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Not really from a storage risk perspective. When canola is very dry, one risk is that seed could start to crack if handled aggressively.

If one in 10 plants has a blackleg rating of 2 or worse, this is a clear sign that the blackleg pathotypes in a

Leaving canola to ripen naturally can work well for straight combining and it saves the extra pass and cost of pre-harvest applications. But canola

Give your future seedbed a good start by managing residue this fall. Here’s how…

Check stems before and after swathing for clear signs of disease. If you see damage like that shown in this quiz, can you identify

The combination of swathing canola too early (low seed-colour change) and swathing during a stretch of hot weather can lead to rapid curing that

Some researchers found that long-term storage may decrease green seed count slightly, but farmers should not count on a significant improvement in storage –

With hot and dry conditions, a lot of canola is well below the 10% moisture considered “dry” by grading standards and often below the

Canola producers can lose up to five bushels or more per acre if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. Here are tips to measure combine

Canola binned hot, even if it has low moisture, low dockage and low green, should still be put on aeration. This will even out

Pod splitting or pod drop due to tissue damage from the heavy frost usually starts within a day after the frost event. If the

If whitened canola stems are peeling and have black spots under the peeled layer, the cause is likely verticillium. Seeing this? Please get it