Well again what a week, it seems the blocker has moved or changed or what ever is happening were now getting rain every cloud that seems to appear. Thunder and lightning and rain. So a big rain event took place this week and it sure looked like the rain event that happened last summer just after farm progress show. It moved in from the south and just sat their for a day going round. The major rain area was Assiniboia to Davidson up to Humboldt and then Melfort. We were in between two fronts and only had 2.5 but week total is over 3. Rain makes grain this kind of shit makes for a loss. Sorry Boys but crops sitting in water will turn white and then die. Nothing to harvest and you don't get paid from Crop insurance as the rest of your fields will be above your coverage.
But oh how it makes harvest fun.
So here it is the end of July and yes I always say a rain around Regina Exhibition is what we always need.
Hrs. is filling nice with large heads and filling 6 to 8 rows with av 15 spikelet to 17. Fuz is showing up in some fields that weren't sprayed but so far minor damage. Lodging is happening from the wind and rain event. Some early wheat is two weeks away from desiccating. Our areas wheat have a good chance to hit top yields if weather cooperates.
Barley is starting to turn on early seeded fields the excess rain could down grade the early fields but time will tell. Lodging is happening. The later are filling nice with good size heads but again disease could change the outcome of the later seeded crops. One half is about 7 to 10 days away from swathing for malt.
Oats is the comeback king and filling nice. Big problem with oats this year is haven't seen a clean field anywhere in my travels as Wild oats have slipped through. Hopefully most will shell before the oats is ready to strait cut.
Flax had a rough week with the heavy rain and wind. Flat and twisted, also a problem that is popping up is cleavers have had a second life and flax fields seem to be hit the hardest with cleavers wrapping around and taking the crop flat. Flax also hasn't had a banner year like other years and yield wont be tops.
Peas are going to be desiccated today or tomorrow depending on fields and water. Geese seem to have found a few already and doing minor damage. Our early are shorter than any one who seeded later but they podded real nice. Diseases from other years haven't showed up this year as we were dryer up till July. Its the water in excess that caused a lot of shit to happen. Late peas will be the ones to watch as yields will be very very good. One note our area will average above a lot of areas but I don't think this crop is as large as our best ever the week of dry weather at first flower did something, time will tell.
Canola ah canola you have done a few things this year that our area hasn't seen in about 10. Come up in perfect rows, Cabbage like your suppose to, then bolt and flower for weeks on end, then pod and lodge so no one can walk through the field. I hate to say it but were back. Most canola is very very tall and podded very well on early. Some varieties are having issues with pod blanks vs. others. We have a DuPont variety that looks awesome. Our RR have lodged quite a bit and the liberty is just shutting down. One note the L140 wont give a high yield like the rest so it might be a variety that we will be dropping. Strait cut and all its about Yield and Cost per acre to grow.
Over all Canola is back as a crop that we can grow in what was a normal year weather wise up till July.
Soy is having a awesome time. Most fields are about 2 to 3 ft tall. Nice looks like water flowering for about two weeks time will tell. Maybe sorry I cut back acreage this year but still learning with this crop.
Corn had a rough week with the wind and rain and sort of tipped over in lots of places.
Lentils no one in whole area has any that I travel so a non crop.
Durum looked like a crop that we all should get back on track growing since the year started dryer. A few issues are showing up and heads aren't as big as best year. Time will tell.
Pastures are I would say a 8 to 9 and hay crops are surprise for some as yields are better than last year. Early cut Alfalfa fields are full green and growing very well the second time.
So rain at this time which is heavy takes crops away but does fill what is their so depending on amount you got time will tell. Did here a area to the west of us found a bertha. One is not a problem. Lots are but for fields I walked nothing yet. Were in a sweet spot all year and grateful for having a normal year. But one note if rains continue it will start to cause major problems. We now will be tilling fields again after harvest this year due to excess moisture to dry out the ground. Also maybe might have to go back to putting down avadex or something as wildoats are back.
One note drought is a bitch and all the rain will do is help regenerate the soil for next year. Its Canada Next year country.
So again to sum up the next week, the rain will help fill the crops and bring them in sooner with the heat that's coming Sat to Friday. Pea harvest on fields Regloned today or tomorrow could be ready to go by next Friday. Early barley is days away from cutting. Early wheat is two weeks away from desiccating.
