Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[SASKFARMER3]

Ah, I hate Farming because at every turn it seems you have to fight to survive in Canada. This last week was not fun. It seems the Wet snow from last Monday to Wednesday was a killer. Those north 100Km who had none were able to harvest and actually, some BTOs I know are done. Yes, they will be drying and blending and quick sale product for a while but they are done. Some are going to help neighbours or friends. Good on you guys.

Someone take the Case because since it arrived we have basically not turned a wheel. HAHAHA. It will go soon as we get over the Friday to sat rain event that still has to happen before the weather turns. God lets hope it turns as this morning is so cold everything will be solid. Yesterday had to warm up the swather and whats next plug shit in.

But the cold cold temp has actually helped dry or freeze-dry the crop. Drying last of the wheat is taking a little longer but were still moving even if it's at a snail's pace.


One problem is the snow is still sticking around. You have it on north sides of swaths in hollows and sprayer tracks.



Propane for our farm and a lot of our neighbours hasn't been a problem. Seems maybe someone didn't have their shit together or were ready to make a shortage so can price fix a product that farmers need. Just saying follow the money.

Crop yesterday in our area.

Standing ok Flat wheat was testing 22.2 at end of the day.

Standing canola was 14.5 end of the day.

Swath Canola 16.5 to 17.5 depending if you got snow in the sample.

Basically, the snow is the problem and maybe being 14 celsius below normal is more of an issue. I feel for those who got the snow on Monday if it was wet it's going to take a long time to go. The sun is hot but the Arctic air is freezing the ground and we need warm ground if we still have a chance.

If I hear that useless fool from Environment Canada say it's going to be a hot fall ill puke. Or Trudeau with his Carbon tax to save the world. We need to heat this place up not cool it down.

Dryers are a good thing. Found out what ours is worth and what we need for a new bigger one next spring. The problem we will need ours till Xmas at this rate.



Got this today and it kind of sums up the situation some are facing. Booze isn't the answer but I know talking is. Phone friends talk others have same issues a lot are wondering and feeling the same as you. Talking is good.



Second page!

[SASKFARMER3]

Ok harvest 2018 at our farm is 58.4% complete at the end of today. Yes, that sucks big time. I look back and wonder over and over could we be further ahead and I come right back to Yes but only two quarters further ahead. We started drying way early when others weren't harvesting. Yes seeding a week later than some to the south of me probably delayed some harvest. But best case maybe 65%.

Talking to lots of other guys in the area that have cropped out most need 10 days to 14 days to finish. Yea that's not hours but days without fricking rain, snow, frost, or heavy wet fog.

Got to love Canada where you have massive flood years to look to the sky for the rain too when will this shit end.

Wheat yield will go down to best crop I have had in Years. Barley will be a good one and peas the shits. Canola so far might be up with the top 3 to 5 but too early to tell.



I wish the weather guys would do more than a guess. Hell, I can guess cold cold cold maybe lucky snow. Yea.

Trudeau and his merry band are nuts and the sooner we get them out of power the better this country will be. How anyone could vote for them just amazes me. Oh, max your not a party of the people but a party of one. One sore loser. Thank you max for making the election to close to call by splitting the votes. Trudeau wins and was all finished.



Oh, Ralph tries to stay awake in Question Period. Yes, I know its tough preaching the liberal ways and lying at every turn. Your loyal but still you're going to lose.

Ah, the prices just keep dropping and dropping and no mention of the harvest from hell. No, this week its farmers need propane to dry its running short and were making out like bandits screwing them for the fake shortage. I have to thank all the Input Viagra guys for getting the harvest done and delivering all that shit to the crushers. Ah, it's a great big world. Watch Sask Ag and Food will have us at 80% done for a province and all they will say is were done a great job and now lets dry that grain.

So yes the stress level has increased to 11 out of 10 but talk.

Its a harvest with stress but remember the ones at home are way more important than this crop or any crop.

[SASKFARMER3]

Ok, what are others seeing in their part of the world?

[farming101]

I see there is more rain and snow forecast. Amounts have been scaled back the closer we get to Friday. Better than a hurricane.

A little harvest progress was made in the past week. Vast majority of crop out is canola. Swathed wheat is going to be a tough one to get out

[Hamloc]

Always enjoy your reports Sask3 but I think it is lucky you don't live in Alberta this year. Last Saturday and Sunday was the first time we moved since about Sept. 9 and it still wasn't dry. Standing Invigor canola tested 11-11.5, contacted it to Pioneer and finished shipping it out yesterday. Then of course we got some snow on Monday and we are stopped again. We are very fortunate here only about an inch to an inch and a half, many areas with more. Interesting to note that some of my neighbors did get canola below 10 on Sunday, 2 were in the swath and 1 was standing. The swathed stuff was cut with 21 foot swathers, nobody who uses a 30 foot swath had canola even close.

As for Trudeau, all I can say Saskatchewan and Manitoba get ready for Trudeau to impose a carbon tax of $20 a tonne on you Jan.1,2019. Trudeau is going to save the planet one tax a time, FML!

[redleaf]

Finished harvest here on our small time but operation. nice crop but except for some dry in August all will go through dryer. Got propane again and now the drying program resumes. Still lots of crop out in area. Dryer is being a jerk. Works great as long as it can see me. Go to house for meal or even cup of coffee ..........

[quadtrac]

It’s a battle in this part of the world.
Standing canola is only thing being combined.
Swaths won’t test.
Forecast looks better for last half of October but can’t actually go by that.
Slow motion train wreck I’d say is happening.

