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PAMI studies have shown that leaving the canola alone resulted in the most stable and favourable storage conditions throughout the summer months, provided the canola is dry (…
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1. Prep for good seed placement. 2. Use the canola calculator to set seeding rates. 3. Know the risk of seed-placed fertilizer...and more…
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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) has released a new seed cost feature for canolacalculator.ca to help canola growers set seeding rates that balance agronomy and economics…
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As temperatures shift from frigid to mild, warming of grain at the outside edges of bins will trigger new movement of moisture throughout the grain. This could increase the spoilage risk for grain stored tough…
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Combine settings can be a big factor in reducing canola losses during harvest. So how well do you know your combine and its best settings for canola harvest? And do……
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Extended moments of warmer weather in winter can increase air and moisture movement inside bins. Put a priority on canola with moisture above 8% or higher dockage or green seed levels, all of which were more common after harvest 2018…
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The Canadian Grain Commission has a colour guide for elevator graders to follow. Distinctly green is a dark green throughout the whole seed. Light green or greenish yellow seeds – sometimes called ‘limes’ – are not distinctly green and are not included in the green total…
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Most green seed issues result when heavy frost hits canola before the seeds mature. This permanently stops the chlorophyll-clearing process and locks in green. Nothing can be done to reduce this green. Drying can shrivel up green immature seeds, which might seem to have a benefit, but it does not reduce the green in mature seed. With high-green canola, farmers…
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What moisture level is too high to combine canola? How to prepare to handle high-moisture canola? How long can you store damp canola (>12.5% moisture)? How to reduce storage risk for high-moisture canola? How to add supplemental heat? How to estimate airflow rate (cfm/bu) through a bin?…