Ah, June wet weather arrived so who do we thank? My bad arthritis knee or the spleen guy, Farm Progress show Or DTN.
It proved it can rain but still a funny weather pattern and some still haven't got much at all. Farming is the worlds biggest gamble, you put everything into 6 plus inches of Dirt and look to the sky for the rain to grow a crop. Then mother nature picks the winners and losers.
So last Saturday I had to attend a friends funeral up north and I decided to make a trip from the lake (Canora) to look at a drill on way, then over to Melfort and down back to Regina. Wow is there a lot of shitty looking crops. Finally, just outside Tisdale, I found the perfect section of Canola a 10 out of 10. Big beautiful leaves and thick from end to end. The Rest I have to honestly say all way up and back look like shit. Uneven and every stage or like one neighbour says 26 stages.
For those who want a slap in the face with reality on how poor crops can look take a drive north of Regina all way to Dafoe. Cereals that have maybe 100 ft green then 1000. But rain is desperate for that area and they didn't get the huge rain's in the last two weeks.
Nicest Winter wheat field is between Tisdale and Melfort. Its a 9 out of 10 and fully headed.
So here we go the Crop Report.
Wheat is anywhere from just heading to flag to just poking out of the ground. The rain events our area had caused seeds that didn't germinate to come finally up. Now we had the three-inch rain two weeks ago so those who got last week will see rows next week. The early April seeded crop is now starting to head. The first heads are smaller and these crops are thinner. The rain was about two weeks too late. Will they do ok? Yes but the big yields have left the building. Basically, it looks like all who seeded in April have thinner crops. Those seeded after the 15th of may are more even in our area and thicker, healthier and stronger for potential. But were farmers when its go time you go. All our wheat seeded early is like all others. Later looks way better. One note anyone who sprayed last week seems to have a big volunteer canola problem coming in cereals seeded on Canola stubble. The little suckers are coming up strong. Some are going back and doing a 24D spray. I said I would start rating the crop so as of this week with the two stages of growth I say quality come fall could be an issue but time will tell. Most are done spraying for wild oats and now some are on way for the second app for broadleafs that arrived after the rain. Wheat is a 7 so far due to uneven crop and it was hurt in the 3 to 5 leaf time period.
Barley is the same with two to three stages in the crop. It will make malt a more interesting game. Yea you may as well piss in the sample and send it for feed because they will pick it apart. I give the barley a 7 out of 10 for this time of year. The rain has caused some areas to look a little yellow and that will affect the final outcome.
Peas and Lentils are filling in nicely. Peas you can spot Viper problems from the road you don't need to get out of your vehicle and walk in. The cool night a few weeks ago hurt and so did the rain after. They are recovering slowly but two weeks is lost. I am happy I changed to Very low rate pursuit and full Centurian. Pea price is still in the shitter and the grain companies still are moving the same amount as when we actually got paid for the product. Winners are always the grain companies and farmers get the shaft for trade issues. Thank a liberal. Ralph, you voted against western Canada every single time you are a traitor to your constituents. Oh off topic but it frosts me that Car was on TV saying the meat and grain things were not caused by the Gov.
Peas are a 7 so far as they are even and growing nicely with no signs of disease etc. Some are spraying again the peas as weeds are coming on strong.
Flax is up and thinner than usual, guys are spraying this week and getting fields looking better.
Oats is the same as barley three to four stages in crop and guys will spray probably next week.
Corn only a few who have cattle.
Soy I have only seen one field so far in my travels. I am glad Cargill spent Millions building a seed treatment facility for soy at our Terminal only to sit with no use this year. Our Dryer is finished and they need more storage but no they put money into Soy. It was going to revolutionize the province. Yea expensive seed and piss poor yield kind of do that.
Canola the retarded sister is having one heck of a tough year. First, the experts were the province will be wall to wall Canola by 2020. It is a crop that can be grown all over (in the wet year's). Then the bullshit dream sequence that farmers grew so much the previous years we have a glut. HA HAHAHAHAHAHA. This is the biggest crock that was pulled over the market in years. So we enter 2019 seeding and the market still thinks farmers will grow. Well, I had neighbours who said the seed was too expensive and with the China thing they were switching to lentils, peas, Flax and barley. Cutting costs and I have always said the Canola pigs have driven the cost of seed to insane prices. The seed treatments are a F#KINg Joke. It's an overpriced shit show. Thank the Industry for destroying Canola. Pigs at the trough.
Now they are surprised with the lower seeded acreage number. Well, boys, it's even lower than that. I have heard from guys who instead of reseeding after the frost a few weeks ago. Plowed it into Barley or Oats and left the canola seed at the dealers. Bags did go back after seeding. Also abandoned acreage is going to be higher than the experts looking out a window are calculating. But hey drop the price because it rained for F#K sakes. But the market knows Jack Shit.
Like I said travelling one Section a 10 for the end of June. HAHAHA, its a barn burner crop on its way better takes the premium out of the market. What F#King Premium.
To all the experts who bragged it can be grown any place in this new climate with rain. Well, the Canola looks good at Tisdale and why is the town known as the land of **** and honey.
So on our farm, I give the Canola a 6. The only reason I give our area a 6 is the 1/2 in rain over three weeks ago that got the crop off and running. But reality provincial wide is the crop is in three to 7 stages and time is not on our side. July 1st is Monday and some is just poking out of the ground. She has a long way to the bin boys. Good luck we are going to need it.
