Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[SASKFARMER3]

Well our good luck this spring I knew would end but as each week passed with just enough rain 3/4 is a rain over that is a shit show. But moisture has increased and increased bad in our area. 5 inches for month of may and it came mostly since may long weekend.
We finished seeding on Monday afternoon and had over 1/2 inch driving home in the rain. Then it rained all night but last week a hail event happened and it left what looked like snow on the side of the road lots of moisture in a already saturated area. I would say our area is 96% done but a strip north of us and towards Melville has crop out. Also a area north of Foam lake has crop to seed.
See last fall we had a wet October but the no snow or min event looked great. then the dry spring looked awesome flats dried out and we were able to seed. But lots of mud below. Well that ended and now we have a fricking mess. Creeks running and flats back with water lots of water.
I never in my life ever dreamt that I would hate rain. Getting close.
Spent lots of Dollars seeding areas that are now gone. Prov flood program is good for shit. 10000 acres x 5% basic loss deduction and then they pay on the rest. We lost 500 acres guess what no coverage. Great just fricking great.
So here it is June 2 nd and for some of us in our area we feel beaten and bruised but not just finished yet. Big yields are a thing of the past. as you spent the money to seed and those acres are lost but have to come out of the rest of the crop. Just added to cost per acre on farm.
HRS is up and looking good where the water table is not back to the top. One flat by our yard looked so great on May long as it had rows for the first time in years. They yesterday were now sick yellow lines.
Most will start spraying as soon as equipment will get on the fields weed pressure is min for wildoats but broad leaf are coming.
Durum is coming but thin. Get good seed boys is rule of the day. Yes I make mistakes its only a quarter but good seed makes the day. spraying will take place as soon as it dry's up.
Peas looked good no great but peas hate wet feet and with Viper spraying around the corner I feel peas wont do that great this year. If moisture quits maybe a chance but if it continues no fricking way.
Oats was out of rotation so no crop this year.
Barley looks good has a little yellow tinge and needs to be sprayed real soon. Seeded early and moving along real fast.
Canola is up or poking out of the ground. Rain washed some furrows flat and a struggle to come out of the ground. Canola in water usually is not a good thing sick early bolting plants with no Cabbage. Time will tell. Missed spraying in crop on some fields will have to go early liberty and Assure. Rest will get liberty and RR.
Few lentil fields south and towards Indian Head. Time will tell with rain how they do.
Flax very few fields seeded looks like.

So for some who wanted rain good for you. You now have a chance at a crop for us who have endured years of rain and it looked like finally the tide was turning we hunker down and try to get through another wet year.
Water is nice in moderation like Whiskey Wine or beer but to much and a shit show starts to take hold way to much and your done flat on your face.
So have a great week enjoy spraying in dry fields as mud bog 16 takes hold.
Its just a fricking crop and the ones at home are way more important than killing your self over a crop.

Be safe, Even catch Mosaic in Regina if you have a chance.

[furrowtickler]

I have found if beer in moderation the rain comes in moderation.
I did seed more potholes last night so I may have screwed up our luck though.

[grassfarmer]

I'm reminded of this quote SF3:
“Despite all our achievements we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains”

[SASKFARMER3]

Grass you have no idea what mud is.
Finally after a wet fall no major snow no major spring rain water table still just below the surface and what a 5 inch rain over two weeks does to you as a farmer both financially from lost drowned out acres.
Lost years, never enjoyed any bit of the boom because you were flooded and survived.
I applaud the guys who have had zcellent just in time rains and great overwhole farm success!
But June first to see your hard work taken by fricking ugly rain is sickening.
And your comments how rain makes grain and no it can't be that wet why aren't you trying harder etc grow thin. I love droughts because we thrive just need three to get the water table down but I guess that's next year country. One thing is good it happened early so you start planning for a average or bellow crop as the bumper is flooded and gone. Those plants are dead today.

[SASKFARMER3]

Grass why not do something useful and let us know your conditions out there. See it's the crop report.
I like hearing good farm stories because someone needs a good crop and it's nice to see when the stars align.
Flood is a dud just the right amount is a billion dollar rain.

[sjc]

Went from the driest conditions we ever saw around these parts (NE Edmonton) (except maybe '02) to now excessive and wet (6.5' in 10 days). Still 1/5 of the acres left unseeded.Gumbo land has standing water on it that might not get seeded. Tried some higher ground yesterday and spun only around the draws and lower spots. Most of field was ok. Wish we would have pushed harder when it was drier but thats hindsight now. Just barley left so its not the end of the world if we have to wait another week or so. It is just whenever I have to pull up around those dam low spots the packers pull that mud and she cannot get over it and through them. So you push all that mud forward. I have to fold up to get out. I had to back up once and of course that lead to 45 minutes of cleaning mud out of runs. We needed the moisture but 3' would have been fine. The crops on the good black land will be fine, the marginal land has excessive moisture now and will suffer.

[Partners]

Crops looking very good..Almost done the 1st pass of RR canola..

Wheat is 3 to 4 leaves..Will spray soon as the wind stops blowing...

So far a good start to the season..

[SASKFARMER3]

Thanks guys it's nice to see other areas what's going on. Way nicer than always challenging me on wet like grass.

[hobbyfrmr]

Seeding conditions are perfect, I should finish tomorrow. Chemical warfare has broken out with the early seeding crowd. Brisk winds everyday should make some great spraying stories from the minions the pub a month from now.

[grassfarmer]

Oh grow up SF3 the quote I posted is well known and is a reflection of the importance of agriculture, soil, and yes, rainfall to humanity in general. It's not about you in your little corner of the world and whether you got some acres flooded out last week. Try looking at the bigger picture.

[binthere]

everyone from all regions suffer some catastrophe short or long term. no one said it cant be that wet. the trick is to assess and adapt and not whine like a preschooler over and over. sit in hawaii during the winter is great all should have the opportunity. but not to farm the same way and bitch the rest of the year. oh conditions are perfect here.

[fjlip]

Timing is everything, a month from now 5 inches would soak up. Just like in 2007, 2010, for us, just a month early to prevent planting/mud spraying.
Again got 1/10" to settle dust 30 minutes ago, lots of thunder, conditions ideal, after spraying done , more please.

[MBgrower]

Crops look good here in s mb, but starting to get too much rain. Rain go away, come back in july.

[SASKFARMER3]

Bin we have adapted to this shit! Just sad to see how excess rain can't stop and give us a break! Sick of mud!

[Hamloc]

Sask3 in central Albwrta east of red deer. Finished seeding May 14. Have had 4.2 inches of rain in the last 14 days. Up to that point it was very dry. My cow pastures and hay land are very thankful for the rain. First seeded peas 6 th node sprayed today. Looking good. Low areas under water. Wheat 4th leaf and tillering. Canola a bit slow coming up was seeded at about 11/4 to 11/2 to reach moisture, hurt speed of germination. Barley coming good. Funny thing seeded lots of low areas not seeded in many years. Under water again but still thankful for the moisture. The amount of mud you speak of doesn't sound fun. I have a neighbor who's family farms in the Yorkton area, always interesting to hear stories from different areas. Have a good day:-)