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Seeding 96% Complete Across Prairies

According to G-3 Canada, seeding progress across the prairies is at 96 per cent complete.
 
Weather and Crop Specialist Bruce Burnett says the rainy weather caused some delays.
 
He says for the most part, the areas farthest behind were quite dry.
 
"We're now into finishing off the later seeded crops, oats, barley and those types as well as receiving those canola crops hurt by the frost earlier this month."
 
Source : Discoverestevan

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Seed Storage: Protecting Quality from Harvest to Planting

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Protecting seed quality starts in the field and continues through storage until planting — that was the focus of the Spud Smart–NAPSO webinar with Leroy Salazar, Amanda Wakasugi and Bill Crowder. Speakers stressed that vine kill timing, harvest conditions (soil moisture, pulp temperature), and minimizing mechanical damage set the stage for successful storage; modern buildings, calibrated sensors, VFD-controlled airflow,

rapid field-heat removal, and tight temperature uniformity then preserve seed quality. Ongoing monitoring for hot spots, condensation and early issues, plus sanitation and variety-specific handling, keep losses low and seed viable for shipping or cutting.