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Average stem counts for each canola field harvested this year can put yield, quality and harvest date results in perspective and help with seeding rate decisions in 2021…
A good reason to count stems at harvest
September 23, 2020
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Cut height and residue spread can improve stand establishment
September 2, 2020
Give your future seedbed a good start by managing residue this fall. The combine is a key part of this process…
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Timely harvest topics: Loss management, wind, dockage and more
September 2, 2020
A lot of harvest-related topics are top of mind this week, including high winds that are blowing around canola swaths. See our tips on how to limit wind damage to swaths, and well as a few things to consider if swaths have blown…
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Fall frost hits canola. What do you do?
September 2, 2020
Default to waiting. Don’t make a snap decision to swath. Before taking any harvest action, start with this sequence…
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Pre-harvest wild oats and other weeds
September 2, 2020
While pre-harvest scouting for diseases and crop staging, keep a look out for weeds. Challenges with timely and effective weed control earlier in the season can result in more weeds than expected at harvest time. Large weeds at this point in the season raise three agronomy questions…
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Why does canola lodge?
August 12, 2020
Lodging is when plants fall over, making them more difficult to harvest. Key plant characteristics that affect lodging risk are the strength of the stem and anchorage, canopy height and canopy weight. Length and stiffness of the tap root is an important characteristic determining anchorage strength…
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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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How to help canola mature faster?
May 21, 2020
Canola seeded in late May and early June will have lower yield potential than canola seeded in early May, and it may run into challenges with timely harvest while farmers wait for the crop to mature. Here are some considerations for late-seeded canola and some tips to help canola mature faster…
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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…