So one of the most important things to remember its just a crop and family at home is more important than any thing else. So keep safe they (all the ones who need us but don't pay their share) will all get their share if its done today or tomorrow.
Have a great Long weekend the real silly season is days away.
But oh how it makes harvest fun.
So here it is the end of July and yes I always say a rain around Regina Exhibition is what we always need.
Hrs. is filling nice with large heads and filling 6 to 8 rows with av 15 spikelet to 17. Fuz is showing up in some fields that weren't sprayed but so far minor damage. Lodging is happening from the wind and rain event. Some early wheat is two weeks away from desiccating. Our areas wheat have a good chance to hit top yields if weather cooperates.
Barley is starting to turn on early seeded fields the excess rain could down grade the early fields but time will tell. Lodging is happening. The later are filling nice with good size heads but again disease could change the outcome of the later seeded crops. One half is about 7 to 10 days away from swathing for malt.
Oats is the comeback king and filling nice. Big problem with oats this year is haven't seen a clean field anywhere in my travels as Wild oats have slipped through. Hopefully most will shell before the oats is ready to strait cut.
Flax had a rough week with the heavy rain and wind. Flat and twisted, also a problem that is popping up is cleavers have had a second life and flax fields seem to be hit the hardest with cleavers wrapping around and taking the crop flat. Flax also hasn't had a banner year like other years and yield wont be tops.
Peas are going to be desiccated today or tomorrow depending on fields and water. Geese seem to have found a few already and doing minor damage. Our early are shorter than any one who seeded later but they podded real nice. Diseases from other years haven't showed up this year as we were dryer up till July. Its the water in excess that caused a lot of shit to happen. Late peas will be the ones to watch as yields will be very very good. One note our area will average above a lot of areas but I don't think this crop is as large as our best ever the week of dry weather at first flower did something, time will tell.
Canola ah canola you have done a few things this year that our area hasn't seen in about 10. Come up in perfect rows, Cabbage like your suppose to, then bolt and flower for weeks on end, then pod and lodge so no one can walk through the field. I hate to say it but were back. Most canola is very very tall and podded very well on early. Some varieties are having issues with pod blanks vs. others. We have a DuPont variety that looks awesome. Our RR have lodged quite a bit and the liberty is just shutting down. One note the L140 wont give a high yield like the rest so it might be a variety that we will be dropping. Strait cut and all its about Yield and Cost per acre to grow.
Over all Canola is back as a crop that we can grow in what was a normal year weather wise up till July.
Soy is having a awesome time. Most fields are about 2 to 3 ft tall. Nice looks like water flowering for about two weeks time will tell. Maybe sorry I cut back acreage this year but still learning with this crop.
Corn had a rough week with the wind and rain and sort of tipped over in lots of places.
Lentils no one in whole area has any that I travel so a non crop.
Durum looked like a crop that we all should get back on track growing since the year started dryer. A few issues are showing up and heads aren't as big as best year. Time will tell.
Pastures are I would say a 8 to 9 and hay crops are surprise for some as yields are better than last year. Early cut Alfalfa fields are full green and growing very well the second time.
So rain at this time which is heavy takes crops away but does fill what is their so depending on amount you got time will tell. Did here a area to the west of us found a bertha. One is not a problem. Lots are but for fields I walked nothing yet. Were in a sweet spot all year and grateful for having a normal year. But one note if rains continue it will start to cause major problems. We now will be tilling fields again after harvest this year due to excess moisture to dry out the ground. Also maybe might have to go back to putting down avadex or something as wildoats are back.
One note drought is a bitch and all the rain will do is help regenerate the soil for next year. Its Canada Next year country.
So again to sum up the next week, the rain will help fill the crops and bring them in sooner with the heat that's coming Sat to Friday. Pea harvest on fields Regloned today or tomorrow could be ready to go by next Friday. Early barley is days away from cutting. Early wheat is two weeks away from desiccating.
So one of the most important things to remember its just a crop and family at home is more important than any thing else. So keep safe they (all the ones who need us but don't pay their share) will all get their share if its done today or tomorrow.
Have a great Long weekend the real silly season is days away.
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