Well what a week of harvest , ok it was 10 hours of harvest on Sunday before a major rain hit our area again. No snow but slow misty rain with heavy rain at times.
It also looked like the week that the growing season would come to a end. Up to this morning we missed the killing frost . It got close but my Soy are still alive.
Canola 90% swath in area because guys the last week were knocking it down no matter what. Few tried canola on Sunday our big harvest day of the week and any where from 9.5 to 11 depending on days in swath. Yields are so so at best. It's a drag race crop 0 to 60 plus in a mile and back down, can't expect a good average that way. Late canola seeded on the 25 th of June just shutting down . It might make it but really maybe the guy doesn't need the acres he farms.
Soy is in the 6.5 stage and might make out very well if it gets through tonight's forecast. 10 to 12 days and were their.
Barley early has had some swath and picked Sunday, good timing might make malt. Few tried strait Sunday but just patches of fields where ready. Late is big yielder possibility but needs a week.
Oats nice thick crop both early and late. Early needs to be harvested quick or will shell. Late needs a week for plump heavy seed.
Wheat a bit has been harvested no last year not even close but a poor one. Yes guys are cranking the wind so maybe that's why not as high yield. 19.5 down to 15.2 was moisture in the Sunday run. It's a poor one or a good two.
Flax a few that did the green to brown in five days sprayed roundup rest is turning but twisted bad.
Peas thank god are done. Worst year ever since we started growing them 20 some years ago. Something is in the ground I think that's killing peas and what we use for seed treatment and disease isn't working.
So basically most of the area I travel isn't even started. Slowest harvest ever for this time if year. Driers are getting ready and crews are getting ready to go hard when the weather breaks. Today's morning forecast doesn't help with rain Saturday our next start day, wheat was over 20 yesterday standing in corner tried, so probably 24 average.
Fall field tillage is taking place we will have all harvested pea acres worked before we start up combines again. Excess moisture is showing that those that till are winning the battle with excess water to some extent. Direct seeding works the best in dryer areas. I now see why Manitoba farmers rip in fall. So if our weather is changing we have to adapt.
Be safe because the days are getting shorter the fuse is getting closer to blowing and short cuts never work in the long run. Have a great week and let's hope the weather changes soon, 50 days left.
It also looked like the week that the growing season would come to a end. Up to this morning we missed the killing frost . It got close but my Soy are still alive.
Canola 90% swath in area because guys the last week were knocking it down no matter what. Few tried canola on Sunday our big harvest day of the week and any where from 9.5 to 11 depending on days in swath. Yields are so so at best. It's a drag race crop 0 to 60 plus in a mile and back down, can't expect a good average that way. Late canola seeded on the 25 th of June just shutting down . It might make it but really maybe the guy doesn't need the acres he farms.
Soy is in the 6.5 stage and might make out very well if it gets through tonight's forecast. 10 to 12 days and were their.
Barley early has had some swath and picked Sunday, good timing might make malt. Few tried strait Sunday but just patches of fields where ready. Late is big yielder possibility but needs a week.
Oats nice thick crop both early and late. Early needs to be harvested quick or will shell. Late needs a week for plump heavy seed.
Wheat a bit has been harvested no last year not even close but a poor one. Yes guys are cranking the wind so maybe that's why not as high yield. 19.5 down to 15.2 was moisture in the Sunday run. It's a poor one or a good two.
Flax a few that did the green to brown in five days sprayed roundup rest is turning but twisted bad.
Peas thank god are done. Worst year ever since we started growing them 20 some years ago. Something is in the ground I think that's killing peas and what we use for seed treatment and disease isn't working.
So basically most of the area I travel isn't even started. Slowest harvest ever for this time if year. Driers are getting ready and crews are getting ready to go hard when the weather breaks. Today's morning forecast doesn't help with rain Saturday our next start day, wheat was over 20 yesterday standing in corner tried, so probably 24 average.
Fall field tillage is taking place we will have all harvested pea acres worked before we start up combines again. Excess moisture is showing that those that till are winning the battle with excess water to some extent. Direct seeding works the best in dryer areas. I now see why Manitoba farmers rip in fall. So if our weather is changing we have to adapt.
Be safe because the days are getting shorter the fuse is getting closer to blowing and short cuts never work in the long run. Have a great week and let's hope the weather changes soon, 50 days left.
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