End of the Week Thursday Report.

[Hopalong]

If soil is still dry in May, wonder how many of us will back off on seeding plan to put canola on half our acres?
Think it makes sense on fall banded acres to go ahead and gamble on growing season moisture.
Crop insurance and one more year of Agristability coverage says do it.
Also prospect for lower production and higher prices.
Every farm will have to look at own position.

[farmaholic]

Hopalong.....we aren't in crop insurance but did some looking. Took the last ten years of data submitted to Ag-Stab-Me-In-The-Back and probably only three times on one crop(canola and durum) out of all the crop types we grew in those ten years would have we been in a claim position at 70% coverage(maybe even 60%). Have been reporting at or above area average yeilds, then they only cover "up to" 80% of average. The "what if" on canola on our middle of the road soil class at 80% coverage has us paying a premium of about $22/ac. I actually had to phone and ask if that needed to be reduced because they claim Govs subsidize the premiums.....nope, that's all mine. We have no experience/low claims discount unless I could convince them that from my AgStab data I would have hardly ever collected...going to try and cross that bridge.

Moral of the story....crop insurance would have never really been "worth it" for us. But current conditions are making me nervous. If it is SUPER bad AgStab would cover some expenses.

Ultimately, insurance isn't supposed to be profitable. Lol.

Take care.

[Oliver88]

I keep reading canola acres will increase in 2018 but time will tell.

[ajl]

We are going to wish it was dry in mid May. Weather will change before spring and very expensive canola will be seeded wall to wall. Nice and foggy today here today. Going to need 40+ to make break even. Good luck to all.

[fjlip]

You know the more I listen to the liberals and JT yap they never back down from a stanc no matter how bad of a decision it is or was. Got to give it to them die on their sword.

Oh latest poll 3% points behind we’re gaining and will win the next one

Same Pic diff idea...

[SASKFARMER3]

Booking tickets to the Florida Panthers for the next two months. Can get 4 beer 4 hotdogs 4 popcorn and souvenir.

One week they are out of town and three weeks they are home. Games start at 10 to 35 to 100 to 276, Toronto is playing one of the games.

Ah the USA.

If I was 30 I think I would sell out in Canada and Move lock stock and Barrel to Argentina. Its looking more Safe, Better infrastructure, gov thats more with it, and probably could by 90000 acres if we moved today.

Seed that you dont have to pay fees after a three years wow. Not cradle to grave like Canada. Fert that you truck from coast and can actually bid for product from 20 different places. Not this is the price its going up tomorrow pay. Equipment thats not just Deere CASE AND NH Massey.

Yea if i was only 35 again instead of a snowbird slash senior.