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[Herc]

Will be looking for a pea auger to mount next year. My goodness what a pain to swath canola here this year. Don’t know anyone with new massey’s here, but guys with honeybees and older massey’s gave up, gonna straightcut it and hope the pea augers pull it in.

Can’t see it getting any better than a macdon but don’t see any reason to go away from them either. Guess I’ll never know what kinda gem new massey’s are....

[furrowtickler]

Will be looking for a pea auger to mount next year. My goodness what a pain to swath canola here this year. Don’t know anyone with new massey’s here, but guys with honeybees and older massey’s gave up, gonna straightcut it and hope the pea augers pull it in.

Can’t see it getting any better than a macdon but don’t see any reason to go away from them either. Guess I’ll never know what kinda gem new massey’s are....

Mac Dons are a proven leader , have been for years . Like anything , if it works for you keep using it 👍.
I have tried both , both are good 👍

[Hamloc]

Yup there is straight cut varieties here
We have some
And yes spraying can be a crap shoot as to it working on time here before snow flys
But we live in an area where complete dry down can take too long without spraying
I won’t run through with sprayer this time of year if not needed .
Personally I would rather swath late with those varieties than spend money spraying .
But that’s just us , every one has their own idea on what works best
We will leave a field or two to straight cut that are nice and even .
Also found that we can’t store straight cut canola very long . Alway seems to be some hot spots in bins . I’d rather not be worried about that all winter . Some straight cut er all and it works for them good 👍.
We will have over half straight cut varieties from now on to give us the option of later swathing and or straight cutting . Some new varieties look very promising. The 345 in this area looks not so good so variety selection is going to be paramount.
233P has worked well , it has the highest rating for pod shatter but can also be very tough to thrash in damp conditions.
So in short lol , many ways to skin a cat I guess

Furrow I notice you mention very few clubroot varieties, not popular or not necessary in your neck of the woods? That is all I grow. I did not try 345 this year but my neighbour did, grew a very heavy stand on pea stubble but it doesn’t appear to stand any better than the 234 right next to it. I grew 234 and 255 last year, 255 stands much better. This year 255 and 1 field Brevant M10 if my memory works. As for swathing or straight cutting, much prefer straight cutting if I can goes through the combine so much better imo. If you grow RR varieties swathing is mandatory imo.

[furrowtickler]

Furrow I notice you mention very few clubroot varieties, not popular or not necessary in your neck of the woods? That is all I grow. I did not try 345 this year but my neighbour did, grew a very heavy stand on pea stubble but it doesn’t appear to stand any better than the 234 right next to it. I grew 234 and 255 last year, 255 stands much better. This year 255 and 1 field Brevant M10 if my memory works. As for swathing or straight cutting, much prefer straight cutting if I can goes through the combine so much better imo. If you grow RR varieties swathing is mandatory imo.

Every variety is clubroot that we grow , maybe your not up on other brands varieties.

[furrowtickler]

Bayer / BASF not the only game in town on liberty anymore...... Not by a long shot

[jazz]

We had a gusty 70+ kmh wind here yesterday. The $250k swathers might be sitting on the lots for a while yet.

Just about everyone here has made the committment to straight cut come hell or high water. Chem assisted of course.

[fjlip]

The majority seem to be straight cutting all crops including canola. Major shift in harvest in this cool wet area.

[Guest]

Bayer / BASF not the only game in town on liberty anymore...... Not by a long shot

actually , they have fallen behind big time , nearly out of the game

[furrowtickler]

The majority seem to be straight cutting all crops including canola. Major shift in harvest in this cool wet area.

I wish them good luck and their crops mature before the snow hits
Some Guys that were dead set in straight cutting here and north the past two years literally destroyed their combines trying to straight cut dead ripe canola 4-6 in off the wet muddy ground .
Everything in moderation, it applies to everything in life

[Hamloc]

Every variety is clubroot that we grow , maybe your not up on other brands varieties.

Furrow I certainly am an invigor fan, 233P is pod shatter resistant but not clubroot according to BASF website. The Brevant variety I mentioned is a non invigor liberty link variety. As far as Dekalb, Canterra, Pioneer you would certainly be correct that I pay little attention to their varieties.

[furrowtickler]

Furrow I certainly am an invigor fan, 233P is pod shatter resistant but not clubroot according to BASF website. The Brevant variety I mentioned is a non invigor liberty link variety. As far as Dekalb, Canterra, Pioneer you would certainly be correct that I pay little attention to their varieties.

233 definitely a good variety 👍
But should not be grown here
Clubroot varieties should be extremely considered here .

[Hamloc]

actually , they have fallen behind big time , nearly out of the game

You have me curious now, what company has the best canola now in your opinion? What variety?