bagging damp canola

**cchurch** · Oct 24, 2009, 23:12

Do not do this. It needs to be 10% or less.

**SASKFARMER3** · Oct 25, 2009, 07:29

As soon as the ground freezes we are going to take all canola snow or not and bag. Then start drying. One neighbor did lots last fall up to 15 and 10 weeks later moved we will be drying it in 20 days. Simply its worthless in spring and if it heats can still find a buyer for some of it. Desprite times mean desprite measures.

**icelander** · Oct 25, 2009, 08:45

Any idea on time frame before it starts to heat up. The bags are designed to create silage. I do not want oil running out of the bag.

**haveapulse** · Oct 25, 2009, 08:52

Howlong do we have in a bag at off the chart test? Anyone have any experience with this?

**Hopperbin** · Oct 25, 2009, 20:10

I believe you cannot bag canola generally, I inquired about it last year, it flows too easily and has a tendancy to easily burst the bag. Can be filled possibly using less bag stretch but may still have a problem while extracting as bursting the bag while extracting can also be a problem.

**mbratrud** · Oct 25, 2009, 23:10

I know lots of guys bagging Canola and some pretty tough. General thoughts are should be fine fow 6 - 8 weeks basicaly buy some time. You can poke a hole in the top of the bag to stick a tempeture probe in. patch with ducttape. If you use a knife make sure not to cut length ways on the bag but across. The Bag can split, a blunt object works as well. Anyone I know who is doing this have their own dryer, or has it sold to someone who will dry for them in November. I dont think I woud go over 14%. Much over that will start heating in only a few days.

**seabass** · Oct 26, 2009, 07:07

Few guys doing it around here also. 13 to 14% max. Its been 2 weeks and they haven't moved it yet.

**frustrated1** · Oct 26, 2009, 07:21

I'm sure I'm not the only one curious. Could you with bagged canola or neighbours that have some let the rest of us know how that turns out? Thanks.

**icelander** · Oct 26, 2009, 07:53

Thanks for the info, will let everyone know how it turns out.

bagging damp canola