Top Crop Manager: Grain storage expert shares research on canola storage and aeration strategies

Every few years, the snow comes early, and growers are left to harvest their canola, corn or soybeans in the snow or after the snow melts. In fact, it’s not unusual to see a drop in temperature from 10 C to –10 C in one week in the fall on the Prairies. This leaves two options for growers: heated-air drying or leaving the crop in the field.

This is what Fuji Jian, associate professor at the University of Manitoba, presented in the opening session of Top Crop Manager’s virtual In the Bin: Grain Storage Seminar in early July. With a strong research background in post-harvest grain quality, grain physical properties, grain drying and aeration, grain handling, sensor development and more, Jian shared the results from four studies to provide clarity on canola storage and aeration strategies.

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