Hail hail?
A mid-season hail event can be a stressful event for canola producers. The later it happens in the season, the greater the damage it can have. But hail doesn’t necessarily make your crop a write-off. Canola can, with enough time, recover from hail that knocks off a large percentage of flowers, and can flower for longer to compensate for the flower loss if time and environment cooperate. It’s also important to remember that hail is moisture. In light hail, canola can sometimes overcompensate and produce higher yield. In serious hail events, where entire flowering branches are knocked off, plants that are still actively flowering can produce new branches. This will delay maturity, but — depending on the days and weeks of growing season remaining — these new branches can produce a decent yield. For more information, read this.
