Why the Big push to soy in Sask. You need a August rain!

[westernvicki]

North of 16 FABA is going to have a comeback. Strong market for Snowbird this year in edible markets, and a growing interest in feed and fractionation should make marketing earier.
Indeed in the north a better bean, but for yield you need that summer rain, and not so much heat, lygus, well always a reality.

FABA we can seed early! Its a big deal to manage chocolate spot tho!

Soy is just too late.

[WiltonRanch]

North of 16 FABA is going to have a comeback. Strong market for Snowbird this year in edible markets, and a growing interest in feed and fractionation should make marketing earier.
Indeed in the north a better bean, but for yield you need that summer rain, and not so much heat, lygus, well always a reality.

FABA we can seed early! Its a big deal to manage chocolate spot tho!

Soy is just too late.

I hope they take off. I’m west of you a ways but lots of guys trying them out. Some success and failure but otherwise positive. I’d like to try a field but it’s gotta be hidden from highway. Need a legume as peas, rocks, and hills don’t mix. Have a lot of south exposed land which should help to bring them on.

[furrowtickler]

New varieties are early enough
The early varieties for the most part made the early September frost .
Earliest beans had less than 20% frost loss , ave 35 ish
Mid maturity were closer to 50% , ave 22-23 . Not good enough yet but mid maturity just simply will not work on average.
40 bus will be norm within 2 years with proper management on soybeans with 2200 hu or less .
We took a hot again this year but feel they are a lot closer than people think .
Going to give them a year or two yet.
Seed cost is a major issue with the risk involved.
Also a big negative is no crop insurance, but until they can be proven to be successful north of HWY 16 it is what it is.