Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[furrowtickler]

4.39" of rain, guessing 1" of rain equivalent in the snow that fell end of april puts us at 5.39".

99f on tuesday with direct sunshine. No recovery overnight. it was 78f at 3:30am
88f yesterday with direct sunshine most of the day and 30-45mph wind.
80f today with direct sunshine, and 30-50mph wind.

moisture in top 12" is pretty much universally depleted. Soil probe is hard to get in more than an inch or two.

Peas are burning down. Heat a week ago or so, knocked them off the bloom and they are turning hard!

Earliest cereals are mostly done flowering, and starting to burn down. Later seeded cereals are getting the shit kicked out of them daily here. Bottoms turning orange, dropping leaves, and just starting to flower nicely. Some second growth that guys were banking on making up for the lackluster first growth is fubar now.

Oilseeds were pretty much universally kicked outta bloom the last two days. first growth was in bloom for a respectable period of time. those that were hoping the second growth would make up for lackluster germination will be lucky to see it bloom for a week.

Many here were worried about what to do with the second growth in the crops. Mother nature will solve that problem with the last few days, and the next few to come. More warm temperatures, wind, and nil sig rain in the 10 day will have harvest upon us faster than most had thought 10 days ago or so.

On the plus side, had this weather showed up the first week of july, most fields would not have warranted a pass with the combine, but a cooler, damper start to july means an average crop (based on long term, not short term memories/expectations) is likely in the making. Just remember that a "long term average" crop yield in the special areas is likely akin to a near failure in most other regions. 20s for cereals and peas, high teens possibly 20 for canola, and possibly single digits for mustards.

Yep , lots of areas in western Sask in same shape
Although some areas have received a lot more rain lately but it was far too late
It’s not all roses in over 50% of western Canada

A lot of areas north and west of here now way to wet with drown out spots and disease

There are a lot of lentil crops that may be better off as silage . Been there before. Once that heavy canopy goes goes down and stays wet all the fungicide in the world will not save them

[SASKFARMER]

It’s been a hot dryer summer in Germany relative said. Wheat harvest done now onto Barley.

Cousin sent the above photo of his wheat early on. Leaves look dry yield lower

[grassfarmer]

Has anyone heard/read commentary about the conditions of the Western European crop? High 30's to mid 40'C, maybe they need the heat like we do?!!! What stage of crop development are they at, maybe the heat is good, if they're are just about to come into harvest? Heard nothing in the media, other than there's lots of heat.

Not in bad shape apparently.

http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-grains-harvest/eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-idUSL8N24K2CG http://https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-grains-harvest/eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-idUSL8N24K2CG

[AlbertaFarmer5]

We made a 2300 km tour across central AB and SK nearly to MB, then back through Southern SK almost to the US border last week.

I was surprised at how good crops were in many areas. It is far from the wreck it sounded like in June.

Very variable, apparently spotty thundershowers like to pick winners and losers. As close as every few miles crops would go from solid to WTF and back again.

As others have reported, lots of canola in drastically different stages, hard to even explain how or why the patterns are what they are, often very sharp borders between germinated on time and germinated in July.

SF3's area looks incredible, what were my ancestors thinking, bypassing that paradise?

One thing really stood out. In the traditionally really dry areas in the south and west, where they did get more than adequate rain this year, the cereal crops look like they were fertilized for 100+ bushels judging by the colour and how lush the growth is. Do you dry land farmers really aim for the stars every time? Is there that much carry over fertility from the previous dry year(s), or is the soil that naturally fertile? Just doesn't look like a paying proposition to fertilize that heavy in an area where rainfall is nearly always a limiting factor. But I may be completely off base with my big swamp country perspective.

All together, I don't think quantity or quality will make it to recent averages, but not near as bad as what I was expecting.

Where are you at Helmsdale?

Saw some decent hay crops further east and south, but hardly anything worth cutting in most areas. Pastures seem to be recovering.

Locally, much less canola acres. Everything looks really good except the odd drown out, but in the big picture, they are insignificant compared to years past. Everything is very late, crops literally just stood still, we have had days on end of barely getting into double digit temps, hardly been above 20 for a month.

[bigzee]

Who says applying a fungicide at the right time doesn’t help??


Applied Quilt just as a few of the awns were popping out.

[bigzee]

If you don’t leave test strips you will never know the end result.

[SASKFARMER]

Ah sunshine and lollipops.

[farmaholic]

Nice Pride pic Saskfarmer, the balloon in the back ground is cool

[furrowtickler]

Got my one field of fungicide done yesterday.....

[poorboy]

Who says applying a fungicide at the right time doesn’t help??


Applied Quilt just as a few of the awns were popping out.

I am led to believe that head size is determined long before fungicide time.

Hopefully you have a good test strip and report back the final yield difference.

[bigzee]

I am led to believe that head size is determined long before fungicide time.

Hopefully you have a good test strip and report back the final yield difference.

Test strip is half mile long by 120ft.

[SASKFARMER]

Awe try shit like that but usually the yield monitors show min on some years

[SASKFARMER]

We usually try 80 acres against nothing or another product.
Drew has season ending early not like other years hopefully he is wrong.

Taking in a gun show



Big grasshoppers down here

[bigzee]

We usually try 80 acres against nothing or another product.
Drew has season ending early not like other years hopefully he is wrong.

Taking in a gun show



Big grasshoppers down here

If I left 80 acres with the difference in head size that would be a huge revenue loss. Unsuspecting there going to be at least 10 or more bu less without the fungicide.

[BreadWinner]

Quilt won’t increase head size, it may give you more plump kernels by keeping the flag clear of leaf diseases. I think allot of these treatments make us see things that aren’t actually there, least its making you feel better about spending the money and tracks.