Well here is a positive start to a shitty report. At least the Wild RR Canola plants in our fields will finally die. Nice new weed created for us.
Snow Snow and More Snow. The Thursday to Sunday morning was great harvesting. Finished all the Cereals and switched to Canola Had a nice run going and then the wheels fell off. Sunday morning a fracking shower at 3 to 5 moved in and gave us 3/10. We tried like troopers on Sunday after noon late but canola was still 13.9 or higher. Monday the rain started late after noon but nothing that bad. Tuesday to Thursday light mist more than any thing then late yesterday it started to snow. Total accumulation from rain 1 inch that was not needed one single bit and then the snow.
Did a drive around the last few days getting some fall projects done and wow is there still lots of crop out. Canola Wheat Oats Barley and even the odd lentil.
We are at the 70% done mark and now done till probably Tuesday or Wednesday again. Light snow should melt fast then good wind and Strong dryer and were rolling.
So here we go.
Oh yea Justin Trudeau couldn't have screwed up most farmers week any more with the snow event plus adding his ridiculous Carbon Tax that he even admits is just another new Tax in House of commons. Great More money taken from farmers with nothing to get back in return. Thank a Liberal Thursday it is. Thanks JT for doing like your father Destroying farms one farm at a time. "I don't need to sell your wheat for you."
Hrs will go down like this if you have well drained land and missed the odd heavy rain storm. Biggest harvest ever. If you had mild rain and min flooding. No that bad of harvest ever.
If you had major rain and flooding and some landscaped land. Average.
Most are done wheat in area just a few fields left. Lots of fall harrowing was going on up to Sunday. Some fall ripping has gone on and fall prep tillage in fields.
Barley is done in area with very nice yields. No one I talked to had a poor barley crop.
Flax is a twisted mess unless swath and snow wont be kind either if standing. Harvest fun is on its way.
Peas and lentils for the most part are done. Guys are questioning growing any next year with disease and floods.
Oats if standing will be a bitch. If swath will be soaked all way. Need some First nations summer.
Canola is the crop in our area that guys finish with. Get all cereals done because usually 9 out of 10 years our weather turns ugly in my neck of the woods. We have had snow before we have had inches of rain we have had floods and mother nature basically is such a bitch. She turns on a dime and 2016 is no different. Standing Canola is having issues and yield will be lower after the snow storm and winds. Swath will take a few days longer to dry but yield should be similar to before.
Yield I would say is above the Reports but nothing overly special. Again if you had no issues with water and gave it a lot it paned out very well. If you had flooding in your fields its a average crop to a little above. Funny the fall elevator price delivering now into the system and waiting till Nov Dec is almost a dollar higher.
Fall field work like i said was getting done up to Sunday morning. Spray harrow Kelly Lenkin Degelman and Deep tillage. Some Ammonia going down but not much. ( .35 delivery is available with your tank, don't let them tell you different ).
Pastures are still good. Last green feed baled.
Like I said earlier most are getting ready for fall, Big auction sale in our area in November nice equipment.
should be a strong sale.
So remember its Thursday "Thank a Liberal Day" Destroying one farm at a time since his fathers time.
Be safe keep the sleds off the sloughs as ice is still to thin, Lets hope this shit melts and remember its just a crop that they will all get there share and leave you Mr Farmer with the pennies.
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