Houston we have a problem

[cottonpicken]

Mbratrud,whats your opinion on the souris river?

[BTOfarmallll]

What am I supposed to be looking at?? Oak Hammock Marsh??? Judging by the smell of money in the air at Auction Sales, Dads pockets are deep, deep, deep. Ain't no worries if'n yous aint seed this year by the sounds of it, try again next year. Look at the bright side, yous kin spend more time at the beach playin in the sand. Heck yous ain't wanna work anyway, take a year off, looks like yous need a rest..........

[mbratrud]

This photo is taken between Weyburn and Estevan Sask.

I think with the water problems expanding from the problems that were seen in East Central Sask last year to the SE,SW Parts of Alberta and the Red River Valley 8 Million Acres unseeded last year will look like a walk in the park.

On the bright side when we do the math if a guy can get 30 - 50% seeded and do better off those acres due to higher prices, and then collect our $70 per acre on unseeded, most guys can live another day. And spend a little more time at the lake. Which happens to be out my front door.

Maybe it will slow down the inflation on Input and Equipment costs, but Judging from Auction Sales that may not happen.

CP - This cold weather is helping the river catch up. I think its dropped about 6 inches in the last few days. There is still a lot of water to make the river. North of us the is millions of gallons that have not started to run. I would expect when we return to higher temps the river will be up again. If we ever return to higher temps? What does it look like South of town?

I would say today in our area around Weyburn without a drastic change in weather 1/3 of the land wont get seeded. I would say that number will climb dramitically if we don't see a 14 day moisture free stretch soon.

[Burbert]

On the positive side. Now us farming
Comedians kin really get into this
ELECTION thing and truly make a
difference. Notice that not, one tiny,
tiny, miniscule little phrase has been
utter about Gag this time. Guess they
take out Conservative vote fer grant, or
there are so few of us left out here in
the boonies none of them give a Sh-t
about us. Wait'll the price of their
Shreddies climbs, later this year!!!!

[fjlip]

Only way ag will get big play time is if stomachs are hungry. Maybe food riots?
Not going to happen here.
Prices have to get way higher for the other 98% non farmers to notice.
Houses, vacation trips and grownup toys are much more important than a little thing like eating.

[bucket]

By spending time at the lake, I meant my farm. It will be just a matter of picking which one and what to name it.


Good thing they have a rebate on low flow toilets in this province considering how much water is being flushed away.

If water is so important, hopefully someone starts thinking about what can be done. The other extreme is going to show up and we could all be wishing Saskatchewan had a better water plan.

[hedgehog]

can seed be sown by plane effectively on that swamp?

[fjlip]

This area is crawling with "floater", fertilizer applicators on huge tires, if drills won't work.
Have these worked acceptably for anyone last year?
What seed rate and tillage if any?

[riders2010]

From our experience those things can only go in so much mud also. the guy here quit getting stuck and shut it down last year. He has a three wheeled terrogator. They don't actually float in water either lol! As long as you can get the seed covered relatively soon after should work. But it also can make a real mess of fields. Mind you are fields the ones we seeded are ruts end to end any how maybe if we float in opposite direction we can make a checkerboard for the aliens lol.

I think there are some 4 wheel drive ones but they made hell of ruts the couple of fields I saw. The later rains on that saturated soil there was very poor crop anyways. Maybe to keep it light just apply the seed and then broadcast fertilizer later. I don't like that idea because if you don't get to put the fertilizer on in time it's a waste I think anyhow. just my observations it really depends on the weather after you get the floating done. You guys think this is bad, try doing it 4 out of 6 years.

Anyone else getting interested in making politcians that want to get elected interested in what is gonna happen here and the fact the programs are not gonna cut it all for many.

[wmoebis]

Is June 20th still a realistic final seeding date given the earlier frosts the last few years?

[riders2010]

My two cents worth is if you are like freewheat and have over 300 bucks coverage float it on plane it on what ever, but be sure to contact crap insurance before you do because some of them don't think that is suitable seeding practice, depends what adjuster you get and that also is based upon experiences around here.

For the rest of us that have no decent coverage and not a chance at agristability working we are screwed no matter what happens if we cannot get on the land til mid june, and no one representing us.

I think our ag minister should make a statement about the floating issue before seeding seeing as how that may be the only way at all on some fields at least to get some seed on, maybe the extreme situation should make some extreme changes to crap insurance.

In all reality anything seeded after 5th of June chances not good and the yield likely not there anyways. I know there have been exceptions but realistically not in our favor.

[tmyrfield]

the fly in the ointment re floating a crop on is- if it doesn't establish you just get reseeding benefits, $50/acre.
putting a crop into mud after a summer like last year- 47 inches of rain and 4 feet of snow is just throwing good money after bad imho. unless you go cheap, bin run seed, brown bag canola, no fert and hit it with roundup to keep weeds out till crop gets written off