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    Never Understand Canola

    Combined on about a 24deg day. Binned at just over 20deg, 5% moisture, zero green count. Small bin.

    One week later cables are reading 28deg. WTF. Moving it in the dark tonight.

    #2
    Really only reason I grow canola is rotation and weed control, not a 50 bushel guy.

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      #3
      Canola sweats..
      We run fans minimum 3 days in each bin after..
      Then check Temps weekly..
      Make sure under 20c...

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        #4
        Usually after 3 weeks in the swath canola quits sweating making it safer to bin. We also try to cool are bins down to 15 degrees as soon as possible and then will turn fans on later in the season to freeze depending on what moisture it was taken off at. All bins are monitored with bin sense.

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          #5
          Worst thing about straight cutting is that tiny teeny 50 ft greenish patch that's not worth going around in the middle of the field. OK now everybody fess up!!!!!!

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            #6
            Originally posted by Partners View Post
            Canola sweats..
            On a year like this with practically worst drought in recent memory, canola coming off at half the usual moisture, low oil, standing ripe for nearly a month and rises 8 degs after a week in the bin?

            Seems a little out there. I might have expected a couple degree rise.

            But only been growing it for 10 yrs or so. Guess I havent seen everything.

            My neighbors are all bagging this stuff and walking away.

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              #7
              Originally posted by jazz View Post
              On a year like this with practically worst drought in recent memory, canola coming off at half the usual moisture, low oil, standing ripe for nearly a month and rises 8 degs after a week in the bin?

              Seems a little out there. I might have expected a couple degree rise.

              But only been growing it for 10 yrs or so. Guess I havent seen everything.

              My neighbors are all bagging this stuff and walking away.
              Jazz quick question, in your first post you say you combined on a 24* day and binned 20* canola, I usually find my grain is warmer than the daily temperature, is this correct?

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                #8
                Was changing batteries on the binsense other day, stuck my head over the 7% canola bin opening with fan on. Surprised me how steamy the air was for late afternoon. Ran it for 3 days, will run it again overnight in about a week. Then again in a month or so to cool it down to below 4c. Binned some 19% Durum, ran fan for 12days, pulled 45t. Checked multiple time 11% moisture. Alot cheaper than running a grain dryer. Cost estimate 10k bushels, 8kw 10hp fan, 12c kwh, about $1/h X 280hr = $280. 3 cents a Bushel cost plus some wear and tear on the fan.
                Last edited by biglentil; Sep 18, 2021, 09:16.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Hamloc View Post
                  Jazz quick question, in your first post you say you combined on a 24* day and binned 20* canola, I usually find my grain is warmer than the daily temperature, is this correct?
                  Was wondering same thing , usually grain it 2-4 deg warmer than air temp .
                  But who knows this year has had lots of strange things .

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                    #10
                    We were combining lentils on a plus 30 degree day. The grain was 40C.

                    Even the coldest days the grain is hotter than air temperature.

                    Even alittle green plant material can create problems.

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