April 9, 2020
While waiting for the snow to melt, perhaps check around for marketing opportunities. For one thing, spring-harvested canola is less stable in storage than fall-harvested canola. And delivery points may require samples in advance of delivery so they can run more detailed tests…
February 28, 2020
Unharvested 2019 crop will be the first thing many Western Canadian farmers will have to deal with this spring. There is no easy or one-size-fits-all answer for how to best handle these crops. The ideal option is probably to combine them because they’ll be worth something, crop insurance may require it, and this step removes most of the volunteer seedbank…
December 4, 2019
Western Canada still has a lot of canola acres to harvest. A similar situation occurred in 2016. The Canadian Grain Commission reported in 2017 on the quality of late-harvested and spring-harvested canola. Of the spring-harvested samples submitted, 60% graded No. 1 or 2…
October 30, 2019
Combining canola after the ground has frozen can work fairly well, especially for standing crop. In fact, when putting ice and snow covered canola plants through the combine, colder temperatures (-10°C to -20°C) may be better than temperatures around 0°C…
October 2, 2019
Canola is generally better than other crops for holding its quality with harvest delays due to moisture. But damage can occur. Here are some quality issues that can occur in this situation…
October 2, 2019
Snow on swathed canola will delay harvest, just like a rain would. In October, when it can be assumed that a return to more seasonal temperatures will occur, waiting it out may be the best option. In most cases, snow on swathed canola will take longer to shake off and dry out than snow on standing canola…
September 24, 2019
Tips on... Swathing before a frost, What to do when frost hits standing crop, Cool weather and the performance of pre-harvest aids, Frost and green counts, and more…
September 18, 2019
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September 18, 2019
Best time for... perennial weed spraying, disease surveys, swathing, straight combining and pre-harvest glyphosate/Reglone/Heat LQ,…
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