Overview Reglone is a true desiccant, used to rapidly dry down plants prior to harvest. Any green plant material contacted by Reglone will be killed. It is rapidly absorbed by foliage but has limited translocation through plants; it is a contact herbicide. There are several generic products sold in Ontario that are equivalent to Reglone.…Continue readingReglone (diquat) and Pre-Harvest Applications
Category: Harvest
Occasionally, the crop may be ready to harvest but the field, or part of the field, may still be green or weedy. Harvesting when green stems or green weeds are present may result in stained beans. Similarly, weeds with purple berries, such as Eastern black nightshade and American pokeweed, can cause severe staining. Also, secondary…Continue readingQuality Preservation at Harvest: General Description
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Direct Combining
Bean types most suited to direct harvest include white beans with upright plant type, adzuki beans, black beans and pinto beans. Some larger-seeded types can be successfully direct harvested when grown in narrow row widths and harvested at appropriate seed moisture to reduce seed damage. Combine enhancements help reduce harvest losses and minimize dirt, splits…Continue readingDirect Combining
Larger-seeded beans and beans planted in wide rows are usually pulled and placed in windrows at harvest. Pulling refers to cutting the plants 3-5 cm (1.2-2.0 in.) below the soil surface and merging several of the planted rows into a single swath or windrow. Beans are pulled when 90% of pods have matured and turned…Continue readingPulling, Windrowing and Combining: General Description
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Dockage and Pick: General Description
Dockage is anything foreign that is removed from the beans through a screening process. Some items can only be partly removed through screening, such as weed seed, corn, soybeans or other crop types. Severe bean staining from weeds or green material can cause a load to be refused, and quality will be reduced if there…Continue readingDockage and Pick: General Description
Overview Eragon LQ is the most common pre-harvest herbicide used in Ontario dry beans. It is rapidly absorbed by foliage and has mobility within the xylem of plants. It is a broadleaf weed control product and does not have appreciable activity on grass species. Recommended use rate in dry beans: 146 mL/ha (59 mL/ac) with Merge…Continue readingEragon LQ (saflufenacil) and Pre-Harvest Applications
Eragon was the best crop desiccant but it was weak on lambsquarters and foxtail. Reglone and Ignite were strong crop desiccants, and they had high scores for all weed species tested.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Crop and weed desiccation
Residues from Aim, Valtera and Eragon were not detectable. Glyphosate resides were above the MRL in cranberry beans.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Herbicide residues
Crop yield losses as high as 32% were measured as the timing of the herbicide Eragon decreased towards the 0% pod maturity timing.Continue readingComparing harvest aids for beans, 2010-2012: Desiccation timing
In 2015 an Oxford County farm family, the Vollmershausen’s, were looking around for a yield monitor for their Pickett combine. The Vollmershausen’s grow kidney and cranberry beans which are harvested by pulling and windrowing, then picked up and threshed by a Pickett combine. Large seeded dry beans are somewhat delicate and must be handled gently…Continue readingMade-In-Ontario Yield Monitor Now Available for Dry Bean Combines