Ah Alberta where now 100 Bus Canola is going to happen all the time!

[furrowtickler]

Just because it's possible does not mean it's going to become the new ave s/f. Again I fail to see why big numbers are an immediate threat to some. There will be a few farmers in certain areas that will get 100 bus plus within the next 5 years, a few were close this year.
There are guys that still do very basic fertility shooting for 35 bus.
They probably will both do fine. Different risk levels but both most likely good farmers.
The ave will most likely keep moving up though in the long term.

[SASKFARMER3]

It doesn't scare me good for them!
But all this talk in perfect conditions is what is wrong.
Moisture extremes gave base repeating next year with min snow and moisture will give reality
I'm a realist maybe by the time I'm gone from this world we will get their but you can't spend your way to wealth! Sooner or later the fat lady sings.
We had 10 awful years and now one good I might get 8 or none great that's farming!
Some haven't seen 10 wrecks.
It's canada it can happen.
New seed and practices aren't getting us the yields they are helping but gee guys were sure quiet on here when it wasn't raining this year.
Just saying articles like this get some convinced it's possible and shoot for the moon only to crash and burn.
Math inputs for 100 consistently over thousands of acres doesn't work when we get paid so little.

[binthere]

sk 3 think outside of the box a little. you claim to farm around ten thousand acres. a lot of it under water for six to eight years. lots of wasted inputs and time. why not reduce your acres save the headache, intensify your practice on fewer acres and achive the same or better net result? these yields were more than likely a result of irrigation between pincher creek and lethbridge grant you.

[furrowtickler]

That's the point , why does it bother some so much if others try, and sooner or later will succeed?
At this time we don't have the dirt or environment to case much over 60. But others do have the dirt and environment to at least try it.

[SASKFARMER3]

It doesn't bug me it's just funny how tec is their we can achieve it. We have to grow more!

No the stars aligned.
You can't tell me every year you have a perfect growing conditions'
That's my point.

100 is nice to dream and try to get to but betting the whole farm is a dream.

[bucket]

Tough crowd today.

Just heard on the radio those 200 plus bpa corn yields are really helping the farmer in the states.

Prices are putting them in the poorhouse. No money to cover machinery or labour.

[Gofer]

Tom4; I observed that 3 of the corn high yields were of Dutch heritage. So were those yields achieved with the help high applications of dairy or hog manure?? I know,a politically incorrect assumption :}

[farming101]

100 bpa ya right. Like farmaholic will just keep slumming it here.
3 inch of topsoil will never do it.
But minimal/no debt and realistic yield goals will keep us in the game as long as we want.
I'm with SF3 on this one. Darned if I'll feed the machine.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes heard that to just enough to cover seed Fert and spray and land nothing for Living plus machinery grow more is great!

[furrowtickler]

I never read the article yet - does it actually say '100 bus canola is going to happen all the time?? '

[TOM4CWB]

I remember in the mid 1980's... before GMO varieties... in Pioneer plots Canola bumping well over 80bu/ac then... Global a winter variety if I recall correctly. Seeded May 10... Harvested Oct 5. no frost between. If resistance to frost was bred in... Canola could gain 20 percent.

[BTO_farmalll]

Yep, Yer Right, We Don't!!!!!!!


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