Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[sk_wheatking]

Everyone relax when harvest hits there will be lots of pictures of big swaths and even bigger yields.

If it's just a crop then who cares about the end result....

In all reality there will be lots of disappointment in the future for many with this crop. I don't care what kind of land you have you can't produce on 2" of rain. Wow have we been to one each end of moisture extremes.

[biglentil]

The real problems begin when that line of credit comes due. It may be just a crap but thats what pays the bills.

[tubs]

east central alberta crops are also running on fumes potential drops here every day now.Had 5mm earlier on in the week a slow drizzle.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea this shit is going to get real quick. F$&king wind from the south sucking up every drop just finished spraying 10 quarters that had spots that look different in colour. Well by Monday it will be F$&ked.
So sprayer getting parked the fat lady is almost on stage.
Tomorrow guess the total production for western canada can you say canola shortage and crop insurance payout billions. Sorry Brad it's getting bad even if your lady that does he crop report says overall crops are good.

Yea good and frying up.

[sofa.king]

You guys are forgetting that craven is happening this weekend and hot and dry is all that matters.

[MBgrower]

Crops here are still holding on, areas not lucky enough to get a tstorm only at 3" since april 1. Good thing we had good establishment and lots of soil moisture from previous fall. Wheat starting to fill, oats filling, canola finishing blooming, corn now about waist high, beans really improved,dark green and about 1' tall, fully canopied. All crops must have very deep roots to be holding out as well as they are, but if no rain in the next few days yield potential will come down quickly. Next week will be a big one for most of the prairies i think.

[helmsdale]

Beans are over a foot tall, full flower, and starting to wilt. Think they just ran out of water... While potential was fantastic 2 weeks ago, if there is no water I am not sure what they will make. Mustard is fully podded and starting to cure. 4-4.5 weeks in flower, weed pressure is minimal, and there are lots of pods. Thinking a 20 might still be possible. For the area, this mustard was quite early and managed to catch the rains at the right time, while most oilseeds are taking it up the a** with this heat. Peas are podded and filled from the bottom to nearly the top. Im thinking the last of the flowers will likely either abort with this heat and wind, or put 2 or 3 BBs in the top at best. Color is starting to change and if this weather keeps up, I'll probably be on them the last days of July, or first of August. Im thinking 30 is still possible. Some of the later seeded peas in the area are only a foot high and getting hammered by the weather. Lentils are podded and filling. Look OK. Dont really want to step out on a ledge and give a yield estimate with them. HRS wheat on chemfallow that was seeded fairly early is still hanging in there. Anywhere from filling to just flowering. The big one is gone, but low 30s may still be possible. CPS wheat which was the last I seeded, is getting its ass handed to it on some, and hanging in there on others. The poorer land is really starting to show itself now. Crop will be very up and down as far as height goes. The potential for an above average crop evaporated last weekend when the rain showers missed us by 45miles or so. Crop has that shitty blue color, with burnt bottom leaves and heads struggling to get out of the sheath on probably 15-20%. With rain to ensure what remains fills, there is still the possibility for high 30s to low 40s. If the forecast for the next two weeks plays out though, it is going to burn up even in the good spots. If that were to be our destiny, half full, burnt up heads could put that crop into the 20s. At least in our area, I see that you CANNOT grow a crop on subsoil moisture, even if it is absolutely nutted going into freezeup.

Rainfall has been generous for the year, with just over 6" but most of it fell mid april to mid june. Everything got off to a tremendous start, but with 2 weeks of 90* with a wind every day it doesn't take long to dry everything out. Again, if the two week forecast models which are all in near unanimous agreement hold, we will have .6" from June 15 to Aug 1. Today did a great disservice to everything. It was 90* by 11:00 and pushed close to 100 throughout the day with a 20mph wind... Hard to watch a crop with significant potential get the shi* kicked out of it day in and day out. So be it, the kids are healthy, the wife is happy, the tin can "house" is paid for. Like SF3 says, its just a crop.

[jethro456]

Crops around here in southern Alberta are hurting bad. Canola has quit blooming, and looks like shit. Many cereal crops look like they will be ready to combine in a week or two.

Today was 34 degrees with a 30km wind. I could see the plants dying in front of me. Ive never seen so many 30-35 degree days in a warm snap before

[farmaholic]

Walked some wheat fields. .....low spots are good. Flag is healthy all over. Afew midge floating around. Some wheat stem maggots (I think its too early for sawfly). Some heads are filling to partial 6 row.

Crop reminds me of low input dry conditions of the past.

Farming is kinda like getting heck from the Oldman for ditching the family car on Friday night....you know what you're getting but you don't know how much! Oh the suspense....maybe it won't be so bad!!!! Can always hope.

[grassfarmer]

Haven't noticed a drought monitor for Canada yet like they show in the USA.

Try here and follow the clickable links below the map.
[URL="http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/list-of-programs-and-services/drought-watch/canadian-drought-monitor/?id=1463575104513"]http://http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/list-of-programs-and-services/drought-watch/canadian-drought-monitor/?id=1463575104513[/URL]

This interactive is more detailed but only showing June conditions just now.

[URL="http://maps.canada.ca/journal/content-en.html?lang=en&appid=768a00b7e53b416eaf9c1b4cc451 7523&appidalt=7a498308fbf34a5985f5668971e89f3e"]http://http://maps.canada.ca/journal/content-en.html?lang=en&appid=768a00b7e53b416eaf9c1b4cc451 7523&appidalt=7a498308fbf34a5985f5668971e89f3e[/URL]

[tweety]

Always odd to read drought and putting on fungicides in the same post.

[farmaholic]

Always odd to read drought and putting on fungicides in the same post.

Not one drop applied on our farm. Skinnies were put on the sprayer and probably will only need them to apply diquat to a half section of peas. It sits rinsed out in the shade of the machine shed....retaining a bit more value by not putting unnecessary hours on it and less wear and tear. Also not losing about 3% of the crop to trampling....for no good reason. And making tens of thousands of dollars by not spending them.

Come fall I may have to learn to like the taste of crow, wouldn't be the first time!

[makar]

bto across the road sprayed fungicide last year, crop is still out, dont know how to make that one pencil out.

[farmaholic]

The "S", south east of Regina, indicates the Slum of the Ghetto....there's proof!

[malleefarmer]

Always odd to read drought and putting on fungicides in the same post.

would have agreed with you tweety but here in oz fungicides every now despite prevailing weather conditions wheat has been bred for yield and yield only disease resitance has gone out the window as breeder know farmers can cure leaf disease with boomspray