Oct 3th, anyone combining anywhere?

[SASKFARMER]

Nope sun finally out at noon and finally a small amount of wind.

Maybe Saturday in wheat at 21

[farmaholic]

What the hell you guys been doing? Ive been combining lots lately....

combining rum and coke!

[furrowtickler]

Rolling tomorrow regardless...
our swathed canola 13.5 , have some dry , elevators taking at 12 , chance of snow again Tuesday then cold for a week and October 15 th will be here in a blink of an eye .
Going to add a used Lexion to the mix a try to get as much off as possible. No choice

[farmaholic]

Hand thrashed canola........couldn't move the needle on the moisture tester!

BRUTAL

9° high today @ 65% RH, yup....real drying weather!

[Sodbuster]

Took a test at 4 today, canola testing 13.5. Get a little more wind tomorrow maybe we will get going again.

[Blaithin]

Hah I keep trying to say 3th....


Nobody going with combines around here yet. Did see a swather in some canola tonight though. Hoar frost this morning took most of the day to clear and left everything wet (still). Go less than an hour south and they've still got 3" of snow, can't imagine what the guys further south that got buried still have.

The forecast is nice... gradually warming up until a peak of 18 Monday, then more snow and rain Tuesday. If we get to combine one day a week we should be done by seeding.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

What the hell you guys been doing? Ive been combining lots lately....

combining rum and coke!

Darnit Farma, I saw the thread title, and thought up a really good smart Alec answer, read through the replies, and see that you already used it. Back to the drawing board...

[furrowtickler]

Hah I keep trying to say 3th....


Nobody going with combines around here yet. Did see a swather in some canola tonight though. Hoar frost this morning took most of the day to clear and left everything wet (still). Go less than an hour south and they've still got 3" of snow, can't imagine what the guys further south that got buried still have.

The forecast is nice... gradually warming up until a peak of 18 Monday, then more snow and rain Tuesday. If we get to combine one day a week we should be done by seeding.

I think it’s much the same in 50-60% of western Canada . Not fun at all for most
Last year it was a relatively small area, including us that had to deal with snow , harvest snow .
This year it’s the vast majority of western Canada, sure puts a sour taste in most farmers mouth to pay carbon tax’s for global warming lol

[Dr Tone]

Took off some 13% canola today. Simply won’t dry on it’s own and the straw won’t cure. Tough chewing.

[farmaholic]

Took off some 13% canola today. Simply won’t dry on it’s own and the straw won’t cure. Tough chewing.

Swathed or straight cut?

I think the cool wet weather is making standing canola hang on forever.

Does standing canola straw ever really cure? Except for maybe exceptionally dry conditions? We're swathers and if we miss some, that straw seems to stay green forever.
Always thought canola liked it cooler and damp, well.....