< Canolawatch.com > great source of information from Canada. How much is transferrable to our operation is a question at this point, but it's someplace to start.
Market: 8/15/18--Near term looks bearish. Soy prices are dropping, and there is a good canola crop in US and Canada. Price recovery will probably not happen until January or beyond.
Harvest prep: Three dry down products are diquat, saflufenacil, and glyphosate. Diquat stops development nearly immediately. With diquat, the crop needs to be 90% brown seed on the entire plant, --main stem and branches. Saflufenacil can be applied a little earlier with the crop at 75% brown seed on the main stem. Glyphosate offers the earliest application with plants at 30% moisture. The product is good for variable maturity in a non roundup tolerant crop.
Storage: To store long term have clean canola (not weedy) that tests at 8% moisture or lower, (preferable 5-6%). Can cut and store clean canola, with aeration, to ~12%, but need to watch carefully for hot spots. Clean canola at 8% can be store in non-aerated bin without much worry (check bin on regular basis). If canola measures 8%, but there are high moisture spots that is part of the harvested crop, consider rotating bins to redistribute material.
Delivery: Have some kind of contract on file with Viterra indicating approximate quantity so space is saved at the plant for harvest delivery. Harvested weedy canola needs to be delivered directly to theWarden plant for immediate cleaning and crushing (call prior to cutting or delivering product to Warden plant).
