Drought

[silverback]

Just wondering how dry it is across these prairies?

How dry does it have to get before some areas decide against canola? Or does it matter?

(yes I know it is still march, but it getting to look a little interesting around here and there has been very little water from above for a very long time now)

[checking]

The fact that we can't control the weather, for the most part, is a good thing. So, I'm looking forward to the drought that humbles the canola guys whose yields are pushing 50 bushels/acre by porking their inputs, and technology. A little humble pork pie for 2010. Delicious!

[brian99]

Dry fall in Southern AB and dry winter as well. Made a trip up to Saskatoon through Rosetown and could see lots of stubble above the snow... Dry all the way up to Edmonton as far as I know. We've had steady day time highs above 10 for a while now. Got the tractor out and made a pass on the home quater. Moved a little dirt just to drive the neighbours nuts... We need rain, but if the fogs are right, May will be a soaker.

[SASKFARMER3]

Checking nice nice nice. Only good thing out of a drought is that those guys in that area at least know when to quit pumping inputs into a useless crop in East Sask we keep giving it right up to the night before it freezes. Its dry and yet know real worry in West Canada it doesn't even make the news. If this was Australia or Argentina of Brazil the Ag news would be all over it. Here were don't worry be happy attitude. But after driving from Kamsack to Calgary the last week its easy to see very little run off and hm not much snow fall in Mt's on west side. HM. But yea its only march. Where are the crop reports like Australia Production of 30 million ton I know it hasn't rained for a year but hey were optimistic it will attitude. Oh well!

[ado089]

Saskatoon to Maidstone/Unity is ok but it sure isn't wet. West and north it's bone dry. We need a good shot of moisture before seeding or shortly after.

[ado089]

Where we are in east/central sask there is still snow in the field. After a month of rain in October I think spring seeding conditions will be ideal. We will just need a couple timely rains to grow an average crop.

Instead of hoping for a drought in the west I feel for you guys. Right now it does not look good for you area but I honestly hope it changes.

Hoping for a drought to extinguish a flame that we are burning it complete childish and selfish. Long term, any type of disaster effects the whole country. Hoping that someone experiences a hardship just goes against honest human nature.

[cottonpicken]

Budda believed that by wishing ill will on someone it
would actually come back to you.

[Jay-mo]

In Southwest Mb the snowpack is probably 75% gone with very little runoff. We could still get a late March or April blast of snow but as it stands now we should have excellent soil moisture to start the crop.
Might be another 50 bushel canola crop...

[JDGreen]

Budda was right. I think it is called Karma, and its a real bi__h apparently.. Wishing ill will on others is just a weak mans way of trying to compete with the strong.

[ado089]

Drought is not good for anyone. An average year for all would be nice to put eveverything back into perspective. As long as it's a real average and not crop insurance average. WTF?

[brian99]

SF3... yah,we are below average for moisture in the mountains,but not that far below. Some watersheds are in the normal range. Some of the lower ranges are melted off but the high snow builds into May. There's time yet. I used to go skiing at Sunshine after seeding. It seems to be when the mountains are dry, we have a hard time getting rain here.

[checking]

Budda is reading too much into this.

Wasn't he the one that wouldn't take a stone out of his shoe because it would change the path the pebble was on? He was prepared to accept a sore foot over changing the destiny, the location, of where the rock would fall out on its own. I'm not there, yet! Apologies to your God, if he's not the one, CP.

Some know that 99 was just an average European farmer! How's production volumn working for you that forces everyone to match, or exceed it to maintain a 2007-2008 income? Perhaps someday, 99, you will understand that the winners are not us.