Well another week into the crop and still lots are looking for one thing its called rain. For us we have been fortunate this year and have received over a inch of moisture which helped push plants and got the last few that didn't germinate to make it out of the ground.
Funny this report when it first started was to show the Prov. that their reporters knew shit all about crop reporting and made every thing seem wonderful. One thing I have noticed is farmers like it when every thing is going great and don't like to talk about bad crop conditions.
When I shared what was happening in our area during the wet years this thread always had way more awesome areas than ours. It was nice to see that that their was hope. That hope came from other farmers good luck. You kept hoping yours would finally come around from their good stories.
But like I have said from the very beginning its mother nature that lets you get a bumper, average, normal or wiped right off the face of the map.
Any one who has been at this for a long time knows deep down we all have seen it some time before and it eventually does come around. Hang in their rain will happen some time soon.
Ok here is the week that was.
Most farmers have all finished seeding in our area except for the land that I stated all year might have no farmer. It is still weeds from one end to the other in-between some real nice crops.
One guy yesterday fired up the combine on his oats from last fall. He sprayed it 14 days ago to kill all weeds and harvested the swath oats yesterday. Man it ran good don't know about grade but it was dry.
Ok HRS is all up in area and moving fast. Most have finished first spray and wondering if a fungicide will be needed later. Its growing rapidly and for us its days away from hitting the Anhydrous.
Canola is also moving fast. Some fields are close to the rows closing in and then this thing we haven't seen is 10 years called Cabbage. When your sitting in mud the plant just bolts and flowers. Some will be flowering by Farm Progress Friday. Late seeded has rows and the rain helped all the seeds germinate or start. Canola right down to the edge of the sloughs is another funny thing this year. Second spray taking place on early and first in crop on late. Plants growing fast so guys are moving fast.
Flax is up in rows and looks like wow in terms of every thing. Lots will spray on first cooler day.
Barley is up and going. Early escaped all the cold nights and doing the best. Later was slow getting going and now is coming along nice.
Oats is up and growing. Similar the early is great the later is slow but coming.
Soy is up and has rows which is funny last year we finished seeding today and that was our soy.
Corn for the guys who seed for feed or seed is up and looks good.
Peas wow is all I can say. Burnt is better than the ones that where not. Nice thick and tall. All have been sprayed and next is a fungicide next week. They will be flowering if the heat and odd rain happen in one week to 10 days.
So in a nut shell our area is still doing fine. The heat is pushing the plants that got established and the rain showers have germinated the seeds. Spraying is in full force.
Pastures are Ok and so is hay land but not great by any means. This hay crop will be very small. Very small.
Next week is the Farm Progress Show something I enjoy and take in no matter how Bad the crop was on our farm. Some times you just need to get away and not look at it. Funny thing last fall I said if we don't have a more normal year of less water the farm was going. It came down to days of selling out. But it came down to its farming in Canada and I enjoy it so hopefully it cant continue and we can grow another day.
So to all those who need rain I hope, Pray you get yours. Have a wonderful day and most of all be safe its only a crop and your family back home is way more important. The three pigs will be their to buy your crop for pennies any day of the week.
Funny this report when it first started was to show the Prov. that their reporters knew shit all about crop reporting and made every thing seem wonderful. One thing I have noticed is farmers like it when every thing is going great and don't like to talk about bad crop conditions.
When I shared what was happening in our area during the wet years this thread always had way more awesome areas than ours. It was nice to see that that their was hope. That hope came from other farmers good luck. You kept hoping yours would finally come around from their good stories.
But like I have said from the very beginning its mother nature that lets you get a bumper, average, normal or wiped right off the face of the map.
Any one who has been at this for a long time knows deep down we all have seen it some time before and it eventually does come around. Hang in their rain will happen some time soon.
Ok here is the week that was.
Most farmers have all finished seeding in our area except for the land that I stated all year might have no farmer. It is still weeds from one end to the other in-between some real nice crops.
One guy yesterday fired up the combine on his oats from last fall. He sprayed it 14 days ago to kill all weeds and harvested the swath oats yesterday. Man it ran good don't know about grade but it was dry.
Ok HRS is all up in area and moving fast. Most have finished first spray and wondering if a fungicide will be needed later. Its growing rapidly and for us its days away from hitting the Anhydrous.
Canola is also moving fast. Some fields are close to the rows closing in and then this thing we haven't seen is 10 years called Cabbage. When your sitting in mud the plant just bolts and flowers. Some will be flowering by Farm Progress Friday. Late seeded has rows and the rain helped all the seeds germinate or start. Canola right down to the edge of the sloughs is another funny thing this year. Second spray taking place on early and first in crop on late. Plants growing fast so guys are moving fast.
Flax is up in rows and looks like wow in terms of every thing. Lots will spray on first cooler day.
Barley is up and going. Early escaped all the cold nights and doing the best. Later was slow getting going and now is coming along nice.
Oats is up and growing. Similar the early is great the later is slow but coming.
Soy is up and has rows which is funny last year we finished seeding today and that was our soy.
Corn for the guys who seed for feed or seed is up and looks good.
Peas wow is all I can say. Burnt is better than the ones that where not. Nice thick and tall. All have been sprayed and next is a fungicide next week. They will be flowering if the heat and odd rain happen in one week to 10 days.
So in a nut shell our area is still doing fine. The heat is pushing the plants that got established and the rain showers have germinated the seeds. Spraying is in full force.
Pastures are Ok and so is hay land but not great by any means. This hay crop will be very small. Very small.
Next week is the Farm Progress Show something I enjoy and take in no matter how Bad the crop was on our farm. Some times you just need to get away and not look at it. Funny thing last fall I said if we don't have a more normal year of less water the farm was going. It came down to days of selling out. But it came down to its farming in Canada and I enjoy it so hopefully it cant continue and we can grow another day.
So to all those who need rain I hope, Pray you get yours. Have a wonderful day and most of all be safe its only a crop and your family back home is way more important. The three pigs will be their to buy your crop for pennies any day of the week.
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