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Is it time to swath? | Prep the combine now for successful canola in 2023 | Stop, stretch and scout at swathing | Pest update: keep scouting…
Swath timing
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What to do after late season hail? | Insect update: Diamondback moths | Patience pays at swathing | Select seed for less disease next yea…
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Patience maximizes yield at swathing | Late season insect update | Disease scout now | Spray to swath timing matters…
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Combine optimization | Swath timing | Pod shatter and pod drop | Late-season scouting…
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Would you choose to swath or straight combine a canola crop...when the stand is uneven? When the crop is lodged? After a heavy frost? When you want to combine sooner?… -
Always inspect seeds in side-branches as well, particularly in fields with low plant populations that have a large amount of branching… -
Once canola plants are swathed, the seed does not continue to fill. Seed that is swathed before accumulating its full complement of oil and protein will not accumulate any more after swathing, resulting in potential yield loss… -
Canola fields swathed at 60 per cent seed colour change (SCC) on the main stem can yield eight per cent more than fields swathed at 30 per cent SCC, according to Canola Council of Canada research…
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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…
