All caught up on spraying and took a quick couple days off with the family.
This is a view from the highway at 110km/h
Alll crops I've seen crops are three weeks behind
Quite a bit more summer fallow than I would normally expect, although I don't travel the Southwest that often.
Started at Davidson crops look quite good except for very late. Even the fields that were hailed out late May look quite good considering. I estimate we will get 80-90% of the last 5 year average. Maybe 65% of last year.
So far very little seen for bugs although watching for Berthas
Most sprayed for disease yet In talking to a friend at Lorburn he says he's seeing signs of fusarium in his Durum. Not pricing anymore until combines roll.
Mossbank had best crops of tour. Amazing what rain on sand can get you. Lots of Chick peas lentils and canola. Very little cereals.
Horrible looking field of hemp.
Assinaboia also quite good started seeing soybeans. I don't know much about them but fields looked clean
Willowbunch saw a field of winter wheat behind the regional park that looked ready to combine. Not much for yield although it was surrounded by pasture. Quality looked pretty good.
Coronach cowboys are all smiling. Prices strong and grass is still green. Hopefully they will share the wealth when a bunch of feed hits the market on all the late cereals.amazed at the reclamation of the coal mines. Within five years of coal mining the land is under cultivation
Hwy 13 red coat trail from Assinaboia to Shaunavon is the best road in Saskatchewan. Crops all look good. Didn't notice a field of Oats in my whole loop. Barley acres are few and far between. Peas are looking good
Stayed a few days in the Cyprus Hills not a lot to report on the crop side but again grass is high and calves are fat.
If you get a chance to tour down there don't miss the history of Fort Walsh and try zip lining. The Little Dipper has the best ice cream. The mini golf kind of sucks. War Lodge is best campground.
The only combine I saw in the field was south of Maple Creek near the winery. Yes Saskatchewan has a winery. Mostly fruit wines. A very good sour cherry with honey that I liked, a rhubarb wine that was very dry and my wife liked
(I thought it tasted like Hutterite wine, bad memories
Couple fields of canola that were swathed. Not much else looked close. Some barley looked ready to try.
North of Maple creek to Chaplin along the number 1 everything again looked reasonable from the road but 2-3weeks late.
Chaplin to Elbow along 19 was hit and miss. Quite a few fields of summer fallow some exceptional looking crops. A guy was swathing canola at Elbow a guy was swathing canola from under a pivot.
At Davidson we are 2-3 weeks behind
Likely won't harvest in August.
This is a view from the highway at 110km/h
Alll crops I've seen crops are three weeks behind
Quite a bit more summer fallow than I would normally expect, although I don't travel the Southwest that often.
Started at Davidson crops look quite good except for very late. Even the fields that were hailed out late May look quite good considering. I estimate we will get 80-90% of the last 5 year average. Maybe 65% of last year.
So far very little seen for bugs although watching for Berthas
Most sprayed for disease yet In talking to a friend at Lorburn he says he's seeing signs of fusarium in his Durum. Not pricing anymore until combines roll.
Mossbank had best crops of tour. Amazing what rain on sand can get you. Lots of Chick peas lentils and canola. Very little cereals.
Horrible looking field of hemp.
Assinaboia also quite good started seeing soybeans. I don't know much about them but fields looked clean
Willowbunch saw a field of winter wheat behind the regional park that looked ready to combine. Not much for yield although it was surrounded by pasture. Quality looked pretty good.
Coronach cowboys are all smiling. Prices strong and grass is still green. Hopefully they will share the wealth when a bunch of feed hits the market on all the late cereals.amazed at the reclamation of the coal mines. Within five years of coal mining the land is under cultivation
Hwy 13 red coat trail from Assinaboia to Shaunavon is the best road in Saskatchewan. Crops all look good. Didn't notice a field of Oats in my whole loop. Barley acres are few and far between. Peas are looking good
Stayed a few days in the Cyprus Hills not a lot to report on the crop side but again grass is high and calves are fat.
If you get a chance to tour down there don't miss the history of Fort Walsh and try zip lining. The Little Dipper has the best ice cream. The mini golf kind of sucks. War Lodge is best campground.
The only combine I saw in the field was south of Maple Creek near the winery. Yes Saskatchewan has a winery. Mostly fruit wines. A very good sour cherry with honey that I liked, a rhubarb wine that was very dry and my wife liked
(I thought it tasted like Hutterite wine, bad memories
Couple fields of canola that were swathed. Not much else looked close. Some barley looked ready to try.
North of Maple creek to Chaplin along the number 1 everything again looked reasonable from the road but 2-3weeks late.
Chaplin to Elbow along 19 was hit and miss. Quite a few fields of summer fallow some exceptional looking crops. A guy was swathing canola at Elbow a guy was swathing canola from under a pivot.
At Davidson we are 2-3 weeks behind
Likely won't harvest in August.
oodles of bags waiting on grain delivery to the cwb and short lines I'm told..
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