Wave after wave ...

[farming101]

Perhaps 30-40% of the yield this year for us was the result of soil moisture from last fall's rains.

[farmaholic]

Perhaps 30-40% of the yield this year for us was the result of soil moisture from last fall's rains.

As crazy as my willingness to take rain right now may drive some of you, we are kinda tapped out again. Soil moisture reserves are no better than last fall for us. This is getting old. I am also putting in a request for a spring seeding rain delay. Constant, and at times intense, net drying from the time the drill gets in the field until we're done, and waiting for the first decent rain, is also getting old...hoping for proper germination and emergence.

I have to say it again, "wouldn't it be nice if it didn't matter"?

[woodland]

Our forecast is bad in the NW until end of September.
Very little done here except peas and the odd early field of cereal or canola.

The crop is fairly heavy, we have reasonable rain, it was early in July from the heat, but maturity stopped with the smoke and the crop just did not mature.

Going to need a nice October, November.

Sounds exactly like us west of Edmonton except the crop is about 2/3 of normal due to a dry spring and summer. Been snowing some every day since Tuesday and looks to keep coming. Doesn’t seem like we got a killing frost yet since it’s been snowing every time it dips below freezing. Got some late oats that we were planning on grazing already but it’s too muddy and I’ll have check the nitrates as well. The crops are now going down as well just to make sure we get to use our new to us swather lots.



Cows are handling it well although I’d like to get the calves vaccinated before pneumonia shows up. Forecast keeps getting worse as it moves along.

[hobbyfrmr]

Sorry furrow I couldn't help myself. You can thank 101.

I like that.
The way some guys are going on about it around here you would think it is the very first time in history it ever happend.
Just buy a couple more combines at the Ritchie brothers Oct sale and “send it”.
If it doesnt get picked up before winter, do it in the spring.

[grassfarmer]

Not be much harvesting done next week if this pans out.

[furrowtickler]

I like that.
The way some guys are going on about it around here you would think it is the very first time in history it ever happend.
Just buy a couple more combines at the Ritchie brothers Oct sale and “send it”.
If it doesnt get picked up before winter, do it in the spring.

Well I guess I should be happy I only have 75 ac of standing canola then eh ?
Not sure what the wheat will look like , but my guess is not fukin good

[furrowtickler]

The 90% of the wheat left that was standing ...

Standing Canola should still be ok to get...


We have seen this before but never with 80% of the crop out .
This whole area the same , some have not started yet

[furrowtickler]

That strip going from left to right is the short wheat stubble where we took a test.
The crop is below that now .
Had over an inch rain just before this

[the big wheel]

That strip going from left to right is the short wheat stubble where we took a test.
The crop is below that now .
Had over an inch rain just before this

If there was an actual free market prices would no doubt reflect the fact that there is a major part of crop out some is froze bad wildlife in areas will be a problem geese but I guess I m just a farmer these all must make the yields go up.

And on top of that basis for canola is nothing more than a money grab tax they are laying off staff at some terminals because no canola but basis is not reflecting the seriousness of what's going on.

No use talking to media they obviously don't look outside or at the fields while they drive around either.

[furrowtickler]

Yup , nothin will be done at any level it is what it is.
No one here looking for that yet at all , there is still October. Hopefully we all get a chance to at least get it . It just squeezed the harvest window even tighter now is all