Houston we have a problem

[wmoebis]

What concerns me is, after last year and for some the last two yrs, even the early crops were feed and the late seeded were feed and poor yield. Crop ins had a knee jerk reaction in the spring by extending seeding dates and I think it hurt a lot more than it helped.

With all this moisture and later seeding I think we are being set up for another desease problem during growing season and possibility of frost, hurting grades and yields again.

I am not trying to be negative but just thinking that it would be nice if contingency plans were in place before the knee jerk reactions of gov't again.

I like the point that if it isn't in by June 2nd we shouldn't have to seed and risk losing another crop to feed and poor yields. Rather than being forced to seed later and having a crop failure of sorts, again that has an adverse affect on our crop ins. and on our reputation in the world market for supplying top quality pulses, canola and wheat.

[BTOfarmallll]

I couldn't careless about the End Customer. I care about me, myself, & I. If'n my crop makes feed, oh well, at least I got a crop to sell & I am gon eat this winter. If'n yous put half the effort into growing a crop that yous put into filling out these welfare Gag programs, trying to screw Crop Insurance each & every way, etc., etc., who knows what yous could accomplish. Maybe, I said MAYBE even beat my own yield records.......

[boarderbloke]

wmoebis, if the crop ins date for planting has been extended, do you interpret that as being forced to continue to plant up to the extended date if conditions are suitable???
I've always thought it meant that if you WANTED to continue planting, Crop Ins would cover your crops up to the extended date, providing you with coverage for crops planted later than would normally be allowed.
I've never understood that you HAVE TO continue planting, especially if conditions are challenging. I'm willing to stand corrected if I'm wrong.

[wmoebis]

Ye FORCED was a poor choise of words. Maybe should have read "offered oportunity".

On the other side: What would the out come be if I decided not to seed after June 2nd because it was too wet at that date and I didn't want to risk lower yields and crop damage from disease and weather by seeding later? Would one still be covered under the TOO WET program or would one be told he had until the 20th to seed and wasn't covered.

Given the last number of years, later crops have suffered in my area more from later seeding than earlier. On average.

Guess I should ask my Crop Ins.

[cottonpicken]

Some snow left,have heard a rumor that spill way has
been closed at nickel and down further south because
the americans don't want anymore water?Might drive
over and have a peak to see if that is true-that would
have horrible consequences for us.

[wd9]

Went kite skiing yesterday. some places the snow is a few feet deep. We got a long way to go. NE alberta.

[Burbert]

Farmin is 1/3 government, 1/3 crap
insurance and other ad hoc programs, 1/3
weather. Your time is worth $0. Do what
you gotta do to look out fer yourselves.
Don't worry about the neighbours, it's a
dog eat dog world. F-k angribusiness its
mostly BS. Oh and use lots and lots and
lots a fertilizer, the more the better!!!
Due your share to pollute the world,
before its tooooooo late..

[gustgd]

@mbratrud Maybe you too could be a sun news contributer?

We need your weather pics! Send them to our weather specialist Michelle Jobin at weather@sunmedia.ca and they could be featured on-air tomorrow.

[boarderbloke]

gustgd, maybe someone sent them to the MGE, WHEAT moving up nicely again. (For good reason, IMO) ND planting conditions are not much different than ours here in SESK

[grassfarmer]

Here is what it looks like in my part of west central AB. Winter snowpack still here plus got 6 inches top up last week.
We usually calve on banked grass and have cows off winter feed by now.
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[fjlip]

Holy crap I thought we had the shit end of the stick but that white out beats us!
Unfortunately you win "white" grassfarmer.
WC AB, you have my sympathies.
Post those on any media and MGE.
9 months of winter if this evil white stuff is here in May.

[fjlip]

Winter is too long, I meant 8 months.