Tough canola

[Oliver88]

This topic will be reoccurring all winter I'm thinking.

One positive with canola is that it flows out of the truck decent at 2x the dry mark unlike wheat which will be a challenge to flow.

[Ache4Acres]

Interesting chart 101

I guess that means that right now at 8C and 90% Humdity i am actually not drying my canola but adding moisture?

I have always felt that the drying front in a bin is at 100% moisture and turning off any fans except in a heavy rain is counter productive. Need to keep that moisture layer on the move.

[farming101]

If RH is 90% 24 hours a day it is doubtful any drying will take place with unheated air. There must be some part of the day with lower RH for natural air to work. A little supplemental heat can keep the process going, but need to keep air flow rates up.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Last year I binned most of my canola at 13% or more mostly in 4000 bu with 3 or 5 hp fans and temp cables. It went in cold, and I kept running them everytime the weather was cold until they were -20 from top to bottom, then monitored till spring. Stored fine that way till May and even until June.

10% or slightly worse without air, I eventually had to turn.

18+ on air had to be turned regularly, partial bins only, and made quite a mess, but worked.
18+ without air, cannot be turned often enough, any quantity no matter how small or thin will heat in the middle of winter.


Just binned some more 16% with the intention that there will be better stuff to put on top.

[iceman]

Icy...some people around here have sacrificed their financial well being along with mental and physical health for their insatiable ego.

So much for so little....

Well put.

Iceman out

[hobbyfrmr]

We are about to find out the limits of tough grain after this year.

People bagging canola at 16 to 12 with intentions of running it though a dryer which isn't setup yet & or a crusher taking it within a few weeks. Or a 42000 bus bins at 12% with one 10hp low speed fan.

As the Mike Tyson once said "Everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face"

The road to Ritchie Bros was paved with good intentions.

The prairies "Highway of tears"

Iceman out

Lol!! Thats funny. Cruel as hell , but funny .

[SASKFARMER3]

Shit going into bins at high moisture and put on aeration at this time of year i have one piece of advise.

Buy a track hoe and a big tire and learn to swing the hoe against the bin to get the grain out.

It will cake it will make a moisture top it is down right awful.

We even have such issues in the wet bin drying a day after harvest. Every two days the wet bin has to be taken to zero grain and cleaned before you start up again.

[SASKFARMER]

We also clean our wet bin every three days! Today's job all those who think aeration will work come and help! It's clean and safe but leaving till Monday would of been real bad. Cake and lumps still have to get out of The bottom!