Interesting drive.

[newguy]

We actually farmed in the ne and south sask in the 80s. Now with the weather and farming the south can get very good crops too. We still will never have those cool nights and less wind that canola and other crops love. Back then roundup was 40 dollars a liter. Biggest problem up there was weed conrol. Now with cheaper chemicals and new canola production in the NE is by far the best in SASK.ON a normal year...

[dave4441]

We have grown average crops on 3 or 4 inches of rain with zero till. Yes, one year out of 10 we have a complete wreck, 2 yrs are so so and the other 7 tend to be pretty good. We have not used discers on our farm for 15 years.

[fjlip]

Dave, that's darn close to the NE, perhaps for opposite reasons. Two years it freezes to crap, 2 years terrible grades due to wet late harvests, and 6 years are good. 40bu canola is 50% of the time due to worms, diseases, too wet, or too weedy.
Our crop insurance averages are 33 canola, 41 wheat, 62 barley and 75 oats, all on stubble, fallow is rare.
The land is cheaper here but there are reasons. More snow, later seeding, higher humidity, lots of potholes, drainage issues and at least 4C colder than you everyday. Hmmm, now that I think about it, why do I stay here?

[stubblejumper]

8/10 oil wells per 1/4 help out some of the producers in the Kindersley area.

[furrowtickler]

Depends where you are. NOT EVERY WHERE THERE IS OIL WELLS IN THE WEST - MUCH LIKE THE SOUTH EAST. Man, do people generalise.... Do all realators end up like Donald Trump??