Time To Think About Drying Herbs

As late summer advances and autumn appears on the horizon, gardeners who have grown herbs will have lots of large plants from which to harvest material for drying. As herbs are best picked before they flower, since that is when there is the highest oil content in the leaves, plants from which material has been

Monitoring Key To Safe Grain Storage

“If you had a bucketful of money, you’d be out checking on it every day” – DAVE CROMPTON, OPI SYSTEMS PRESIDENT It’s often been said that grain in the bin is like money in the bank. But that old analogy may not be a good one. Grain in storage is much less secure, even in


Insect Control In Canola — Without Malathion

Insects in stored canola will not feed on sound, healthy seeds. However, moisture-loving fungus feeders such as foreign grain beetles, psocids and mites may be found in canola if it’s in poor condition. Primary stored product insects such as rusty grain beetle, red flour beetle and saw-toothed grain beetle can occasionally be found in stored

Higher oil content and wet harvest increases heating risk

“The warmer it (canola) is the drier it needs to be to stay stable. It’s that combination of temperature and moisture that’s important.” – DERWYN HAMMOND Ed Rempel makes no apologies for his penchant for storing his canola crop dry. “When it comes to growing canola being paranoid means being profitable,” he said in an