Well seeding is a wrap in our area as most have finished and the last guys just are done. It was a windy dry spring which for many in our area was a treat. Some fields like the one i sprayed yesterday end to end no turning. Makes you wonder if i should get the drill out today and seed those patches. It would guarantee a rain as the last 10 times i did things like that it pours.
The top layer is getting really dry and our first rain will be needed in the next week. The above wheat was first seeded and is rooting down nice. Last seeded dried out really fast as winds have been insane.
Spraying is taking place in our area. We are doing first run of Liberty on Canola and RR canola has its first shot. Peas will be next followed by the barley then the Wheat before back on Canola for second shot. Some early peas and wheat is already sprayed. funny only two real good days to spray the last week. Sunday and yesterday.
So here is a break down of what the crops look like.
Wheat is up in our area with good emergence and is rooting very nice. Wet areas past years where crop died is very nice and growing real well.
Early Barley came through all the spring frost events not bad and is growing real nice a Axil shot will happen early next week and then disease control just as it is in the boot and emerging.
Peas are looking good and soon will need their shot of Viper. If the crop hears on the radio its going to get cool the next few days it will die before your spray with viper. Not really but it seems viper is hard on the crop.
Now this year the lentil crops in our area are few again. Maybe it would have been a good year to seed being dry but time will tell.
Soy is coming up in area and doing not bad at all this spring.
Flax is up on odd field.
Canola the retarded sister that has everything from flea Beatles to cut worms to poor emergence to dry seed bed to mud packed shit thats like concrete. Most crops look the same and drill type doesn't matter. Thin slow growing plants. The wind heat dry is taking its toll on the crop. Right now if it wasn't this late i would reseed some of ours. Just saying Friday the Feds will F#$K the market with a Bullshit report that Canada is seeding some 21 million acres and its all good. Bull shit is all i say drive from Regina to Saskatoon to Yorkton and back yea its all a 5 out of 10 at this time and the flooded areas will be losing acres we have been their. Purple sick water logged plants don't produce jack shit all.
Pastures are doing ok and guys that fertilized are waiting for rain. Hay will be not so good if rain stays away. Some old fields may already be that way.
So to end this week, their is rain event on its way for some areas but its a 30 to 60 percent chance. Hell all spring that would mean F#$K all. I always say we can grow a crop on 4 one inch rains looks like the end of seeding one we might miss. So its starting to look like a average crop but we miss the June one and were below average and if the july doesn't materialize were F#$Ked for 2017. Rather simple. Now mud and excess rain just makes you spend more and your still F$%Ked.
Respect the wind and watch your neighbours fields and neighbours watch your drift also. It happens from time to time we have all done it. Case guys yes you can spray in the wind but 100km put the F#$King thing in the Shed.
Be safe out their and remember the ones at home are way more important than any crop.
Wheats on a run as SD spring wheat crop is heading at 6 in tall. Just saying.
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