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There’s still a place for swathing in canola operations

If you didn’t plant a shatter-tolerant variety, you’re going to have to swath. But swathing can play a crucial role in other cases as well

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Straight cutting is no longer merely an option for harvesting canola — it’s become “the” harvest option. In many cases, the one-pass alternative has replaced swathing completely. “The decision to straight cut canola has been increasingly made for farmers in the past eight years,” says Dane Froese, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. “The advent of […] Read more
Should you convert some farm acres to straight cut?
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Should you convert some farm acres to straight cut?

Q & A with an expert

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Q: Is straight cutting canola a good fit for my farm? A: Recently, there has been more discussion around straight cutting and harvest management of canola. New advancements in genetics that increase the integrity of the pod and greater focus on selecting hybrids that have characteristics that make them more suitable to a straight cut […] Read more
This photo compares two 
Invigor varieties in the fall of 2018, L233P and L230. You can see some pod shatter.
Canola, Columns, Crops

The straight up on straight cut canola

Lessons learned after straight cutting canola on an Alberta farm for six growing seasons

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Since 2013 we have exclusively straight cut canola on our farm and we’ve learned a lot along the way. Some years the “straw” came out of the back of the combine looking more like silage and we learned that if the soil moisture profile was still full at the end of August we should desiccate […] Read more
Straight cutting canola for the first time?
Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Straight cutting canola for the first time?

Q & A with Nutrien Ag Solutions

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Q: What should I know before I try straight cutting canola? A: Many growers have successfully adopted this practice and it’s a viable alternative to swathing and combining. As a standing canola crop reaches maturity the risk of pod shatter and/or pod drop is a key impediment to straight cutting. However, the introduction of varieties […] Read more
Dry down before straight cutting canola
Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Dry down before straight cutting canola

Agronomy tips... from the field

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Straight-cutting your shatter-resistant canola variety this season? Timing is of the essence, and you need your field to be ready for harvest. That’s why you may want to consider using a true desiccant for more precise control over your harvest timing. However, if controlling perennial weeds is a big concern — or you have a […] Read more
ripe canola at sunset, Glen Nicoll
Canola, Crops

Canola: Straight cut versus swathed

New shatter-resistant canola varieties have a straight cutting edge

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After 20 years of straight cutting canola on his central Alberta farm Wilson Lovell doesn’t even own a swather anymore, although he admits waiting for the crop to ripen is hard on his finger nails. He’s evaluated the two harvest options closely, and Lovell is convinced there is risk of a 10 to 30 per […] Read more

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