111.3bu/ac Canola... on 147ac

[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.

[tman]

I like to know how his other crops did in that same area the previous four years.