pre-harvest spraying…
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Do I have time to check the bins?
June 3, 2020
Any canola in storage should be checked – just to make sure it's safe. Reports of heating bins are trickling in this week…
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Warm days allow for natural air drying
May 21, 2020
Still have tough canola in the bin? Warm air has good capacity to dry. For example, at 22°C and 60% relative humidity, canola will trend towards just below 8% moisture content with natural air drying. Therefore, these warm days are ideal for natural air drying…
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Spring-harvested canola: Quality, marketing and storage risks
May 13, 2020
Farms harvesting overwintered canola may face some challenges with marketing and storage. Here are a few tips…
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Canola stored tough is still not dry
May 6, 2020
Even the recent three or four days with highs near 20°C might not have been enough to completely dry the grain, and now cooler weather is coming. What to do?…
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PODCAST: Timely storage tips
April 22, 2020
Part 1: What to do about high-moisture canola as spring temperatures warm up? Part 2: What is the best on-farm system to dry grain?…