Oklahoma has had a bit of a weed and rye issue in some of its wheat fields across the state lately, says Dr. Ron Sholar of the Great Plains Canola Association. If your farm suffers from this problem, he believes he might have a solution for you that will not only clean up your wheat crop, but may even add a little extra to your pocket.
“A farmer was telling me how clean his wheat fields were following canola,” Sholar said. “We could clean up those grassy weeds.”
In addition to cleaner fields, Sholar says farmers will enjoy a premium for their canola, which he says has held up very well this year just coming off a really good crop.
“The best price for canola is right off the combine,” Sholar said. “We’ve said for a long time you need about a $2 per bushel premium on canola over wheat and we’ve been at least $3 a bushel canola over wheat all this year and at times even as much as $4 per bushel. That should incentivize some people to get back into canola… or try it for the first time.”
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