Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[bigzee]

Next year is a New seed stock year for HRS on our farm. We switched to AC Brandon years ago when it came out and it has been all it can be. But what out there that is better and can beat it overall. Also, Case whats was the barley like compared to Copland.

Just two that need to be changed in 2019.

Brandon So far this year is on par to be as good or better than 2017.

Copland still impressed us but we did spray it with Prosario.

SK3 you always want us to tell yields, but you rarely or never post yours. You say your Brandon is on par or better than 17, let’s hear some yields.

[bucket]

nieghbor has some landmark and about 10% of the kernels are naked and falling out ? any of that there ? haven't saw that since the glenlea days ?

That sounds like columbus ....but everyone swathed back then.

Funny thing is they could repackage all those old varieties today and people would buy them....only difference is we are piling the groceries to them today....

I keep telling neighbours if we fertilized like this pre 2000 we would still be using the older varieties..

They performed well just on summer fallow... no fertilizer ...high proteins good colour etc...

But we get the privilege of paying for new seed regularly now...

Both when we buy seed and a trailing fee as well soon enough...

[bigzee]

Get more high yielding varieties = higher production = lower prices = more complaining and beotching how low prices are.

[SASKFARMER3]

Big when I say good it’s Good.

Put the juice and get the rain luck has it you produce grain in western canada. We’re back to normal in our area and farming is starting to be fun again.

It’s good year having fun. Again it’s been years.

[bigzee]

Big when I say good it’s Good.

Put the juice and get the rain luck has it you produce grain in western canada. We’re back to normal in our area and farming is starting to be fun again.

It’s good year having fun. Again it’s been years.

Well said by a non politician.

[hobbyfrmr]

Get more high yielding varieties = higher production = lower prices = more complaining and beotching how low prices are.

I am thinking selling half a crop at the low prices is less fun.
A small consolation is if you “won” a free winter trip from the retailer.
You only get one crop per year so a farmer wants the best yeild in order to capitalize on price movements. High prices are no fun with empty bins.

[furrowtickler]

I am thinking selling half a crop at the low prices is less fun.
A small consolation is if you “won” a free winter trip from the retailer.
You only get one crop per year so a farmer wants the best yeild in order to capitalize on price movements. High prices are no fun with empty bins.

Well said and very true

[FarmJunkie]

Our Landmark was same yield as BRANDON but had 1% higher Pro but also had a bit of Fuz in it. Bushel weight was a bit higher as well. Heads were not as full as the Brandon but more of them.

[MBgrower]

Well said by a non politician.

it appears to be running 75-85 bpa in that garden spot, barley near 100, canola 55-60.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes MB you are correct that is a very good example of what the crop is doing. But the tank is empty on the moisture and the third year of drought, if it happens in 2019, will be totally awful. I said we needed 4 spots of rain and we got three of the four. It was enough but our ground still had lots of moisture reserve so the three just topped off the tank the roots were deep and we had heat to push it along. Yes, spots have shit all on it can tell the soil has something underground there. But the moisture map tells the tale the tank is empty. Can't repeat in 2019 with outfall fill up is best or some snow and timely rains. But if its the beginning of drought years year three takes its toll and the two after well I don't want to think about.

[bigzee]

Yes MB you are correct that is a very good example of what the crop is doing. But the tank is empty on the moisture and the third year of drought, if it happens in 2019, will be totally awful. I said we needed 4 spots of rain and we got three of the four. It was enough but our ground still had lots of moisture reserve so the three just topped off the tank the roots were deep and we had heat to push it along. Yes, spots have shit all on it can tell the soil has something underground there. But the moisture map tells the tale the tank is empty. Can't repeat in 2019 with outfall fill up is best or some snow and timely rains. But if its the beginning of drought years year three takes its toll and the two after well I don't want to think about.

I really feel bad you didn’t get that “fourth” rain!!
Couldn’t imagine how large your crop would be we would never hear the end of it. Instead we are hear complaining. We just can’t win!!
Just wait till the US gets into their soybean and corn crop. If you think prices are bad now... get ready.

[poorboy]

I guess everyone has different definitions of drought and excess moisture. Saskfarmer3 has been talking about excess moisture the last few years and I personally have never experienced it and probably will never fully understand the effects of too much moisture. But I do understand it hurts yield and comes with increased costs.

I have had lots of major droughts in my career though and fully realize that Saskfarmer3 has never really experienced real droughts. He has missed a few rains, but that is not a drought. I have had more than a few years where my harvest was 5 to 50% of normal yield due to lack of moisture. Did not even get my wheat seed back in 2001. This year lucky my yield is 60% of normal, which is remarkable with 3" of rainfall that has fallen with 0.5" as the largest amount. Some of my neighbors are not quite as lucky.

In my opinion a crop yield that is 80% or more of average yield is a normal occurance and part of farming. It does suck seeing others get timely rains or miss rains if you are too wet, but that has been going on for 1000's of years and over the last 100 years has really shown up the farms that have the good climate.

I really do appreciate the crop reports, and felt for everyone hurt in the wet years. It is a little tough to take the drought talk the last 2 years and then hear 80 bus wheat, 100 bus barley and 60 canola. Very hard for most people to imagine that is a drought. Trying to talk the market prices up by always claiming a disaster might sound like a good strategy, but probably is not real effective. If people have a good crop please post, there is sense of pride in growing a good crop and sharing a moment of pride is no different than posting a poor crop to mourn with others.

With every farm having different yields due to climate, soils and management, perhaps it would be better to talk in percentages or comparisons to normal.

In my area east of Calgary the hay crop is 15-30% of normal, pastures are very poor, peas were 60% of normal, barley is 65% of normal, wheat looks to be 60% of normal an canola looks to be 50% of normal.