This article explains how to measure losses, and then how to set the combine to reduce losses…
Harvest loss
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Measure combine losses and then make adjustments to limit those losses. This puts more canola in the bin and reduces the volunteer canola seedbank in your fields…
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What is an acceptable amount of canola combine loss for your farm? To answer that question for your farm, you must first figure out the level of losses out the back of the combine… -
PAMI has released results from its 2019 canola combine loss survey. Average loss was 1.3 bu./.ac., or 2.8% of total yield for the participating farmers…
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Canola producers can lose up to five bushels per acre – perhaps even more – if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. Here are tips to measure combine losses and make adjustment to limit those losses, putting more canola in the bin and reducing the volunteer canola seedbank in your fields… -
Fields that attract a lot of geese this time of year could be fields with a lot of harvest losses. Are your harvest losses so high that you’re attracting geese?…
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Here are some common questions from canola growers who are wanting to measure their losses at the combine…
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Want to know your canola combine losses? PAMI is doing a survey this fall and if a farmer volunteers a field for loss measurement, PAMI will share its results. The farmer may also get a first-hand lesson in how to measure losses…
