• Frost risk rising. Should I cut that green canola?

    September 11, 2019

    A lot of canola crops across Western Canada need a couple of weeks before all seeds are physiologically mature. With the frost risk rising with each passing day, farmers wonder if they should hurry up and cut that crop – even if cutting it green means a big sacrifice of yield…

  • Swathing early: Economics

    September 5, 2019

    Canola fields swathed at 60% seed colour change (SCC) on the main stem can yield 8% more than fields swathed at 30% SCC. Run yield and profit scenarios for your own canola…

  • How to assess seed-colour change

    August 28, 2019

    Optimal swath timing for canola yield and quality is when at least 60% of seeds on the main stem are showing some colour change. Here's how to determine seed-colour change…

  • Harvest aids don’t work in cool conditions

    September 26, 2018

    Farmers are asking if there's anything they can apply to get harvest moving. The answer is no, nothing that comes from a bottle. A return to warm, dry conditions will get harvest progressing again…

  • Harvest timing: Fastest way to get canola in the bin?

    September 6, 2018

    Swathing later will increase yield because more of the later seeds in side branches will reach maturity and contribute to yield. But what if harvest is moving slowing and the priority shifts from highest yield to just getting the crop in the bin?…

  • Swath later for a big boost in yield

    August 22, 2018

    Canola fields swathed at 60% seed colour change (SCC) on the main stem can yield 8% more than fields swathed at 30% SCC. That’s according to Canola Council of Canada research from the early 2000s. The yield difference could be even higher with lower plant populations because with fewer larger plants more of the yield will be in the side…

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