Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[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?

[blackpowder]

Lumiderm seems to work.
Seeding it after the 15th I haven't had beetle troubles ever.

[Hamloc]

Quick comment on lumiderm, my neighbor and his son had interesting results. The son had lumiderm on his seed, his dad did not. Both had flea beetles and the son actually sprayed one quarter with decis. They started seeding canola about the 8th or ninth. Appeared the extra cost of lumiderm was a waste of money in this case.

My peas seem thin this year. Seeded at 190 lbs, certified seed, just don't look that good. Moisture conditions were decent at seeding. Sprayed 3 days ago with Viper, might have been a bad idea with how cold it was yesterday. Most of my wheat is looking good. 4th to 5th leaf, earliest seeded starting to tiller. Interesting note, I use atomjet high rate side band openers, first 2 quarters put the seed out the back and fert out the side. Then my son suggested switching and putting the seed out the side. Very thankful he did, our worst looking wheat was the first 2 fields where we put the seed out the back. Must have something to do with where seed row is in relation to the packer wheel, flexi 5000 with 4 inch rubber packers.

Fairly happy with the canola, all invigor, just prosper seed treat. Had one quarter I thought about spraying for flea beatles but I left it and they are growing through it. Can see rows now so I feel very fortunate. One field has lots of wild oats that will need spraying soon, had silage on this field last year so a little baffled. Only grow barley for silage and for feed, quit trying for malt a few years ago. Barley looks good, best crop is on pea stubble. Direct seeded some into pasture that was sprayed out last September, was happy to see it was coming up.

Finally got all the cows out on pasture, just a few culls left to feed that need to be shipped.
It looked like yesterday's rain event stretched from Calgary to Lloydminster, was very disappointed when looking at radar it didn't continue on into Sasrkatchewan. We were dry but nothing compared to the pictures posted on here. Certainly hope the weather turns wet. Enjoy your day.

[SASKFARMER]

Stuck waiting for a pull at least it’s wet below.

[farming101]

3 day totals based off doppler. FWIW

[bucket]

See that grey triangle north of Moose Jaw......yup....living the dream....

[SASKFARMER]

New liberty from Dekalb will it make it with very little rain we will see.

One good rain boys is all we need to get this year going.

Man is it cold today.

Good thing I tossed the Viper and will do peas next week with just centurion or one half odessey

[SASKFARMER]

[SASKFARMER]

[Guest]

New liberty from Dekalb will it make it with very little rain we will see.

One good rain boys is all we need to get this year going.

Man is it cold today.

Good thing I tossed the Viper and will do peas next week with just centurion or one half odessey

Half rate pursuit = $4 /ac
Lots of problems with oddysee in canola fields after. Seems impossible to clean out sometimes ?
Sprayed ours wednesday cant even tell theyve been sprayed 80/ac/jug pursuit , 40 ac rate arrow total $8.25/ac

[bigzee]

Stuck waiting for a pull at least it’s wet below.

I didn’t know the black soil zone had rocks?