Ok I'll take a stand! The 2014 crop is no 2013!

[SASKFARMER3]

After a few road trips it's east to come to the. Conclusion the 2014 crop is no 2013. Hell it might not make average.
Yields are all over the mark. Some good some great and some wtf.
Charlie says yield means nothing. We'll yield pays the bills.
Hearing of a few fields written off from fusarium and flood damage.
A totally awesome crop is not out their.
I thought we would average out ok but the excess water that created problems continues with plant disease some maybe even new.
Water doesn't make grain it takes it.
So again I'll stick my neck out and say it's a dud
Ok not that bad but some grain companies, crushers and processors are in for a surprise.
It's the opposite surprise of last year.
So cut me down I don't care. 2013 was a very big crop probably not as big as the industry made it out to be but 2013 is going to go down as the year the awesome crops aren't yielding like they should and the sick flooded are worse than many thought.
Throw in some disease and now big rain at harvest plus high humidity, what sprouting next.
Oh we'll that's farming.
2014 a interesting year again.
Sad part is prices are the shits thanks to USA corn and bean crop. So lower yield and piss poor prices and no support. Ah canada.

[Hopperbin]

I stand with you. Not gay of course.

[SASKFARMER3]

Market Experts might challenge me but any real farmer that walks his fields honestly knows what's out their. For us in the east crop insurance better get ready.
For the guys in the west maybe a few less bins needed or grain bags used.

[Hopperbin]

I figure half bushels on wheat Fuze. Little more on canola. Half on peas generally too much moisture at wrong time. I dont think some new ****ing fung or disease killed the peas in one year. Givevhead a shake

[rockpile]

SF3 - I totally agree with you. 6 weeks ago all crops along the Trans Canada from Calgary to the Sask border looked outstanding. There are very few left that even look okay and much of it should be harvested right now. But wet, wet, wet. Feedlots will be happy. Stands of wheat and barley that looked good in early July are stunted and thin now. Very few good canola fields, but the problem with the good ones is how green they are. Most will be lucky to make 20. Pods on one third of the plant and 2 inches or less in length. Not sure how the south country made out, but the Peace was extremely dry this summer. And then there has been the hail or hail squared. I guess the only great area this year is Tom's place, lol.

[SASKFARMER3]

On peas we were one of a few that started with them years ago. Funny thing our best yields were early on and as the years go past our yields seem to be getting worse. It's in the ground and taking something. Water in excess has increase what ever it is.

[Klause]

Agree with yall... think wheat s little higher than hopper thinks and canola a little lower. We will see.

Still haven't had a hail adjuster out here from the July 27 storm.

[SASKFARMER3]

Oh yes I forgot the storms of late. My best paying field of peas is 35 bushel hail check.

[Hopperbin]

Somewhat agree with the peas 18 years ago. 70 bushel yellows. And 60 greens. Declinining ever si ce.

[riders2010]

Air stream from fort Mac. All kinds of pollution floating over land east of there starting to build up in the soil.
It is a fact cancer rates higher much higher in air current path from there.

[furrowtickler]

Disease is going to kick the shat out of a lot of 'good' crops here

[Klause]

Rider I hope your joking.


Our peas have been running that high... it's root rots that move in cause peas are hosts.


New seed treatments help but in a year as wet as this year your screwed.


Apron Max and cruiser max. Same as on soybeans.

[furrowtickler]

Klause , you hittin 60 ?

[farmaholic]

But that's what the yield monitor sez!!!!
Especially when you pull back on the hydro hard ;-)

[furrowtickler]

Hm mm - yeild monitor said 62 ave last year - just funished haulin peas out net just under 70 . I guess yield monitors are useless then - your right