Canary Seed News from the Field 2022

August

Harvest has begun and crops are coming in nice and dry with low levels of Admix.

July

Crops are turning in the field and thoughts are turning to desiccation. If the weather holds combining of canary seed should begin mid-August.

Please note that for desiccation Round-up products are on EAMU for canary seed. Desiccation rules are the same as for Wheat in that seed should be beige, less than 30% moisture content and hold a thumb nail indent.

The crop in the picture below is ready for desiccation.

June

The canary seed has really taken off in June. Ear emergence is fully out, with crops flowering. Crops are not overly tall this year but the crop still has time to put on height.

Some mildew has been seen coming into crop towards the end of June. Cyflamid is on EAMU if it starts coming up the leaf canopy.

Flowering crops are showing good size ears at around 3cm long.

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May

Canary seed is at varying stage depending on weather and drill date. With other spring crops there are variable germination in places where rain did not come until the end of May, but the crop seems quite tolerant of dry conditions.

Crops that got up and away are well into stem extension and the first ears are emerging.

Remember a PGR and herbicide must be on generally by GS33 and canary seed can jump growth stages.

April

Canary seed drilling is now complete as we head towards the end of April. There is still moisture in the soil, but as the soils continue to dry out hopefully plants can get established before the soil moisture goes further down the soil profile. For fertiliser a maximum of 60kg/ha N for soil SNS 0 applied either to seedbed or when rows are visible is all that is needed.