Harvest and Storage

More plants equal more consistent yield

Science Edition 2023—In general, seeding rates of 120 and 180 seeds per square metre, which achieve 56 and 80 plants per square metre (five to eight plants per square foot), respectively, provided higher and more stable canola yield relative to the seeding rate of 60 seeds per square metre. “Manipulating agronomic factors for optimum canola harvest timing,...
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Harvest and Storage

Manual versus auto adjust to reduce combine loss

Science Edition 2023—Both manual adjustments and auto-adjusting features can reduce harvest losses in canola. Auto-adjusting can respond to changing environmental conditions, but should still be calibrated and ground-truthed regularly to reduce losses and optimize yield. “Quantifying combine auto-adjusting capabilities in canola,” Charley Sprenger, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute SaskCanola, Western Grains Research Foundation Read the full report on...
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