Well the big rain event i was looking for didn't materialize and we ended up with just half inch. Now some to the west of us it was 2 to 3 tenths and north 3/4 to 2 inches. So really variable in our area but its moisture. Seems to me the blocking pattern for eastern sask around regina is still in place.
Now were at basically 1.2 since september and have another 4 weeks to help replenish the ground before freeze up. Snow just fills dugouts and runs. Now did learn some thing interesting and guys should be phoning their Sask Crop insurance as some genius their thinks just because all us farmers in the flooded area are working like fools this fall to get land back in shape by cleaning up flooded areas, working flooded areas burning flooded areas and finally landscaping water eroded runs. Next spring when you file your seeded acreage report with full quarters and if they flood you will not be paid for flood damage because the area wasn't in crop for 2017. Phone and ask this is one F#$Ked up policy.
Ok our Brain Dead Pm can't seem to get his facts strait and sooner or later his base supporters or NDP turn liberals must be wondering if he really is playing with a full deck. Canada is starting to look like a laughing stock of the world. Fancy socks lives in a fantasy with everything from the tax changes to protecting the middle class to bad small business even if his empire was created by his grandfathers small business. Now today Energy East is dead but keep sending money to useless quebec. Really this country is F#$Ked up. Really F#$Ked up.
Enough he just gives me a headache. Probably today he will ban thanks giving because it discriminates against turkeys. or Liberals I can't tell.
Ok the harvest report.
Were down to 90% done and this past week it was a shower that cost us a day then the half inch after we had a great day Sunday. Now we sit with dryer ready to go and today or tomorrow should allow us to fire up again. In our area Soy Canola and Flax and oats. Most farmers at same mark. Spraying fungicide on Wheat did pay off as 12000 bus bags fit 13.4 thousand this year when hauling out. 11,800 last year.
HRS is all in yields up in this area but protein lower.
Soy yields are down and guys are asking or wondering why they grew so many acres. You hear comparisons like Well 24 soy is like 100 bushel oats. Ah soy costs huge amounts to grow vs oats. Seed on some crops like soy and canola is out of hand and this is costing farmers billions world wide. for Seed thank your friendly gov. Yes I know we let it slip in also. Expansion will be down you need good rains in August.
Canola the later is way better and its not because of planning ext. Its because with only three rains its what stage the crop was at with each rain. Miss by a week either front or back and its shit. Disease was not a issue this year and a total waste of time spraying. Some times the tissue tests is worth its weight in gold. Weight of product is actually heaver this year than i thought it would be with low moisture.
Oats off or later is just coming off. Yields all over the map.
Barley came off nice now just fighting for price for malt as feed picked up is just about same as malt. Guys your going to be importing malt barley soon as farmers are sick and tired of the F#$King bullshit game.
Flax i heard from a few, Oh were done our F#$King flax. Pretty much sums it up i think.
Durum haven't heard how it yielded so far but quality even for our area is great.
Pastures are in a hold pattern. Drove by one that gets pig shit every three years and wow its way better than field across road with nothing but regular prairie pasture.
So farmers are picking stones, yes cleaning up land with every thing from old discers to cult to kelly lemkin pro till swather and burn. Fire ban is off in our area and guys are lighting up every chance they get now some are getting a little to close to my canola. But boy is it nice to spray end to end and harrow end to end and cult end to end and maybe seed and harvest next year end to end. This ties in with Canola predictions and comments its all the extra acres back in production. I say bullshit as this spring was still wet and maybe just 10 ft around wet areas guys got extra but after the dry summer next year in the east and north is the year where acres are back. 1800 I'm guessing if no major snow all winter and i get my magical 4 fall inches to fill up soil.
So next year is the extra acres year and Sask crop insurance has plans Mr Farmer. Both the Tax and your premium and maybe just maybe all the hard work for nothing. Phone and see.
Fall is here, Lake is shut down and trees are turning colour. Birds are heading south geese have arrived and guys are scouting for deer. Lets hope we get three days and harvest 2017 is done.
Be safe don't burn out your neighbour and remember the ones at home are way more important than any crop. Happy thanksgiving, Hell might be the first time in 15 or more years we are actually done and not celebrating the American one.
Happy Thanks Giving. Im thankful it finally dried up. Cheers.
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