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What plant population do you target for canola with a drill and also a planter

Looking for seed count since all other crops I seed are by seed count

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280k to 300k with planter. That typically results in 5-6 live plants/square foot at harvest. We see low seed mortality with the planter plac...

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Verified FBN Member (AB, CAN)

We have found we get same survival with our seedmaster drill as we did with our planter previously. We usually targeted 225,000-250,000 seed...

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Verified FBN Member (SK, CAN)

************** at 200,000-225,000 seeds per acre

2 to 2.2 lbs per acre

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Verified FBN Member (AB, CAN)

Seen one in action this last spring, pretty slick unit other than price.


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I plant with planter 2.9 to 3 lbsa acre


Verified FBN Member (AB, CAN)

6 plant per square foot.

Using lbs per acre can be +/- 25 % I’ve saved $16 an acre and had the same population using different seed varieti...

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Verified FBN Member (SK, CAN)

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4.5-8 plants per square foot. Check out the canola encyclopedia by the canola council to see results from studies. Canolacouncil.org


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Seedmaster with canola meters, 5 live plants per sq ft, so can range depending on seed size (tsw). 2-3.5 lbs/ac.

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Verified FBN Member (AB, CAN)

Use a deere 1895 drill and go 3.5-4lbs an acre


Verified FBN Member (MN)

Friend uses a drill... depends on variety but 4.5-5lbs an acre

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