Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[Sheepwheat]

Went too deep with flax. Was the right thing to do, otherwise it would all be in dust.

Ironically had it rained, my emergence would have been worse due to deep seeding made deeper.

Oats coming ok, wheat decent. Lots in dust though. Rye was poking in 5 days. Seems as thought the theory that rye can germ in dry soil is accurate.

We are different here because while yes it is dry, crops are later than most areas and if they emerged there is piles of moisture down below, mud in fact. But rain is needed for hay and pasture immediately to be average, and grain will hang on until it started to really try to giver, then all bets are off. Zero rain in forecast now. Get ready, it’s coming. They have been wrong for months. If they stay wrong we are on the cusp of intense and widespread rain!

Will try to post pics later.

If it is dry here in the wet zone, you know it is dry as a bone everywhere else. One thing I notice is a near complete lack of weeds. Appears they too need a rain to germinate.

Hoping for you all who are in the desperate zones to catch a good solid rain.

[furrowtickler]

Heavy rain west of here at Lloydminster or just south .
A crew I know on a pipeline said it’s neen raining all day ... snowing west of there now to.
It’s unbelievable how much rain goes through that area the past 4-5 years but we get nothing .

[tweety]

Seems SK is losing out on the all day rain/snow. No longer a drought.

[furrowtickler]

Seems SK is losing out on the all day rain/snow. No longer a drought.

You getting a good shot there ?

[Blaithin]

They're saying around an inch in the Crossfield - Carstairs area. A bit more to the west, as per usual, but still a good shower on the east side of the highway. Hopefully it went east and east to the areas that really need it (And north so my cows can have more grass)

[helmsdale]

They're saying around an inch in the Crossfield - Carstairs area. A bit more to the west, as per usual, but still a good shower on the east side of the highway. Hopefully it went east and east to the areas that really need it (And north so my cows can have more grass)

Still praying...

Its +6 right now... no moisture to hold off a frost.

[tweety]

You getting a good shot there ?

Ya, west of Lloyd, but now there is a bunch of snow on the ground as well. Hopefully it doesn't freeze, but at least its wet. Supposed to warm up as evening progresses, was zero, now is about 1. Interesting year.

[Goodtime]

If the snow stays crop will not freeze tonight...have had this happen before.

[blackpowder]

Definitely NOT boasting at all.
Info only. 1.8" before enough snow to break some branches and trees. Wasn't home but 6" maybe. Hard to tell as melting. 3° now. Still light rain.
Before this, any canola seeded above 1/2" wasn't coming. Bugs bad on early seeded. Peas are short. Grass poor.
Spraying delayed now for several days but that's ok.
Earlier post about blowing dirt.
We've all seen land blow away. Guess I'll take the snow. Saw a plow on road even. Lol.
Good luck everyone. It ain't in the bin yet.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

After 2 years with almost no rain, and a few more before that being desperately short, we are getting more than our share lately. Was desperately dry earlier this spring, but had the big snow storm in late April/early May, then 1.65 inch of rain about 2 weeks ago, and 1.75 so far since last night, with more in the forecast, getting to be too much now. Seeded corner to corner in near ideal conditions, although packers tires had mud stuck to them until the last day. Starting to lose some very small areas to standing water now. But hay and pastures are responding very well. Pastures got off to a very early start, but then quit completely until recently. Reserves all used up last year. Excellent germination compared to the past few years. Flea beatles are in full force, but Visivio seems to be doing its job, and Lumiderm holding up so far. Plants are outgrowing the damage.

These two events have now given us as much moisture as we had the entire season last year. One extreme to the other.

Snowed in Red Deer ( east of here), Cochrane ( South of here), and undoubtedly west at higher elevations. Lows of 1 or 2 the next few nights as a bonus. Where is Chuck with some reassuring words about global warming right about now?