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North Dakota | I think storage depends on a lot of factors.
1. Some dry matter with seed is good for storage. But if you have green material mixed in that is a problem.
2. Geographic area where storing matters as well. I run fans just after putting in bins while it goes through its sweat period. Then I run fans again later when below freezing to condition it for winter.
3. Size of storage bins. I like to keep canola in 4,000 bushel bins or less. Hard to adequately push air through large storage bins with large diameters. Tend to get areas that don’t get aerated as well to even out temp and moisture.
4. I check and probe bins twice a month. If I open a bin lid in the winter and notice frost on inside of bin roof I feel a knot in my stomach and start fans in below freezing temps until frost is gone.
5. If you notice a problem like heating it is already too late. What appears on top is 10 times worse in the middle. I have never had a problem in all these years just going by what others have told me they have encountered.
6. I don’t harvest canola over 10.5 moisture. Don’t care what anyone else does but “drying” canola in a bin past September is a fools chase in North Dakota. Your chance of pumping in moisture is greater than getting rid of it. Just my $.02.
For what it is worth these are some of my observations after raising and storing canola since 1996. | |
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