Frost

[farmers_son]

Heavy frost this morning on the buildings and vehicles. Certainly looks like we have our killing frost.

[cowman]

farmers son:No frost east of Red Deer. Cleared off yesterday in the afternoon, after a very cool and windy day. At 10 PM the thermometer was at 2 degrees and the sky was clear and no wind. I thought well here it comes...but this morning it is overcast and close to 5 degrees.
Hopefully the crops in your area are mature enough that the frost won't be a major problem? The grain here is pretty well dead ripe and waiting for the ground to dry out enough to swath. A good portion of the canola is already in the swath and needs a few hot days to get it ready...probably by the time the ground dries out enough to get the combines in the field it will be ready.

[cswilson]

Where are you from farmer's son.

[cswilson]

rain overnight here, and now the sun is trying to shine.

[dalek]

Good luck guys. 30 C here yesterday, heading for the same today, and dust clouds blowing.

[cowman]

A fairly decent rain here again yesterday.
Farmers have been dessicating crops in a big way the last couple of weeks. My buddy owns a spraying outfit and has been very busy plowing around in the mud! You have to sort of wonder? $1.85 barley...and you spend another$12 bucks/acre to dessicate? This crop is going to have to come off with big yields just to get the inputs paid!

[PureCountry]

Doesn't every crop have to come off that way anymore?