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Canola seeds sprouting in pods is called “precocious germination”. It can occur with heat stress, re-wetting of pods and aster yellows…
Harvest and Storage
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With the milder winter temperatures, canola in storage might not be as stable as it usually is in mid-winter. This would be a good time to check each bin for potential spoilage…
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We’ve heard of some canola bins “heating” up over the past couple of weeks. If canola growers have time, they may see benefit in cycling canola out of one bin and into another to even out the temperature and check for hot spots… -
All canola should be conditioned immediately after combining to cool it down, even out the temperature throughout the bin and remove any moisture released through natural seed respiration that occurs in the first hours to weeks after harvest…
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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…
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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?… -
This article explains how to measure losses, and then how to set the combine to reduce losses…
