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Hail Recovery – Canola
Farming Smarter Project
Timeline: 2015-2017
Project contact: Ken Coles
Collaborators: Rodney Werezuk & Ralph Lange, InnoTech Alberta
Abstract
For producers, there are few things as devastating as a hail storm. Farmers want to make decisions about how to managed a hailed crop based on real evidence. To date, there is limited information on what to do. This study aims to provide information to assist in the decision making.
Objective
To study effect on yield of various rates of hail damage at various stages in crop growth
Method
Treatments:
- 3 leaf, 25% damage
- 3 leaf, 50% damage
- 3 leaf, 75% damage
- 3 leaf, 100% damage
- First flower visible (FFV), 25% damage
- First flower visible (FFV), 50% damage
- First flower visible (FFV), 75% damage
- First flower visible (FFV), 100% damage
- 7 Days after flowering (DAF), 25% damage
- 7 Days after flowering (DAF), 50% damage
- 7 Days after flowering (DAF), 75% damage
- 7 Days after flowering (DAF), 100% damage
- 14 Days after flowering (DAF), 25%
- 14 Days after flowering (DAF), 50%
- 14 Days after flowering (DAF), 75%
- 14 Days after flowering (DAF), 100%
- 21 Days after flowering (DAF), 25%
- 21 Days after flowering (DAF), 50%
- 21 Days after flowering (DAF), 75%
- 21 Days after flowering (DAF), 100%
- Check
Results
Recommendations
Media
DIY hail, Top Crop Manager March 2016
Hail simulations give crops a beating, Western Producer July 2015