S N O W!

[fjlip]

You heard it from me before, 1993 a FOOT of snow Sept 13, snowmobiled between canola swaths no problem. Any standing was flat, lots of fun swathing, some had to one way. Only about 10% combined here, mostly barley, rest of wheat and barley still standing. Most canola swathed. We did wheat, 21 to 16% moisture.

[blackpowder]

No one should have any further doubts as to why we will always need a swather on standby in this country!!

[blackpowder]

Comin down nice here now.
Just like the price of HRS. WTHell??

[crusher]

Charlie,

We won't know the extent of the damage until we start combining again. If we get a hard frost before the wheat dries, that would be problematic. So far 3/4 inch of rain and snow. Snow wasn't heavy enough to flatten crops, though mine were half lodged already. We have lifters, a swather and a dryer. We'll be okay. Rather have snow than hail.

[Klause]

Grassfarmer I am going to say it. Your level of ignorance is unfathomable. Your level of comprehension as to what wet is is incredible.


we had ccows every one in the heard got foot rot. Rain rot.

summer calves drowned in pastures.... we lost cows because they got stuck in mud and we couldn't get to them so nothing to do but shoot them.


Silage? You are going to silage land that has water higher than the grass? Won't support your boots never mind a tractor.
You really have no idea living at the altitude you do.

[grassfarmer]

That's right Klause I grew up in a 56" annual rainfall area so I guess I don't know what wet is. How wet did you grow up in? 25" in a wet year?

I've baled silage where the water ran out of the bales, rutted fields so bad doing it they had to be worked up and lost calves drowned in mud and hypothermic due to being wet days on end not even at all that cold temperatures.
I guess you are smarter though.

[Klause]

I'd like to see you bale silage when you can't even get in to cut because the water is taller than the grass.

Do you know when guys out there start haying? When it freezes. Because that's the only time the ground will hold a tractor.


This isn't the UK. We get all that rain in 3 months between snow and 6 feet of frost.


If you've been through all that why post on here to pass everyone off?

[seabass]

Klause u farmed in the ethelbert swamp. That dont count. Shud be trees anyway

[farmaholic]

Grass.... so life goes on with cows, grass and precipitation under those conditions you explained? I guess it better because there is basically SFA you can do about it anyway other than move away from it....

It is amazing some of the places people will try to eke a living out of, every area has it pros and cons. I know the limiting factors of where I live and dry years are not kind to us. Rolling hills can be stingy....


Hobby(I think) said it best.... When it rains, I let it rain....

[rockpile]

Lol - my Schwartz is bigger than your Schwartz!

The important thing now is how much crop came off in good condition? And what shape will the rest of it be? Will there be markets and what marketing strategies will Grain Companies use? Price alone? What adjustments will farmers have to incorporate to get by?

[seabass]

The buzz words from the elavator this year are fuz levels, mildew and sprouts. Last year was ergot. Every year they have something to bitch about. Gives them ammo and a reaso to pick us apart.

[tubs]

got 3" east of stettler wheat is flat

[grassfarmer]

That was my point farmaholic, through all the challenges we keep soldiering on, that's what we do as farmers/ranchers. Its a shame so much of this site is dominated by "poor me" pissing matches where participants try to make out they suffer the worst weather, worst crops, worst markets etc etc and nobody else could imagine what its like to be in their shoes.

[fjlip]

Camping in AB in July certainly thought the crop was ahead of ours in east Sk. Possibly a bigger yield there but surprised we finished ahead of Ab? Lived through flat grain, it's never a sure thing till in the bin or better yet in the elevator. Hope the fat lady quits singing, she must be Mother Nature!

[furrowtickler]

Hmmm - still think quality is not much concern in Ab Charlie ?
That train of lows I said was coming has been followed by a cabose (sp) , then ole Jack before she clears all out