‘Promising’ canola crops on display in southern NSW ahead of 2023 harvest
Canola crops in southern NSW are yet to hit the silo, but with harvest fast approaching growers are hopeful of quality yields.
Crop competitions are uncovering some promising results in the lead-up to harvest in southern NSW.
In the past couple of weeks, judges have scrutinised canola, wheat and pulses as part of local show society crop competitions.
Member of the Temora Show Society crop judging organising team Stephen Derrick of Temora in southern NSW said there had been some great looking canola crops.
He said there were 15 canola crops entered in the Temora competition, and judges had since moved on and started judging another 15 wheat paddocks plus five more entries in the pulse section.
Mr Derrick visited a handy crop of Canola 45Y93 exhibited by Andrew Sinclair and judged by John Baxter.
Most canola crops were still standing during judging, with a couple already windrowed.
Harvesting was estimated to be at least 10 days to two weeks away.
Stephen said the canola crops, located in a 30km radius of Temora, were estimated to yield about three tonnes a hectare after some beneficial rain about three weeks ago.
“That one rain has saved the cropping season, and we are lucky to be in a favourable cropping area,” he said.
The competition winners will be announced on November 2.
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