Friday Crop Report!

[freewheat]

What have some of you all been getting for "heat"? We have been having trouble hitting more than 24, which is about normal, and is doing nothing to advance really late crops. Been humid though, the kind where you start sweating at 8AM, and continue to sweat even while sitting still, until the basement beckons in the evening.

SF3, I live for your Friday, ahem, Thursday crop reports!!! lol. You have a way of saying things that makes me smile...

[furrowtickler]

Back home our wheat starting to fill heads - canola coming out of bloom and peas are either very good or fuked for a number of reasons .
There is about 30 % of the crop in our area that is far later than last year

[dave4441]

I drove about 2000 kms around SE Sask early this week. Extremly variable crop when it comes to lentils, and within the affected area of Chamberlain, MJ, Rouleau, Sedley Regina there is crops that are zero and crops that will be 30 . Extremely hard to get a handle on it, but other crops like durum, HRS and canola look to have come thru it much better.

Spent most of yesterday at Indian Head REsearch FArm looking at Canary research. Some really interesting work on fertility will come out of that site this summer. Work is replicated at 5 sites across province.

If SF3 durum/HRS looks anything like Indian Head, youre headed for a nice crop. Showed pea work with athinomyces and it is a terrible disease.

[SASKFARMER3]

Dave did you drive east of research farm and look at HCI a lentils care to guess yield!

[dave4441]

No, didnt see any lentils around there, and had long drive home after meetings and tour so headed west.

That's quite a resource in your back yard SF3. I am going to go back in later Aug to look at some of the birdseed plots again (and do final lentil tour of SE where i will focus more on yield estimates). Canary work is really showing some promise on fertility at that site of lower clay content soil.

[SASKFARMER3]

When G Lafond was alive he studied lots their! It is a very important site that I hope we can keep in area! Hrs has potential canola is thin when you get in and some fields are total shit!

[sumdumguy]

Glad to hear about Canary research. Much needed!

[agchat]

Close to the two inch mark here this morning in less than 60 minutes. Crops needed a wee drink, but now we look like end of june again. Wheat around here by far the best. Kinda makes me wonder if 50 years ago thats all they grew here was wheat, cause wet, dry, they always would get some kind of crop.

[Braveheart]

Annual ryegrass is getting close to harvest, weather dependent of course.

Early canola is podding like crazy. Mid canola still in full flower. Late canola on hay ground picking up a bit. So far, canola looks free of disease. Glad we sprayed as there are reports of high levels of disease in places.

Wheat advancing well.

Haying is 85 percent complete but we are back into a wet spell. Earlier cut fields are re growing nicely.

Trying to prepare for a wetter harvest. Long term forecasts could be better.

[SASKFARMER3]

Rain last night with Hurricane winds. Haven't checked damage but winds and driving rain. Cereals probably have flat spots and canola that's thin could be twisted. More later. It was nice to get.

[ado089]

Rye looks good, over 5' tall and filling nicely. Canola is short and a little thin but what's there is has close to two feet of good size pods. Oats and wheat up north look really good but are taking their time. Canola looks like it will run in the 40's or better. Peas are patchy but pretty nice where they pulled through. We've got enough rain for this year now.