About 20 per cent of the Saskatchewan crop remains to be combined, but every field is different. Some are snow covered while others have no snow, but are very wet. There have been plenty of discussions locally (at elevators and coffee shops) and on social media (Twitter, Facebook) about what to do---if and when conditions improve. The Canola Council of Canada's agronomy specialist for east-central Saskatchewan, Warren Ward says many topics are being discussed. "At what moisture would they be willing to combine and what are some of the different management strategies they would use once they had harvested some of those tough crops. Everyone is going to have a different perspective and different equipment available to them, but I think having someone else to bounce those ideas off of is always a learning experience people can benefit from." Ward says a small area of standing canola in his region was combined prior to the latest rain this past weekend. (Oct 15-16) "I did hear the odd report of somebody trying or thinking of trying some standing canola that was anywhere between 11 and 12 per cent moisture content. At this stage in the game at those moisture contents, I think that if a person is able to get at it, they would be probably be taking it off of the field." Ward adds that growers harvesting at a high moisture content should have a management plan for the canola after it goes in the bin. Source - http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca