Weather and Poor Harvest Conditions

[freewheat]

Farmers can't be concerned and share concern with weather? Burbot et al who have no weather concerns are frightening. some of us are depending on this crop just to get by, after years of crappy weather. Some of us got 15% seeded last year followed by perhaps half this year, and really need this crop, and are very stressed about barely being started combining. Not to mention the frost tonight that will kill canola which is green as my lawn. If we can't share our stresses, what can we do on this forum?
We are not all in a drought zone, with the luxury of august harvests, dry grain, and high quality crops. Where is it that winter wheat is not done by mid September? It is sprouting as I type. We are not supposed to be stressed? Not all of us have daddy paying our way, or farmed in the 1970's and 80's, or have the luxury of selling our grain through the wheat board because we only need a little money at a time so as to avoid tax, Lay off, you ignorant fools, and let some of us have and share our stresses with eachother. Sometimes knowing one is not the only one suffering, helps one realize he is not alone in this game.

[Burbert]

freewheat, Yeah I guss you's guys is right, whinning and complaining is part of Comedian framing. Blame it on the Comedian Wheat Hoard, it's probably part of their plan to keep framers in the poor house. Here's a thought dud, GROWUP for a change smell the roses. Plotting and chiseling does not make a good Comedian Framer, competition in the market place, running back and forth and around the numerous grain company friends and railroad companies (both of them) will surely make greaaaaat marketeers, the open market will dash to our rescue, it we whinnnnnn louddd enough.

[freewheat]

I do not follow you burb. I cannot trace your statements and I have no idea what your point is. I'm sorry.

[parsley]

I'm sorry too, Burbert, as your posting lacks any semblance of reason.

Unfortunate.

Parsley

[craig]

Back to topic
widespread rain tonight and talk of minus 4 for wednesday night. Should put an end to better grades of wheat. Most farmers got their first day of combining in on canola before the rain. This has been a grain dryer year with almost all the cereals we have taken off at between 15 to 17 % moisture. Central Alberta. High humdity still hampering hours of combining as it's usually noon before we can start.

[SASKFARMER3]

Just in the house filled all trucks and combines and its turning ugly out side. Wind gusts. Most just got going on Monday so wow two whole days. Hopefully we will escape the weather tomorrow and Thursday.

[kamichel]

Managed to get 375 acres of Canola off the last couple days. Quit at 4 am and stars were still shining yet rain drops falling from the sky. So should be raining by morning when the clouds roll in.

[northfarmer]

from the Peace.....our winter wheat if finally off....dry and #2.....got rained out moving to peas......there a number of pea fields, some barley, and now finally some #2 cwrs wheat coming off in the area...showers yesterday held off the combines, no frost here yet, some places got a touch in the past weeks, mildew is grading factor on wheat that is taking it to poor 2's and 3's.....yields reports are above average.....gree canola going down, calendar is calling the hots now, not color change ....hey burbert, wilagro....go fishin or find a coffee shop to commiserate with your socialist ilk, visit here but lurk, your Bull&^%$ gives me heartburn!!!!

best of luck to all the real producers out there!!!!

[wilagro]

northfarmer: Thanks, I really need to take marching orders from a "real" farmer. Yessiree.

I have done my share of "real" farming, picked rocks and roots, combined in the snow and endured all that mother nature had to throw at me for many, many years. I have fed cattle when it was -54 F. and ran vehicles when I could hardly turn the steering wheel. I still suffer from the effects of frozen knees and feet from when I was a kid yet but we looked after our livestock.

So please, don't tell me what to do or not to do. Remember the old Indian saying..."Don't judge a man until you have walked in his mukluks" or something to that effect.

[furrowtickler]

Willy, there is no doubt that you have a wealth of experience from your day, but as Shrek says - "Change is good donkey!"

[Burbert]

wilagro, I think that stress for the duds on this forum is great. After all they've decided to enslave themselves framing, don't want any help, grow the most and the best quality grain, have all the answers and are best of friends with grain companies, r/r's, and PC politicos. Think about it for a split second, how can they fail. After all, the greedy and corrupt shall inherit the earth, or steal it in the end. Only the meek stand in their way! Framing is indeed a challenge at times, but that is the fun isn't it??????????????

[charliep]

Framing. Didn't know we had have carpenters/house builders on this site.