Well Spraying in crop season is done and now were on to Fungicides. Its easy to see how the most important machine on the farm is the sprayer.
I see Versatile had the big intro of the new collector series limited edition tractors. Congrats to the guys to were there and got to see big Roy run Again.
I did get out on the road this week picking up a few Antiques I purchased and one thing is certain, This crop is a long way from the bin. It isn't Wall to wall perfect and lots and lots are counting there chickens before they hatch. Reminds me of the year I was building a bunch of bins and then on July 5th a storm took out 21 quarters with hail. Yea they had grain filled in them in fall but a lot of my old bins were empty. Simply till its in the pit and you get the check its not a Bumper.
Well here we go.
HRS is doing ok but one thing I did find this week is Wet flooded fields never recover even if you luck out and miss a few down pours or storms. Thin is always thin and you can give it every single thing till the come home, But Mud is always a dud. So out of all our HRS I would say 1/3 is excellent. 1/3 is good and 1/3 is not so great but still ok. Fungicides are going on as canopy is wet all day. crawl out in crop and you can feel the moisture. No midge but Chem reps would sure like to see them. Sale sale sale. Some leaf disease is also present but most is mild.
Durum actually is filling in not bad on the experiment seed fields. Big heads coming but thin and lots of tillers. Spraying will take place on weekend again. second app.
Oats in area is nice we dropped crop this year.
Barley is headed or just finishing and is thick actually to thick. One half section near buy is flat from yesterdays rain. Most sprayed at head in boot and looks great.
Flax has bounced back and filling in not bad yellow areas are there but smaller and thin is thin.
Soy fields are looking real good and real early potential is high if August rains materialize. But then peas and lentils will be in the ditch.
Lentils the guys who tried again or newbies have to spray and spray and maybe a third time. Lots of bush not much seed.
Corn in area is wow and growing great.
Canola this week I have seen some Wow finished flowering and shutting down to just seeing rows and cabbage to is that a canola crop. It seems the markets think we have bumper coming and farmers are talking to reporters how wonderful they are doing. Yea three inch rain on way flowers are aborted same as the heat over 28. Just saying if may be lots of plant matter but just a normal yield. Plus its still 60 days from the bin. Its same as our wheat. 1/3 is thick 1/3 is ok and 1/3 is ugly but filling in since the flood may long.
Peas don't like water nd in our area that is true. Flooded early areas are dead then yellow and sick and then like others nice tall and poding. Out of all the acres seeded we have around 600 left rest are not worth harvesting or dead.
So lets hope the big rain doesn't hit and every one gets to hay spray and relax a little. Its just a crop that the market is salivating on how it will take all that excess grain and profit. Big yields for farmers is big profit for grain companies watch the railways will go on strike or they will find a new grading formula or something like the lentil shit show some years back, oh your contract was for a number one at 40 cents to bad you don't have the grade but we have a special number 3 extra for 12 cents that we will take all you grow. Ah farming what a winning combination.
So be safe and remember its just a crop and the ones at home are way more important. Go fishing its free all weekend in Saskatchewan.
I see Versatile had the big intro of the new collector series limited edition tractors. Congrats to the guys to were there and got to see big Roy run Again.
I did get out on the road this week picking up a few Antiques I purchased and one thing is certain, This crop is a long way from the bin. It isn't Wall to wall perfect and lots and lots are counting there chickens before they hatch. Reminds me of the year I was building a bunch of bins and then on July 5th a storm took out 21 quarters with hail. Yea they had grain filled in them in fall but a lot of my old bins were empty. Simply till its in the pit and you get the check its not a Bumper.
Well here we go.
HRS is doing ok but one thing I did find this week is Wet flooded fields never recover even if you luck out and miss a few down pours or storms. Thin is always thin and you can give it every single thing till the come home, But Mud is always a dud. So out of all our HRS I would say 1/3 is excellent. 1/3 is good and 1/3 is not so great but still ok. Fungicides are going on as canopy is wet all day. crawl out in crop and you can feel the moisture. No midge but Chem reps would sure like to see them. Sale sale sale. Some leaf disease is also present but most is mild.
Durum actually is filling in not bad on the experiment seed fields. Big heads coming but thin and lots of tillers. Spraying will take place on weekend again. second app.
Oats in area is nice we dropped crop this year.
Barley is headed or just finishing and is thick actually to thick. One half section near buy is flat from yesterdays rain. Most sprayed at head in boot and looks great.
Flax has bounced back and filling in not bad yellow areas are there but smaller and thin is thin.
Soy fields are looking real good and real early potential is high if August rains materialize. But then peas and lentils will be in the ditch.
Lentils the guys who tried again or newbies have to spray and spray and maybe a third time. Lots of bush not much seed.
Corn in area is wow and growing great.
Canola this week I have seen some Wow finished flowering and shutting down to just seeing rows and cabbage to is that a canola crop. It seems the markets think we have bumper coming and farmers are talking to reporters how wonderful they are doing. Yea three inch rain on way flowers are aborted same as the heat over 28. Just saying if may be lots of plant matter but just a normal yield. Plus its still 60 days from the bin. Its same as our wheat. 1/3 is thick 1/3 is ok and 1/3 is ugly but filling in since the flood may long.
Peas don't like water nd in our area that is true. Flooded early areas are dead then yellow and sick and then like others nice tall and poding. Out of all the acres seeded we have around 600 left rest are not worth harvesting or dead.
So lets hope the big rain doesn't hit and every one gets to hay spray and relax a little. Its just a crop that the market is salivating on how it will take all that excess grain and profit. Big yields for farmers is big profit for grain companies watch the railways will go on strike or they will find a new grading formula or something like the lentil shit show some years back, oh your contract was for a number one at 40 cents to bad you don't have the grade but we have a special number 3 extra for 12 cents that we will take all you grow. Ah farming what a winning combination.
So be safe and remember its just a crop and the ones at home are way more important. Go fishing its free all weekend in Saskatchewan.
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