Understanding different fan types, and the difference between moving air versus moving water, will help you keep those ever-larger bins of canola in top condition
Clubroot specialists across the Prairies are sharing how to slow the disease’s spread, and how to keep it down when it does arrive
Some growers grappling with a late harvest and high-moisture crops in 2016 added supplemental heaters to their aeration fans. This grower’s experience may inspire an upgrade to aeration setups for 2017
Soil-health advocates like Jocelyn Velestuk look forward to new technology to help make better decisions to improve both soil health and whole-farm profitability
Everything goes along smoothly for decades, and the same old fertilizer combo produces the same old predicable results. Then soil levels for a particular nutrient dip below the critical threshold and plants grow funny and yields go askew. It happens
New research and grower experiences are answering important questions about straight combining canola in Western Canada. Comfort with the practice rises as more growers explore where and when it might work and how to improve results
Potential benefits include genetic resistance to sclerotinia and clubroot
We don’t want to see a step backward in reduced-tillage practices. So how can canola growers improve seed survival and crop uniformity in challenging residue situations?
When canola swaths are cured and dry, combines put a lot more canola in the tank and a lot less on the ground
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