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Canola Harvest Rolls- Making Good Progress Despite Challenges From Mother Nature

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:50:23 CDT

Gene Neuens of Producers Cooperative Oil Mill gave us an overview of the current canola harvest on Thursday. Neuens says that currently there is a lot of canola on the ground already, either from being swathed or pushed over- waiting for the combine to come back and finish the harvest process. Many areas in Oklahoma were recently hit by hailstorms, especially the Kingfisher and Okarche areas, causing the canola fields there to have a lot of seed on the ground. However, Neuens says, farmers are still getting pretty good yields from those fields even though there is some loss from shatter.



Also, the recent storms and rain across the state has caused many canola fields to experience some regrowth in some areas. This is a problem that will need to be worked on and addressed, says Neuens.


Neuens predicts this year to average about 1,500 to 1,600 pounds during harvest, with most of the crop yet to be harvested this season. Many acres this harvest in southern Oklahoma have been lost either because of drought and weeds with farmers taking a loss for insurance purposes. Neuens says producers are pleased overall with the harvest season so far and canola is doing well in comparison to wheat.


Canola fields that are being used in rotation with wheat fields are making a difference as well. One example in Frederick, says Neuens, of a wheat field that had canola planted on it last year is making 25 bushels per acre of wheat this harvest, while adjacent ground that grew wheat both last year and this year has only produced 10 bushels per acre this year. This is just one more example of why producers are continuing to grow canola.


Canola harvest is currently underway from Hinton, Oklahoma, all the way up to Kiowa in southern Kansas.


Click on the LISTEN BAR below to hear Ron Hays and Gene Neuens discuss more on canola harvest that is now in full swing.


   


   

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