Green Canola

[Wheatking]

I was wondering if anyone else is having green seed issues in their canola, specifically Dekalb 75-54. I grew 300 acres of the stuff and now I have 14% green in it. I grew 1300 acres of other varieties and it is all <1%. It was seeded right in the middle of all the other varieties and swathed at 60-80% seed colour change a week before the frost. I am just wondering if it is an agronomic issue or varietal.

Has anyone had any luck with getting some compensation back from Dekalb, or is it buyer beware.

[furrowtickler]

Green seed was a huge issue in the NW as well - mainly the variety.
There were other varieties swathed just before the frost that were fine in this area .

[Hopperbin]

Although it could be a swathing early problem on some farms like you said you had good seed color change and different varieties. 15 percent is way high. I swathed my dupont d31 53 pretty much just before the frosts on the greener side but not excessive as wheather was colder. Let it lay 2 to close to three weeks on account of doing wheat. No green. Normally I would have let it stand longer. So dont know if swathing early before frost worked or not. Just did it on past experience. Yeield was 40 to 28 very variable. That said one field to the next on your farm likely exp the same thing so hard to compare varieties unless on a test strip in same field. Even then there was a lot of variation from one swath to the next or one side to the other.

[Hopperbin]

Just saying I had 65 bushel peas one qaurter mile over was 40. Same with canola. So just have to take that into account this year. Maybe your land is all perfect.

[hobbyfrmr]

So....then...from what I can gather, your neighbour Klause out yielded you in every way shape and form. That's why you hammer on him on AV?

[Hopperbin]

Pardon. Talking green canola.

[Klause]

Fair is fair.

Hopper's canola was better than ours. Way better. Function of timing, missing hail, and fertility (we never top dressed our canola as it was a lost cause by then)

Our best did 32 (straight cut). Average is 12. Our worst did 5.

Wheat and peas... well... yeah um Hopper didn't get close. LOL

BTW, Hopper, that field you had across from the big blue shop... You lost a good 7 - 10 bu to sclerotinia... I walked that field it was scary. I think you should consider spraying next year.

[Hopperbin]

Klause hobby wants to sit down make popcorn and watch the show. Not interested today.

[Klause]

I know I'm bored. Lol.

Lemme know if you want some help over there hauling grain or whatever

[Hopperbin]

We need a trackhoe. Now that would be fun.

[Klause]

We do. But there's a complication on the south end

[Wheatking]

To bring this thread back on topic. What have others done in a situation such as this when it is without question a varietal issue. The elevators can all pick out the variety just by green seed alone, where 74-54 has significantly more than any other variety in this area at least.

Any luck getting compensation, or does one have to go to a lawyer. With the price of seed I would hope they would do due diligence and ensure that there are no quality issues associated with the new variety. We all want higher yeild and with the pressure these companies are under perhaps they push out the new and best too soon.

[hobbyfrmr]

Agree with hopper bin i was just busting bones. I digress. Green canola.
There should be a website where farmers can contribute their warning of too high green count varieties.
If a farmer already has to pay $ 10 / pound for seed, why lose tens of thosands of dollars on a piece of shit variety in a fancy printed bag.

[Hopperbin]

Its ok hobby. No biggy. But yes I grew one of those bad new varieties a few years ago. Probably out 300 thousand plus headache upon headache. Nothing for help but variety is now gone. Nice that we paid for that variety some young shits need to get paid its how the world works. Hope someone gets fired for this shit.

[tstep]

Grew dekalb this year, can't remember number, but will not be growing dekalb ever again. Green Green Green