Well the heat is welcomed but the drying winds could have stayed away. We have very shallow roots and plants living in mud (Canola Peas) have a hard time with heat and water and stress.
But funny when the tap is turned off its turned off. Last real rain was the hail storm of July 5th.
HRS is doing actually great. Spikelet's are averaging 16 and the acepella at flag with the herbicide is keeping them healthy and strong. Our Agrologist actually figures a few of us in the area have wheat figured out. Potential is their for a repeat but were a long way from the bin. Flood damage in wheat is simple where water sat for to long its brown and dead vs Canola where it looks like it actually filled in and is flowered with a sick little plant. Spraying for Midge was done by a few and a few in area sprayed Prosario on their Durum and HRS that missed the initial or just as a precaution. Midge reports are out their but after spending time in the field I noticed very few.
Oats is coming into its own. Early seeded looks really nice, I mean really nice. Later will do ok but not even close to early seeded. Heading is beginning.
Barley last seeded and final hit with Fungicide was done on Monday. It is now in the heading process. Thin due to flooding but big heads coming. Flooded area is worse than most cereals and this will effect yield. Some nice barley in area and some really ugly.
Soy, what can I say, second spray with round up was done and also a fungicide was applied. They have just started to bloom. This is two weeks ahead of last year. Actually their nicer than last years crop for this time of year. One note if they get them down by one more week they will replace peas in our neck of the woods. Peas have failed miserably and I now understand why the Tisdale and Melfort area quit growing peas.
Flax I cant figure this crop out the flood damaged fields are looking better and flowering is happening. Hail fields just are not coming back. Few have finished flowering. But yes their are some real nice flax crops coming.
Canola, some are going to be surprised come harvest and its not in a good way, others will be pleasantly surprised. Fields that the flood didn't do damage with better drainage etc. look very nice. Early seeded or at wrong stage during the flood are really sick thin and ugly. Late seeded, if they make it will be awesome. But when your just in Cabbage and starting to bolt not sure on that one. Weed control with all the water is starting to show up as not so good on some fields. Simple rule for canola if we had so many bushels last year we will end up with about half that this year. Just cant make a lemon pie out of cow shit.
Lentils and peas are real simple total shit on every single field. Peas looked like they were coming back on hailed out drowned out fields to just seem to die this week. Even the Red army who has never had a pea failure is up for one this time round. Lentil fields seen at Indian head by town well just work them down would be easier to look at.
So the week in a nutshell.
Dryer hotter and no rain were the weather of the week. Peas are ending their year with a whimper and shutting down. Canola is showing signs of shutting down on early fields and late are in full bloom to just cabbaging. All over the map from wow that came back to WTF.
HRS could hit last year in this area but F%$k were a long way from the bin. Similar with other Cereals. Flax has some great to not great but potential is their on great.
Farming in Canada where the only real winner is every one else but the guy doing the work. If this one comes in as a average with todays prices dropping further and what most spent on this crop its not a very black balance sheet, its blood red.
Why worry have fun and enjoy the last week of July and be safe.
But funny when the tap is turned off its turned off. Last real rain was the hail storm of July 5th.
HRS is doing actually great. Spikelet's are averaging 16 and the acepella at flag with the herbicide is keeping them healthy and strong. Our Agrologist actually figures a few of us in the area have wheat figured out. Potential is their for a repeat but were a long way from the bin. Flood damage in wheat is simple where water sat for to long its brown and dead vs Canola where it looks like it actually filled in and is flowered with a sick little plant. Spraying for Midge was done by a few and a few in area sprayed Prosario on their Durum and HRS that missed the initial or just as a precaution. Midge reports are out their but after spending time in the field I noticed very few.
Oats is coming into its own. Early seeded looks really nice, I mean really nice. Later will do ok but not even close to early seeded. Heading is beginning.
Barley last seeded and final hit with Fungicide was done on Monday. It is now in the heading process. Thin due to flooding but big heads coming. Flooded area is worse than most cereals and this will effect yield. Some nice barley in area and some really ugly.
Soy, what can I say, second spray with round up was done and also a fungicide was applied. They have just started to bloom. This is two weeks ahead of last year. Actually their nicer than last years crop for this time of year. One note if they get them down by one more week they will replace peas in our neck of the woods. Peas have failed miserably and I now understand why the Tisdale and Melfort area quit growing peas.
Flax I cant figure this crop out the flood damaged fields are looking better and flowering is happening. Hail fields just are not coming back. Few have finished flowering. But yes their are some real nice flax crops coming.
Canola, some are going to be surprised come harvest and its not in a good way, others will be pleasantly surprised. Fields that the flood didn't do damage with better drainage etc. look very nice. Early seeded or at wrong stage during the flood are really sick thin and ugly. Late seeded, if they make it will be awesome. But when your just in Cabbage and starting to bolt not sure on that one. Weed control with all the water is starting to show up as not so good on some fields. Simple rule for canola if we had so many bushels last year we will end up with about half that this year. Just cant make a lemon pie out of cow shit.
Lentils and peas are real simple total shit on every single field. Peas looked like they were coming back on hailed out drowned out fields to just seem to die this week. Even the Red army who has never had a pea failure is up for one this time round. Lentil fields seen at Indian head by town well just work them down would be easier to look at.
So the week in a nutshell.
Dryer hotter and no rain were the weather of the week. Peas are ending their year with a whimper and shutting down. Canola is showing signs of shutting down on early fields and late are in full bloom to just cabbaging. All over the map from wow that came back to WTF.
HRS could hit last year in this area but F%$k were a long way from the bin. Similar with other Cereals. Flax has some great to not great but potential is their on great.
Farming in Canada where the only real winner is every one else but the guy doing the work. If this one comes in as a average with todays prices dropping further and what most spent on this crop its not a very black balance sheet, its blood red.
Why worry have fun and enjoy the last week of July and be safe.
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