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Questions of the Week
September 11, 2024
Harvest management
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Questions of the Week
September 4, 2024
Cost of 'set it and forget it' at combining | Assess the season | Binning hot canola / high green seed | Harvest weeds…
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Questions of the Month
October 4, 2023
How to harvest green crop sooner and faster? Should canola regrowth get sprayed this fall? Under what circumstances should I switch blackleg R genes?…
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Topics for August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021
Combine optimization | Swath timing | Pod shatter and pod drop | Late-season scouting…
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Topics for August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021
Harvest prep | PHIs | Lygus bugs | Blackleg | Precocious germination…
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Avoid swathing in heat: green risk, yield risk
August 13, 2014
Swathing canola when temperatures are hot can cause two potential problems for the crop: 1. Rapid dry down due to hot conditions does not give the green-clearing enzymes enough time to reduce chlorophyll levels in the seed, and green counts can be elevated. 2. Very dry pods can shatter if swathed on a hot day…
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A harvest option for thin patchy canola
August 13, 2014
The ideal canola crop for straight combining is thick and well-knitted with even maturity. However, a case can be made for straight combining very thin crops with uneven maturity…