canola sucks, it really really sucks

[Daylate]

Heard an interesting theory about that day of
110km/h wind we had across sask this spring,
and that is the canola got dirt blasted by the
wind and have a more susceptible spot for
disease to start from. It seems a little out there
but what other variable exists. We've had 2
years of the same weather before this as far as
humidity, in our area anyway.
Im just looking for answers to convince myself
that I haven't just been brain washed by "the
industry" into continuing the 50% rotation for
next year.

[rhoff]

Im starting to wonder if 2012 will be the last year
we see farmers pushing rotations to try and
increase canola acres on there respective
farms.you have to agree with Charlie's comments
on how in the past despite what farmers said
about seed prices and fertilizer they continued to
increase acres.However I think this is maybe the
year that will break us of those habits.even 15$ a
bushel at say 20-25 bushels isn't really exciting.

[Rareearth]

It wasn't the wind, heavy rain, too hot, etc that
diseased the crops. It's was about 6 weeks of
heavy, dripping dew every night. No question the
wettest evenings, for the most days in the last
twenty years. the lowest, or calm winds during
the days causing extended periods of very high
humidity for just too long.

[Hopperbin]

how the hell does one decide to spray fungicide in a canola crop that has never cabbaged, then bolted up cause of saturated ground, never covered the ground after flowering. Has a root system actually no root system. Aster Yellows disease rampant. One of the reasons I use 12 inch spacing is less disease pressure. I can see Furrowtickler needing to spray fung cause he had a tall thick crop that held moisture in the canopy to start with. The slerotina pressure here did not warrant a spraying in my opinion. And the nieghbours nicer later crops have low levels of slerotina, not heavy but much nicer to swath, standing straighter higher.

[SASKFARMER3]

We could have sprayed for disease three times.
Aster yellow did major damage, Fricking mud mud
mud rain. Down por after down pour. Basically
mother nature out smarted the chemists this year.
The bitch always wins.
We are every two to three years but changing to
more winter wheat and oats barley, no peas hrs
durum and 1/3 canola.

[Hopperbin]

I think 40 plus will be common on some of these later crops around here, 15 or even less on the early ones. Green Bayer rep says he would never chance planting canola later, well good thing he is now back to school.

[SASKFARMER3]

Your lucky I can't find my bayer rep. First Prosario
he can stick up his ass. I sprayed when he said it
was ready. Second liberty two pass probably
could have spot sprayed a third time, ok that's bs
but still all was two pass plus 1 liter burn off. Third
proline Fricking every second day. Fourth ps poor
l150 compared to 5440. Yea take it off the market
and bring on shit. Just once give me my old west
star back, always had decent yields.

[SASKFARMER3]

Oh yea one other note did we really need 100km
per hour and rain now today, going home to get
pst and turn O F F the rider game as they suck
also!

[cottonpicken]

It must be midnight because cinderella turned into
that chick you would see at the arcade wearing all
denim,sure you would if it was late and you where
drunk but your not going to bring her home to meet
mom.

[mbratrud]

We took good care of our Canola for the last 100 days or so. Put the seed in the right place, added a healthy fertiliy package. Sprayed for weeds, sprayed proline at 50 percent flower. picked the perfect time for swathing. Swathed with prevailing winds and alas its time to reap the rewards of our hard work. Pull into Canola the past couple days to get a feel for what we have looks like its gonna be decent probably a 40 bushel average on Farm..... Ah but then its time for the other foot to drop Sustained 50 - 80K winds out of the west and tada Double ****! Anyone interested in some land in the Weyburn Area?

[cottonpicken]

Drive a mile south and see what happened to a lentil
crop,six quarters i think.

Ive always believed the big winds come straight west
,mostly from old timers advice.

[fjlip]

Then send the money bags /investors/ suckers to my farm.
Ditto to all your comments. I feel the same.
One more wet f'ing year and I f'ing quit! Thanks mother f'ing nature.
Ya the bitch rules us all...