Seeding Progress!

[SASKFARMER3]

We will hit the 26% completed amount tonight. Ha that's with out getting stuck again today. Found out a bourgault can float but the Deere sinks. Fun afternoon. But its wet in this area sprayed 6 quarters in area today for wheat in two days. Two really nice to seed and the rest have water all over the place. Running out of dry fields but were moving. Our area seems to be unique since all way back to the city tonight (parts run) only one guy going on this side of valley. West of Regina Young's parts guy said looks like Friday at earliest. North of us at Foam lake north not sure when.

[Hopperbin]

0 done in my area. Plenty of harrowing and spraying going on. 6 inches of total rain this spring. Maybe a saturday start for most people. Unless I borrow the neighbours 11 foot seedrite and put her behind the 535, Still banging my head what crop can start with, looks like canola for dryness of fields then peas and wheat. Should be a June finish.

[fjlip]

Zero here too, one neighbor field sprayed, lots of wet areas. Stubble burning all around us. Quack, dandelions and foxtail barley epidemic in canola stubble on our farm. Will try to spray tomorrow. A week like today and all will be fine, but can we wait?

[SASKFARMER3]

Out on land that was burnt by fire in Early April where I drove to make fire guard under water now. Hm creeks running.

[food4u]

Got going this afternoon putting fertilizer on a pivot, nice and moist.. Should finish tomorrow, then where don't know. Heavy clay around the yard is still wet on top. Approx. 5 inches since the snow melt. 90% went in the ground.

[railway]

we will hit 40% done today. SE Sask, most guys around are in the same boat, but same old story - some guys finishing, some haven't started.
Moisture is good but not excessive yet, looks like we are finishing with canola, durum, peas, oats done. 4 quarters of canola next, then Lentils, then back to finish with canola.

[furrowtickler]

We are about 40%, most are at 20-25%. North West of here more done, south and east far less.

[SASKFARMER3]

peas are done, Durum done and HRS getting to half point. Read article in Alberta how early seeding gives best yields, Nice story to bad doesn't say what happens in Sask. Seems always the last field seeded gives the highest yield. Hm. Not saying the story is wrong but seems in North its whats seeded between the 16 and 24 that gives the highest yield. But hey maybe in dryer area it is, Use to say in SW Sask if not done by may 1st never get a crop so who knows.

[wmoebis]

You shouldn't seed before the 24th of May but you should seed it all on the 24th.

[per]

Might need bigger equipment to get it all done in a day.

[ado089]

Half done. Not sure it was such a good idea to double acres without doubling the seeder.

[fjlip]

Sprayed some, applied fertilizer. Very wet soil, sticky, slimy like snot in every dip in standing stubble. Many potholes, lots of ruts, wasting time and fuel. The wet lumps and ruts will bake into concrete, a very poor seed bed. Just a MESS when it's TOO WET! All fall tilled fields day and night better. Direct seeding into cereal stubble, impossible here for many days. Count your blessings if you are a touch dry.

[freewheat]

fjlip,

Tell me about it. Rain makes grain man, rain makes grain. Our septic tank has been pumping out frequently, finally had a look, water is seeping in from the ground, water table is that high. I'll have to check our 30 foot well. Maybe that is why our water has been tasting a bit off lately. A four foot water table?. This would explain why the water in the fields even with recent heat is just not moving, and why all the low spots are as you said snotty. Its impossible to seed here yet. you'd get stuck each and every pass. Weeds growing, can't spray yet, it sucks in this country...

A new slogan for our region could be,

A little bit of red river valley rainfall with iqualuit heat units, right here on the prairies.

Gotta go check my septic tank, its pumping out again...