111.3bu/ac Canola... on 147ac

[TOM4CWB]

I understand the farm average was over 70bu/ac...

From Western Producer:

Field Averaged 111.3 bu/ac on 147 acres Grower Name: Florian Hagmann Location: Birch Hills, SK. Growing Season: 2015
Seed Product: Pioneer® hybrid 45H33 (RR) treated with DuPontTM LumidermTM
Field History:
Previous crop(s): 2006 – 2009 alfalfa, 2010 – Wheat, 2011 – Canola, 2012 – Wheat
2013 Canola – Field contained a winning Yield Challenge strip at 84.5 bu/ac (Pioneer® hybrid 45H29 (RR)), 2014 – Barley
Seeding Date: May 22nd, 2015
Air seeder: Bourgault 3320 precision hoe drill planted at 5 mph
Yield measured (area): 1563 feet long x 35 feet wide = 1.2558 acres (minimum 0.9 acres of canola harvested to qualify for yield challenge)
Yield measured: 7292 lbs of canola. DuPont Pioneer weigh wagon measured by sales associate. Moisture content of harvest sample: 9.5% - no green seed
Soil test report: October 2014 completed by AgriTrend Ltd.
Precipitation reports from WeatherFarm (Closest weather station - Tomtene Seed Farm – 4 miles from Florian’s winning field as the crow flies)
􏰀 May 1st to September 5th, 2015 – 106.8 mm, ~4 1/4“ of rain
􏰀 Average temperature from pre-bud until August 31st – 18.8°C No Manure was applied to field in 2015.
Fertilizer at the time of seeding:
􏰀 21.5 lbs of ESN 44-0-0
􏰀 21.5lbsofS1513–33–0-15
􏰀 35 gal 342 CL 20-0-3-4 - 5 Cl - 0.1 Zn (10.3 lbs/gal)
􏰀 2 gal ATS 12-0-0-26 (11.10 lbs/gal)
􏰀 14 gal KSN22 10-20-2-0 (10.7 lbs/gal)
􏰀 0.11 gal KS Max 5 - 0 - 3 - 0.5Cu - 1 Fe- 2 Mn – 2 Zn - 0.025 B (10.4 lbs/gal)
􏰀 0.11 gal 20% Humic Acid (added to buffer against the salt)
Foliar Fertilizer at herbicide timing and in-crop:
􏰀 At Pre-seed Burnoff - 0.5 gal XRN 28-0-0 (10.7 lbs/gal) with 1⁄2 liter of Roundup Transorb®
􏰀 June 16th – 3-4 leaf - 1 gal XRN 28-0-0 (10.7 lbs/gal) with 1⁄2 L Roundup Transorb® 7.5 gal water
􏰀 July 2nd – pre-bud - 2 gal 2075 20-0-7-5 (11 lbs/gal) with 1⁄2 L Roundup Transorb® 7.5 gal water
􏰀 July 17th – 80-85% 􏰁􏰂􏰃􏰃􏰄􏰃 - 2 gal 1515 15-15-2 (10.7 lbs/gal)
􏰀 July 17th - 0.11 gal KSMax 5-0-3-0.5 Cu - 1 Fe - 2 Mn- 2 Zn - 0.025 B(10.4 lbs/gal)

[ajl]

Well if this is true we do not have to worry about a shortage of food. Not now. Not ever. We do have to worry about $5.50 canola this year.

[wmoebis]

Wonder if he will do same thing this year Wall to Wall? Without any sponsorship. If not why?

[Guest]

no , because if he did and got a crop failure he would lose his ass . and if everyone did and got a crop we would all lose our asses

[Guest]

just curious , can anyone put a dollar amount to this adventure , including custom spraying rates ?

[furrowtickler]

It was something like $270 fert cost and one extra pass with a foliar at 80% flower. The other foliars were mixed in with herbicide. So not a lot of extra work but the fert mix at seeding time is very intense.
Those yields would only happen on a few fields across western Canada that had the perfect weather set up. Certainly wont be common for a long time if ever in general but achievable in just a few locations a year though.
I would imagine his total cost would be in that $400/ac range. Quite a few guys are pushing $300 to $350 now and getting 60-70's. So maybe its all relative , but only on a few selected acres, if you want to roll the dice ??
One thing it does show is the genetic potential of some new hybreds I guess.

[MBgrower]

One week of 35 celcius and 70% humidity at flowering, and we would be talking 45 bpa. Luck of the draw.

[SASKFARMER3]

I agree do that on 5000 10000 acres and you have a trend and the genetics work. No smoke from the northern fires and he would of grown a 36 bpa crop. Ah farming let's spend our way out of this mess.

[bgmb]

Imagine what invigor would have done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #150bpa

[SASKFARMER3]

No kidding we could maybe touch 200 if the stars align.

[bgmb]

lol pioneer cant put their varieties in the canola growers trials but they can get 111 bu of bs in birchhills

[vvalk]

Furrow. $400 with $270 of fert cost. Everything else only cost $130! Maybe $550-$600 an acre is more like it. Just trucking cost into the elevator would be $25 an acre

[Oliver88]

Only 4-1/4" of rainfall from May 1 to September 5......

Amazing yield for a drought.

[biglentil]

And they forgot to claim the half million prize yet had the yield independantly verified? Mine ran 114.7946432709754467 bus/acre verified by kindergarteners toy combine.

[furrowtickler]

Vvalk , yup , that should have been $500 ish.
I also agree without smoke not sure if it would have happened.
2015 was an odd year ,very good sub soil to carry crops, dry enough for low disease , smoke to buffer flower blast , virtually no bug pressure and decent rain in August to fill crops . This set up may never happen again across a wide area.
All it takes is for one or two things not to line up and 25% can be lost in a hurry.