Lodging is when plants fall over, making them more difficult to harvest. Key plant characteristics that affect lodging risk are the strength of the stem and anchorage, canopy height and canopy weight. Length and stiffness of the tap root is an important characteristic determining anchorage strength…
Harvest and Storage
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What is the goal with a pre-harvest application? This article discusses tips and solutions for weed control versus desiccation. If the problem is uneven fields, swathing is the best choice…
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This article provides brief explanations and links to answer these questions: Will the crop need a pre-harvest aid? What to look for with a pre-harvest disease survey? How to get bins ready for canola? How to prepare the combine for straight cutting? What tools are needed to measure losses?…
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Growers and agronomists can use the Keep it Clean Spray to Swath Interval Calculator at spraytoswath.ca to plan pre-harvest spraying…
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Still have tough canola in the bin? Warm air has good capacity to dry. For example, at 22°C and 60% relative humidity, canola will trend towards just below 8% moisture content with natural air drying. Therefore, these warm days are ideal for natural air drying…