Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[woodland]

A month ago we were asking for rain here and now I’d like it to hit “pause” so some hay could get made. Tuesday we went and cut 20 acres just to check out the machine and make sure the new steel conditioner rolls were going to be fine. Layed out a nice windrow and did much better than the wore out rubber rolls.



Crop is still good quality and not too coarse which is a pleasant surprise and the volume is much better than last year.


Hopefully we can get it rolled up in good shape to sell as none is required here for feed this year except maybe 100 bales or so.



Mother Nature threw another hissy fit last night and dumped a half inch in fifteen minutes. The tedder is ready to roll and will definitely be required this year. It’s paid for itself several times over the past few years we’ve had it and wouldn’t be able to make dry hay without it especially on challenging years such as this.

Good luck everyone 🍀

[SASKFARMER]

Weather warning for the show area.

[sumdumguy]

Wowzer, that is a mighty fine lay of hay. Good Luck, send rain south. 🚀

[woodland]

Wowzer, that is a mighty fine lay of hay. Good Luck, send rain south. 🚀

I’m trying to send it anywhere but it’s insisting on sticking around. At an inch since last night and they’re calling for another one before tomorrow. My buddy 25 miles east was baling dry hay the other day since they haven’t had rain in over a week whereas we’ve only had one day without rain in the last ten. Next week will hopefully be better😉

[SASKFARMER]

[Herc]

Looks intense on radar south of cut knife. Some bumper crops in that area, hope the white stuff stays away there.

[jazz]

Somebody for the love of god make a piece of equipment I dont have to mortgage a quarter section to buy.

[farmaholic]

There's alot of intense weather lately. If all the ingredients for storms are present...look out! Some nasty ones slipped past us. We were in the July 1st storm's path but had no crop or building damage.

But you have to wonder when its your turn.

I want a dividend rebate on my Co-op hail insurance.....so I hope its a quiet year for claims.....and no claims in the Slum of the Ghetto.... becsuse the crop is worth more than the hail insurance I bought.

[farmaholic]

Somebody for the love of god make a piece of equipment I dont have to mortgage a quarter section to buy.

......and people have the nerve to complain about the price of land? Myself included.

[grassfarmer]

Ok, this year I am using my rating system based on last years Super crop. I don't care if it looks good from the road I want an assessment compared to last years crop.

So is everybody supposed to use your new rating system or was it just a chance to boast about your Super crop again?
Our pasture conditions now would be a 25/10 compared to last year's production here.

[SASKFARMER]

No grass I don’t give a shit if it was a big crop this year is this year. But reality is a lot of sask had a good crop. So if you had pick 59 and this year it looks like 30 that’s a crop report that total won’t be near last year.

Canola done flowering north side Lumsden.

[Guest]

Peas are excellent , podding well still some flowering
Wheat excellent and starting to turn
Barley excellent, starting to turn
Canola excellent , full blown bright yellow , even hailed stuff
Flax mediocre and next to none around here , we have none
Oats excellent headed for 2 weeks
Seed alfalfa excellent
Dehy alfalfa excellent
One early guy always short of juice had his canola done flowering a week ago and barley already turned, hope hes getting his lake time in now although if it freezes he will be a hero and us a zero
Rains are adequate now, Looks too good to be true and usually is in this country