Limiting damage to seed can help canola growers increase yield

By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Assistant Editor
Mar 3, 2017
Mar 3, 2017 Updated Mar 3, 2017

maestro — Though canola is traditionally seeded with an air seeder or a grain drill, Horsch conducted tests in Langdon, ND, in 2016 seeding canola with their Maestro SW planter.

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By RYAN CROSSINGHAM, Assistant Editor

Though canola is traditionally seeded with an air seeder or a grain drill, Horsch conducted tests in Langdon, ND, in 2016 seeding canola with their Maestro SW planter.

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