Overview

Oilseed harvested with ordinary grain equipment.

Uses after harvest

Canola oil, animal feed and sale.

Detailed procedures

For each operation, follow the linked procedure pages below: soil preparation, seeding/planting, fertilising, weed control, rolling and harvesting. Equipment names in this article link to their individual operation pages.

Procedure

1. Open field information: apply lime only if required; plough only if the field says it is required.
2. Prepare the seedbed with a cultivator/disc/direct-drill route.
3. Fill the seeder with seed, select this crop and sow inside the planting window shown in the infobox.
4. Roll the freshly sown field if you want the optional 2.5% rolling bonus.
5. Apply the first fertiliser stage; after the crop advances at least one growth stage, apply the second stage.
6. Remove small weeds early with a weeder; use a hoe or herbicide if they become too large/row conditions require it.
7. When harvest-ready, fit a grain header to a combine, unfold/lower/activate it and harvest parallel passes.
8. Unload the combine into a trailer before the grain tank becomes a bottleneck, then store/sell/process the crop.

Equipment & tools

Open an equipment page for what the machine does, how to set it up and how to operate it.

Detailed procedure guides

Practical tips

• Place a beehive within range for the pollination bonus.

Research notes