Canary seed

[franklin]

Cleaned some canary seed today. My skin is on fire. If you ever have to do this, even if outside, I would strongly suggest you use a decent full-face respirator. I was using dust mask / ear defenders / face-fitted goggles and it wasnt doing the trick. Now it looks as if someone has sanded me all over.

Although if you have greasy skin I imagine the stuff is great.

 

[Fish]

Cleaned some canary seed today. My skin is on fire. If you ever have to do this, even if outside, I would strongly suggest you use a decent full-face respirator. I was using dust mask / ear defenders / face-fitted goggles and it wasnt doing the trick. Now it looks as if someone has sanded me all over.

Although if you have greasy skin I imagine the stuff is great.

Thanks for the heads up static, still got to put mine over the cleaner, but they can't possibly worse than naked oats.

 

[franklin]

Shoved ours back through the combine. Decent throughput. Never done naked oats, but I would say cleaning canary seed was worse than the time when I failed to put the slider in the conveyor and got a pile of barley tipped on my head in 35 degree heat.

 

[warksfarmer]

It’s horrible stuff. Got a tonne here if anybody wants some.

 

[franklin]

My eyes are still gummy. The corners of my eyes have actually split a bit. Not nice.

 

[franklin]

Can safely say no-one here will be sad that we never grow it again.

 

[Timbo1080]

Can safely say no-one here will be sad that we never grow it again.

I haven’t finished cleaning the last of the Canary Seed out of the dryer.....just can’t bring myself to go near the bloody stuff again....Will have to do it when I’m in an extremely bad mood already, so as not to ruin my day. Hateful stuff.

 

[ZXR17]

I wish you guys had started your replies to my original question with your last few posts. The seed has just arrived so no backing out of it now. On a positive note I don't have a cleaner so won't have that problem.

 

[R.B.H]

Shoved ours back through the combine. Decent throughput. Never done naked oats, but I would say cleaning canary seed was worse than the time when I failed to put the slider in the conveyor and got a pile of barley tipped on my head in 35 degree heat.

How do you get it back in the combine to clean it? Did you just cut the heads when you combined it? Uncle would like to know if you don't mind.

Shovelled ours out of a silo and still itched the day after even after having a wash. Won't be growing it again this year as our land was to light for it.

 

[franklin]

Dad and brother built a plate that fits on the combine elevator. It has a little scoop opening. Back trailer up to it and tip in. We got about 30t/hr through it. Annoyingly, once through the combine did not clean it enough, so has had to be sent for cleaning. Can take photo if you want.

I wish you guys had started your replies to my original question with your last few posts. The seed has just arrived so no backing out of it now. On a positive note I don't have a cleaner so won't have that problem.

I hear the contract spec for admix has changed for this year. We simply cannot get a clean enough sample, and twice through a combine should be adequate to clean any crop.

 

[R.B.H]

Dad and brother built a plate that fits on the combine elevator. It has a little scoop opening. Back trailer up to it and tip in. We got about 30t/hr through it. Annoyingly, once through the combine did not clean it enough, so has had to be sent for cleaning. Can take photo if you want.



I hear the contract spec for admix has changed for this year. We simply cannot get a clean enough sample, and twice through a combine should be adequate to clean any crop.

If you could get a picture that would be great

Regards admix ours was around 6 % admix with a dresser we got it down to 1.2 %. So if they have altered the spec that should help cutting it as found it was a compromise of threshing the heads or skinning the seed.

 

[Fish]

Loaded ours today, and yes the dust is abit grim, but not a patch on naked oat, those things are just the work of the devil.

 

[ZXR17]

What was the yield @Fish ?

 

[Fish]

What was the yield @Fish ?

No sure as I haven't got the weight back yet, but I guess about 1.8 Ha

 

[Flat 10]

What was the yield @Fish ?

How's it looking then @ZXR17 ? When do you think you might dessicate?

 

[warksfarmer]

Got a tonne of canary seed available if anybody wants it.

 

[ZXR17]

Its looking ok considering that it has had virtually no rain on it but a bit thin.
I was going to ask regarding dessication timing. A lot of the seed heads have turned brown but there are still a lot that are still half green. What are the thoughts on timing as it isn't very clear on the news bulletins?

 

[Phil P]

Its looking ok considering that it has had virtually no rain on it but a bit thin.
I was going to ask regarding dessication timing. A lot of the seed heads have turned brown but there are still a lot that are still half green. What are the thoughts on timing as it isn't very clear on the news bulletins?

In a similar situation myself, I’m honestly contemplating letting it ripen on its own rather than dedicating it. It seems to have died off a little early anyway with this hot weather, I may just leave it, don’t know what anyone else thinks?
If there’s still some green I’m guessing it’s still feeding the seed and it needs all the feeding it can get.
I tested some of the heads last week and it was 20% so not to far off now anyway.

 

[Phil P]

Its looking ok considering that it has had virtually no rain on it but a bit thin.
I was going to ask regarding dessication timing. A lot of the seed heads have turned brown but there are still a lot that are still half green. What are the thoughts on timing as it isn't very clear on the news bulletins?

In a similar situation myself, I’m honestly contemplating letting it ripen on its own rather than dedicating it. It seems to have died off a little early anyway with this hot weather, I may just leave it, don’t know what anyone else thinks?
If there’s still some green I’m guessing it’s still feeding the seed and it needs all the feeding it can get.
I tested some of the heads last week and it was 20% so not to far off now anyway.

 

[Phil P]

Don’t know why that posted twice, dodgy internet connection possibly