harvest heads up

[craig]

After checking weather bug stations in our area
discover we have are own little micro climate and
are discovering we have our own little harvest
issues. I'm at Lacombe, Alberta and we seem to be
caught in an area of high humidity( still drying wet
spots from summer). Over the last 2 weeks of hot
weather we seldom get below 50% humidity and
only for a few hours. We swathed both some wheat
and barley to speed up the drying process. What
we have found is that although we have had no rain
the bottoms of the swath are wet and remain so
through the day. I would suspect this will remain
an issue till we get a hard frost and then quality will
likely be gone. We are rethinking our harvest
strategy and will likely leave most crops standing to
keep grain away from ground. It's been a struggle
all year . I guess we shouldn't expect harvest to be
any better

[FarmRanger]

<i>"That, along with increased efficiencies that an
open market could bring, could translate into
bigger earnings."</i>

Think about that for a minute.....

[FarmRanger]

There is dew in the morning here, but by
afternoon the canola is so dry it isn't measurable.
(below 5% moisture).

[BTOfarmallll]

Hey you Danged Chuck, Quit Chucking my Wood, Would ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fransisco]

Lots of people will come out ahead when the single desk is gone, not just Viterra. We will see all sorts of economic activity in all sorts of areas and like Martha Stewart used to say, " that's a good thing". Particularly for those of us who grow board grains.

[Hopperbin]

Your title is ****ed up. Its not about the CWB's loss. Its about us farmers. You obviously work for the cwb and you job is on the line.

[parsley]

Kinda sharp for a Sunday night, after a long hot weekend, aren't you, hopper?

[begood]

I bet chuck only works for the wheat board indirectly. You can be sure he feels the CWB is good for him; and be even more certain that he would see his position maintained; even when done at the expense of other farmers.
Thats how it is when you put yourself first, second and every other position thereafter.
Oh, my guess is that he also derives next to no farm income from CWB sales of common grains. Its all about other issues.

[TOM4CWB]

Actually... it is about the losses the CWB forces on all of us!

bEFORE THE end of the Crow Benefit... the Alfalfa Dehy folks were not in on the subsidised freight to export to Japan. These growers and processors were working to get this "new" 'specialty crop' added to the CROW list so the extra $20 approx. freight they were paying would not be deducted from their Japanese sales revenue.

Finally the gov. fixed the problem. The next sale negotiated our shippers and marketers were told... the price was dropping exactly ... you guessed it... $20/t.

What could we do. Japan was the premium market we counted on!

So it ended up clearly... that the Canadian tax payer was then subsidising Japan... and Western Canadian industry could clearly see what bad policy the Crow truly was.

The CWB is exactly the SAME. And VP Flaten proves that the buyers have clearly told the CWB sales dept. EXACTLY how much discount they demand!

If these same millers/buyers want US milling wheat... they must bid it out of their bins!

And the miller from Great Britian in Winnipeg (Feb 2008) told me to sit on my wheat... and accept the CWB marketing... it was the way it was.

Right in front of several industry leaders... at the lounge after the Grain World wheat presentations... this chap, from Great Britian, told me they had discussed my delema with the CWB... and in so many words...to lump it.

Just who did you say you work for Chuck???

[fjlip]

Seven good days, canola started at 9% and also went to 5%.
Wheat the last 4 days was as low as 11%.
Humidity was about 30% and temps 30C.
Might be the last time in 2011 with such perfect harvest conditions in our area which typically is HUMID!
Hope this rain drys off and stays away for weeks.