Average canola yields

[wmoebis]

Run a test on your mach. then put same sample in an airtight bag and get them to test same sample. Compare results.
If both are doing test right it is hard to screw results.

[wmoebis]

Are you both doing test on clean or dirty sample? If one is on clean and one on dirty can screw results.

[Tandem007]

How long did the sample sit in the truck with heater on before you took to elevator.

Moisture testers are calibrated regularly and checked. Nit everyone is out to screw the farmer. If your samples are representative you've got nothing to worry about.

[farmaholic]

Our tester is about half a point higher than one of the terminals we checked ours against this fall. It was a nice surprise knowing our grain was half a point lower than we thought. Assuming their's was accurate. Also, many times we had slightly tough grain that the terminals turned a blind eye to.

If you have access to another tester, get it tested there for your piece of mind.

Be upfront with the buyer. Talk over your concern with the buyer and see what they will
tolerate if it is a wee bit tough. Nobody likes those kinds surprises.

[freewheat]

Hobby, 8 years ago it was not raining every where either.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes hop we are all that stupid. These new varieties have done shit all. It's just we have new areas that grow canola now and are getting rain. These newbys think f$&k it's so easy to grow. Wait grasshopper the canola boom is over.

[wmoebis]

If they use the 919 moisture meter, the right temp, weight and charts it is what it is.
Sometimes elev use the prot machine to do moisture but it may not be accurate. The 919 is the official tool.

I wasn't insinuating anyone was trying to screw (poor choice of words) anyone. Just proper procedures and how to check against sample and both machines accuracy.

[Hopalong]

Each farm is different and has to decide whether high priced seed is worth it, not on the basis of what profit supplier makes but on whether it makes our own operation more profitable.
Suspect similar discussion occurred during transition from horses to tractors.
Do not always like it it but a market driven economy beats alternatives for most of agriculture, not to say don't consider them but would approach with caution.

[Hamloc]

Canola yields were certainly driven by mother nature this year in our area yields very similar regardless of variety no home runs for sure. One thing the high price of canola seed did for me was to look at trying new to me crops. I grew yellow peas for only the second time and they turned out to be my most profitable crop. Unfortunately I think they are limited to 10 to 20 percent of my acerage as they seem to work best on the lightest land. Anyway my point is high canola seed prices will in the end force farmers to get creative in thier rotations and the greedy seed corps will I hope get to sell less seed.

[Hopalong]

Two different issues.
Generally believe government research people ahead of vested interest groups and individual growers. An argument in favor of grower check off or taxpayer funded research.
Other issue is variety development where some support farmer owned or controlled entities ahead of multi national corporations. These last may be the fairest in that users are free to pay whatever they feel the seed is worth. It is left to investors to decide on research funding.