Be safe its the long weekend.
It proved it can rain but still a funny weather pattern and some still haven't got much at all. Farming is the worlds biggest gamble, you put everything into 6 plus inches of Dirt and look to the sky for the rain to grow a crop. Then mother nature picks the winners and losers.
So last Saturday I had to attend a friends funeral up north and I decided to make a trip from the lake (Canora) to look at a drill on way, then over to Melfort and down back to Regina. Wow is there a lot of shitty looking crops. Finally, just outside Tisdale, I found the perfect section of Canola a 10 out of 10. Big beautiful leaves and thick from end to end. The Rest I have to honestly say all way up and back look like shit. Uneven and every stage or like one neighbour says 26 stages.
For those who want a slap in the face with reality on how poor crops can look take a drive north of Regina all way to Dafoe. Cereals that have maybe 100 ft green then 1000. But rain is desperate for that area and they didn't get the huge rain's in the last two weeks.
Nicest Winter wheat field is between Tisdale and Melfort. Its a 9 out of 10 and fully headed.
So here we go the Crop Report.
Wheat is anywhere from just heading to flag to just poking out of the ground. The rain events our area had caused seeds that didn't germinate to come finally up. Now we had the three-inch rain two weeks ago so those who got last week will see rows next week. The early April seeded crop is now starting to head. The first heads are smaller and these crops are thinner. The rain was about two weeks too late. Will they do ok? Yes but the big yields have left the building. Basically, it looks like all who seeded in April have thinner crops. Those seeded after the 15th of may are more even in our area and thicker, healthier and stronger for potential. But were farmers when its go time you go. All our wheat seeded early is like all others. Later looks way better. One note anyone who sprayed last week seems to have a big volunteer canola problem coming in cereals seeded on Canola stubble. The little suckers are coming up strong. Some are going back and doing a 24D spray. I said I would start rating the crop so as of this week with the two stages of growth I say quality come fall could be an issue but time will tell. Most are done spraying for wild oats and now some are on way for the second app for broadleafs that arrived after the rain. Wheat is a 7 so far due to uneven crop and it was hurt in the 3 to 5 leaf time period.
Barley is the same with two to three stages in the crop. It will make malt a more interesting game. Yea you may as well piss in the sample and send it for feed because they will pick it apart. I give the barley a 7 out of 10 for this time of year. The rain has caused some areas to look a little yellow and that will affect the final outcome.
Peas and Lentils are filling in nicely. Peas you can spot Viper problems from the road you don't need to get out of your vehicle and walk in. The cool night a few weeks ago hurt and so did the rain after. They are recovering slowly but two weeks is lost. I am happy I changed to Very low rate pursuit and full Centurian. Pea price is still in the shitter and the grain companies still are moving the same amount as when we actually got paid for the product. Winners are always the grain companies and farmers get the shaft for trade issues. Thank a liberal. Ralph, you voted against western Canada every single time you are a traitor to your constituents. Oh off topic but it frosts me that Car was on TV saying the meat and grain things were not caused by the Gov.
Peas are a 7 so far as they are even and growing nicely with no signs of disease etc. Some are spraying again the peas as weeds are coming on strong.
Flax is up and thinner than usual, guys are spraying this week and getting fields looking better.
Oats is the same as barley three to four stages in crop and guys will spray probably next week.
Corn only a few who have cattle.
Soy I have only seen one field so far in my travels. I am glad Cargill spent Millions building a seed treatment facility for soy at our Terminal only to sit with no use this year. Our Dryer is finished and they need more storage but no they put money into Soy. It was going to revolutionize the province. Yea expensive seed and piss poor yield kind of do that.
Canola the retarded sister is having one heck of a tough year. First, the experts were the province will be wall to wall Canola by 2020. It is a crop that can be grown all over (in the wet year's). Then the bullshit dream sequence that farmers grew so much the previous years we have a glut. HA HAHAHAHAHAHA. This is the biggest crock that was pulled over the market in years. So we enter 2019 seeding and the market still thinks farmers will grow. Well, I had neighbours who said the seed was too expensive and with the China thing they were switching to lentils, peas, Flax and barley. Cutting costs and I have always said the Canola pigs have driven the cost of seed to insane prices. The seed treatments are a F#KINg Joke. It's an overpriced shit show. Thank the Industry for destroying Canola. Pigs at the trough.
Now they are surprised with the lower seeded acreage number. Well, boys, it's even lower than that. I have heard from guys who instead of reseeding after the frost a few weeks ago. Plowed it into Barley or Oats and left the canola seed at the dealers. Bags did go back after seeding. Also abandoned acreage is going to be higher than the experts looking out a window are calculating. But hey drop the price because it rained for F#K sakes. But the market knows Jack Shit.
Like I said travelling one Section a 10 for the end of June. HAHAHA, its a barn burner crop on its way better takes the premium out of the market. What F#King Premium.
To all the experts who bragged it can be grown any place in this new climate with rain. Well, the Canola looks good at Tisdale and why is the town known as the land of **** and honey.
So on our farm, I give the Canola a 6. The only reason I give our area a 6 is the 1/2 in rain over three weeks ago that got the crop off and running. But reality provincial wide is the crop is in three to 7 stages and time is not on our side. July 1st is Monday and some is just poking out of the ground. She has a long way to the bin boys. Good luck we are going to need it.
Be safe its the long weekend.
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