[HappyFarmer]

Still 70 % to go. Basically have harvested 120 acres since September the 8th. Hand trashed some wheat yesterday was 25. No dryer, only air so at that i can't handle it. I wanna go but don't wanna do something stupid either. 20 and under and its go time. Wheat that we have left that standing is still 90 % standing which i cant believe after last weeks storms on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. All canola swathed so its a no go. A few guys were going on standing canola last few days. Tuesday sounds like started out at low 13's and got as low as 11.7, but then yesterday sounds like no one could get below 13.5. Looks like we are gonna get nailed with snow again Friday night/Saturday morning.

Looking back made a lot of mistakes this year. We had wheat that we could have/should have taken off on a green side at 17 moisture but didn't. Basically all the canola that is left really couldn't have done anything about other than leave the straight cut standing instead of swathing.

Not sure how this year is gonna end but im gonna learn a lot that's for sure. Its one i will always remember and one I would like to soon forget.

[Sheepwheat]

I am 25% done. Have no dryer, so have to be careful. Oats has been testing under 16 last few days. Last night it was down to 13.3. Hard to believe with snow on the ground. Standing is king, provided it is not too flat. Lots of swathed will not get done. Short short days, hope not much precipitation fri-sat. Oats is pretty poor by my historic yield standard. Half to two thirds normal yield. Lots of drowned out spots and areas from the mid June rain, and then the areas where one more rain, even a half inch, would have made the crop much better. Ironic as can be. Things will be tight if we get this crop but that is nothing new. One more year of living within my means. One more year of no capital additions. Other than fence! 😂

Our area is probably close to the 80% done. Everyone around me has dryers, and have been combining like crazy, no matter what it tests it seems. Also smaller average farms with oversized machinery than most areas. Lots of guys have under 1000 acres per monster combine.

My son has started running the combine. Our farm finally has two generations, or two people in the same family working together on it. First time since prior to 1974, when my grandpa died. Don’t think he helped my dad for quite a while before then. Been a long time coming. Kind of emotional. For the first time, I have been able to have the combine running, while changing bins. Was up on a bin, topping it off, and could hear my boy a mile away, combining away. Small efficiencies to most, something most do not even think about, but when you aren’t used to it, it is golden! Baby steps towards being almost a normally run farm...

Next week looks like the best weather coming since August. Here’s hoping for a chance to finish.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea Ham for once I’m happy to be in Saskatchewan. Now Florida would be good place also.

Destin Florida before Michael



The valley changes lots.

[fjlip]

I'm not going to Florida, looks like SNOW under beach loungers?
Yes every river/ lake seems to change weather. South of Quill always drier, weather on each side of the Barrier river is different.
Every combine not done is going in this area. Some one getting finished every day. Biggest guy finished first or close to it? Very little snow in our small area. We have two days to go, but shit for FROST on as the dead pumpkins! -10C last nite, catastrophic Global Warming my A**. Need a mass public revolt against these lies and the UN can go freeze to death, lying SOB's on the take. Out your window is what COLD equals...death!

[Guest]

did swathed canola at 13.5 mt yesterday
found out east /west swaths are a lot worse , and of course that's all we have left
finished all the north/south ones , lotsa dust
made it to 83%
tired/wore out , have dried most of it except for peas , which seems like a lifetime ago
thankful for natural gas . some co-op customers have been waiting 10 days
sure gonna kick the shit out of their diesel sales , lotsa bitter, bitter farmers
superior seems far superior here . federated might find out that don't actually control the world
one guy has a brand new set up and hasn't hardly been able to get propane

[the big wheel]

I am 25% done. Have no dryer, so have to be careful. Oats has been testing under 16 last few days. Last night it was down to 13.3. Hard to believe with snow on the ground. Standing is king, provided it is not too flat. Lots of swathed will not get done. Short short days, hope not much precipitation fri-sat. Oats is pretty poor by my historic yield standard. Half to two thirds normal yield. Lots of drowned out spots and areas from the mid June rain, and then the areas where one more rain, even a half inch, would have made the crop much better. Ironic as can be. Things will be tight if we get this crop but that is nothing new. One more year of living within my means. One more year of no capital additions. Other than fence! 😂

Our area is probably close to the 80% done. Everyone around me has dryers, and have been combining like crazy, no matter what it tests it seems. Also smaller average farms with oversized machinery than most areas. Lots of guys have under 1000 acres per monster combine.

My son has started running the combine. Our farm finally has two generations, or two people in the same family working together on it. First time since prior to 1974, when my grandpa died. Don’t think he helped my dad for quite a while before then. Been a long time coming. Kind of emotional. For the first time, I have been able to have the combine running, while changing bins. Was up on a bin, topping it off, and could hear my boy a mile away, combining away. Small efficiencies to most, something most do not even think about, but when you aren’t used to it, it is golden! Baby steps towards being almost a normally run farm...

Next week looks like the best weather coming since August. Here’s hoping for a chance to finish.

Fwiw hang in there some forecasts are for a good week or so end of next week as long as we escape a big snowfall this weekend.
Read your post then took a pause to
Look around at what should be valued!!!

Reminds me of younger days learning to combine out on open seat while dad watched and guided me to learn.
Miss those days was a lot simpler times or so it seemed.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes they were fun and also stressful. But less money tied up in farm.

Heavy white frost but a north wind.

[fjlip]

And so does the whole value chain, leave us crumbs, just enough to keep repeating the cycle. We are the host for many leeches. Will never change...