Rained out again!

[SASKFARMER3]

Well last week we were shut down on Thursday night last week. It was a quarter inch, but when your ground is mud and humidity is high drying is real hard. Finally got going on Sunday but we were using the dryer. Then went hard till late last night. Were down to 11 quarters to go. Canola and oats and soy. Most smaller guys in our area are just wrapping up. Lots of flax and oats out.
But last night the rain came back.
Really getting tired of this shit. You do everything in your ability to have a normal harvest yet mother nature throws a curve ball every single day. Late starts because roads are wet in morning and crop takes on moisture at night.
Tough to be the last area of the prairies still harvesting.
This is year 8 and lots of lost years are taking their toll on most farms in our area. Dreams of crops in 2015 are not even on the radar. Eight years of mud I give up our good luck and pass it on to any one who wants it. Its yours take it. Drought please come back. Please.

[blackpowder]

Thoughts to you. Play safe.

[SASKFARMER3]

That's the scary thing you get down, tired, working idiotic hours and have to watch a crew to make sure all are following the rules. But just one slip and problems occur.
Most people in our area have one wish bring back the dryer years. SOON, Real SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[agchat]

A friend of mine use to say "That is why winter was invented, so farmers can heal." Talked to neighbor yesterday who has ten left. Always sayed he would rent my land. Now he wants to get rid of some. Great i will probably be stuck in a year or to when i want to shut it down. Let the ****in thing go to weeds, who cares.

[boarderbloke]

Maybe seed some down to grass, with the third ruling against C-O-O-L, livestock prices maybe strong for years. Ranchers may be looking for grass or pasture.

[freewheat]

Yeah. Got wet again. Worried this may be the end. Our nice forecast went away. Hope this winter is looong. Need a lot of healing of wounds. lol

I need two days.

[farmaholic]

Easy to say when we're done, but don't give up hope until it's under snow.

Be safe.

[cottonpicken]

"so farmers can heal"thats a good one.

This flax harvest sure does suck.

[sumdumguy]

Next year will be better.

You know it could have been worse. Just think if we hadn't gotten this nice spell since Oct 10 and had all the combining left to do next spring. That would have been the icing on the cake. Good you have a dryer. I have quite a bit of tough grain. Been moving it around because all aeration is full now. Gotta keep juggling.

[freewheat]

The funny thing for me, Ironic though it is, is that I have not yet harvested a tough bushel. All dry so far. But being that patient can also cost you. Yesterday standing wheat was 13. The day before it was 17. Today it is 70!!!

But boy I would love to have that hot week in late September back. I lost 4 full days that week to combine engine issues.

Some of the flax straw is grass green. Not sure if it will get ready at this point.

Any soybean or faba bean results yet folks?

[seabass]

Heard soys were running in the 25 to 35 range here. Our fabas ran 65 dry and clean. Took a while to dry down but look good. We havent had much rain here this month so that helped a lot. We are straight eadt of you freewheat on border.

[seabass]

Heard soys were running in the 25 to 35 range here. Our fabas ran 65 dry and clean. Took a while to dry down but look good. We havent had much rain here this month so that helped a lot. We are straight eadt of you freewheat on border.