New Study On Canola Storage Shows Surprising Results

May 08, 2017

In what could be called a surprising but pleasant result, two recent studies showed farmers shouldn't move canola that's stored in a bin.

The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute conducted two studies, one in 2014 and one in 2016 that came to that conclusion according to Dr. Joy Agnew, the lead researcher.

"We started the study in 2014 after a bumper crop, and transportation issues, and massive amounts of canola that were still being stored on farm," she said. "We got a lot of phone calls from producers saying, 'How to I manage this for spring and summer storage? Do I manage it differently than over the winter?'"

"We looked at leaving it alone, turning the bin, so pulling some of the grain out and putting it back on the top, which essentially stirs it up a little bit, and aerating it to even out the temperature profile, just to see which one worked best," she said. "In both years, with all conditions of canola we looked at, leaving it alone was the best. It resulted in the most stable conditions throughout the summer months."

Source : Portageonline

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