Green lock. Did heavy frost lock in a high green count? It happens, and extra curing time will do little to help. Harvest loss. An article in the September Canola Digest has inspired growers to pay closer attention to combine losses. Hey, better in the bin than on the ground. Seed log. Make note of this year’s harvestability, disease levels…
September 17, 2014 - Issue 24
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This week's quiz focuses on variety comparison data from the Canola Performance Trials…
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This maps shows the highs for Tuesday, September 16. Click here to see the original on the WeatherFarm site. With temperatures into the mid to high 20s for the Western Prairies, some canola could go into the bin hot. This may be hard to believe, given that many of these same areas had a big dump of snow last week,…
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This has been a common question after last week’s heavy frost. Growers wonder whether frost-damaged canola should be swathed or left standing for straight combining. By now, any pod splitting or pod drop due to tissue damage from the heavy frost has probably happened. This usually starts within a day of the frost event. If the crop is still sound,…
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