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When harvest is slowed by rainy, cool days, combining often occurs in short spurts. In those spurts, the first and last loads of the day are often tough. This can mean an increased storage risk. Condition these bins with aeration to even out moisture and temperature. Consider filling bins to only two-thirds capacity to allow for improved air flow…
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The Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program is a voluntary program for Canadian grain producers. If you sign up, you will receive a Harvest Sample kit annually that contains envelopes……
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When well-designed research studies are done for micronutrients in canola, results show little if any economic benefit…
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Canola Digest magazine now has its own website – canoladigest.ca – with articles posted as stand-alone items for quick and easy reading, linking, sharing and searching… -
CanolaWeek comprises Canola Industry Meeting on Tuesday, December 5, Canola Discovery Forum on Wednesday, December 6, and Canola Innovation Day on Thursday, December 7. The venue is the Hilton Garden Inn, Saskatoon…
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This quiz includes a link to the video "Clubroot of canola: Disease cycle" and the resources at clubroot.ca. Take time to learn as much as possible about this disease and how to stop it…
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Farmers with standing or just-cut crop still have an opportunity to scout for clubroot. Take advantage of an opportunity to scout while waiting to swath or combine. Although clubroot can be detected for some time after swathing, it becomes more difficult to recognize as galls decay… -
You have two choices in this situation: Swath now or wait. Swathing now might prevent further seed loss if severe frost damage will soon cause pods to pop open and pedicels to snap. You could have shriveled seeds and high green counts, but that might be better than the potential losses from waiting. But if frost did not kill the… -
Get out there and count your canola stubble! Counting stubble density in the fall can help growers determine if their spring seeding rate was adequate to reach the crop’s yield potential…