Green seed, high moisture and other factors can increase the storage risks for canola. Take the quiz to test your knowledge and pick up a few management tips…
September 10, 2020 - Issue 26
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The majority of the canola green seed problems in Western Canada are usually the result of frost. Even a light frost can fix the green colour by damaging the enzymes that clear the chlorophyll in higher moisture seed, preventing additional clearing regardless of how favourable weather conditions may become…
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We don’t really know how much frost (temperature, duration) would be equivalent to an application of diquat (Reglone), but we do know that in cool conditions, diquat may not actually work that well…
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Would you choose to swath or straight combine a canola crop...when the stand is uneven? When the crop is lodged? After a heavy frost? When you want to combine sooner?… -
High winds and dry harvest conditions can create a couple of possible safety situations. One, wind-blown swaths can roll into large bunches. If these bunches have to be broken apart before feeding them into the combine, this is best done while the combine is working in another part of the field. Avoid assigning the operator……
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This article explains how to measure losses, and then how to set the combine to reduce losses…
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The fungal pathogen Verticillium longisporum causes stem cross-section discolouration that can look somewhat like blackleg and bleaching of the stem that can look somewhat like sclerotinia stem rot. But these diseases are all quite different in terms of yield risk and management, so it’s important to be able to tell them apart… -
Give your future seedbed a good start by managing residue this fall. The combine is a key part of this process…
