In a panic

[Goodtime]

Canola testing 18 here.....better start pounding it off and drying it 3 hours a batch.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Had to bring a combine home today to prepare it for picking up snow flattened crops. Hadn't rained since evening before, sun was shining and wind blowing, so did most of a hopper of wheat. Much too tough to even test(moisture above limit), while unloading it stood nearly vertical in the hopper before shearing off in slabs. But went through the combine not bad. Decided we are not in that much of a panic yet. Those wet swollen kernels do yield much better than dry ones though...

[Misterjade9]

Wheat yesterday, couldn't test
Oats yesterday, 20-21%
Canola yesterday, standing, couldn't test, have none swathed but assume wouldn't be able to test swathed either.

[sumdumguy]

Do they own dryers. If not I’ll be looking for smoke also.

Wheat 20.7 here and canola 13.7 and up just now. No one is going

Did you see the radar this morning and showers until next Tuesday. Maybe tough Canola will keep in the bags?

[furrowtickler]

Did you see the radar this morning and showers until next Tuesday. Maybe tough Canola will keep in the bags?

The best place to store tough canola is in the seed pod . Leave it in the field till the weather straightens out ?

[furrowtickler]

The best place to store tough canola is in the seed pod . Leave it in the field till the weather straightens out ?

Sorry , unless it is reasonable and can be dried ASAP or moved to an elevator.
What’s manageable through a drier on farm , 14 ish ?
One local elevator is charging $.50/ bus 14 ish and under , $.22/bus 12 ish and under.
We only have 10 points to go from our test yesterday lol .
We will start when close to 12 ish and that’s going straight in to elevator. But that may be 10 days yet , hope not but that’s just the reality.

[blackpowder]

Today the plan is to start at 19 wht 14 canola.
That will change in few weeks.
Have @least 10 to 14 days grinding ahead when can.
This weather couldn't go if wanted to.

[fjlip]

Well every one of us now has to reluctantly admit CLIMATE DOES CHANGE. Went from smokey hot dry to total shit, Vancouver cloudy dreary humid. And it will be stuck here for weeks!

[Marusko]

Did you see the radar this morning and showers until next Tuesday. Maybe tough Canola will keep in the bags?

From experience, it does keep, if it goes in cold. Not sure what temperature would be too warm. Just watch though, if it's really tough and you can't get to it for a while into winter, the outside layer will freeze solid and you'll be chipping it apart to get it through the extractor.

Did a hand sample of wheat, 25. Canola still too green yet.

[macdon02]

From experience, it does keep, if it goes in cold. Not sure what temperature would be too warm. Just watch though, if it's really tough and you can't get to it for a while into winter, the outside layer will freeze solid and you'll be chipping it apart to get it through the extractor.

Did a hand sample of wheat, 25. Canola still too green yet.

Ground temp needs to be very close to freezing and it better be sealed with zero leaks to keep the oxygen out. Theory being the grain needs 02 for spoilage to happen. Seems if no holes you can rally push the threshold on moisture compared to a bin.