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…
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?…
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?…
April 9, 2020
Farmers with high-moisture canola will need a plan to protect that canola – and turning on the fans without adding heat to the air might not be the best approach. This time of year, most days are poor drying days. When air is not warm enough to actually do any drying, then you’re just warming up the bulk enough to…
March 11, 2020
“There is a lot of high-moisture canola on farms this spring and most of it will have to be managed before delivery,” says Angela Brackenreed, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. She says farmers probably shouldn’t rely on being able to deliver high-moisture canola to elevators in time to reduce the risk…
February 5, 2020
On-farm storage capacity allows farmers to sit on more of their grain and wait for better market prices, but this advantage falls apart if the crop spoils in the meantime. The best thing is to check all bins…
January 15, 2020
Reports of heated canola have trickled through all winter. High moisture seed and dockage, as well as green seed can increase the storage risk for canola. Please check bins. If they are at risk, farmers can take advantage of colder days to aerate or turn the bins by removing a few loads and putting them back on top…
December 4, 2019
Freezing tough or damp canola by running cold air through the bin can be a short-term storage solution for canola that couldn’t get dried before winter…but check that canola regularly. This is not as safe as you might think…
October 30, 2019
Answers for: What causes high green? Why is green seed a problem for processors? Why does green increase storage risk? And more…
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