How much time is left?

[flea beetle]

Your rain is here in the Edmonton area. Come get it. Just stuck the sprayer and have to get it cleaned out to spray Viper on peas mudded in on May 28. Weeds ahead of crop. And a severe thunderstorm watch with a 6 hr rain fast on Viper. Can't even fathom dry. Lots of flood damage. Those spots are not hanging on, they are dead.

Took a load to Bunge ft. Sask. this morning. Wow I thought we were wet. Those guys west of ft. Sask. are drowning.

[WiltonRanch]

I hate to reuse worn out expressions but it’s feast or famine. If we don’t get a rain within a week we’ll be getting worried too. Edmonton guys send some rain east cause we could probably use some eventually. Was up to the city couple weeks ago and couldn’t believe how wet it was and that was from the east side.

[bigzee]

Hmmm
What a contrast.
I pulled a new pair of rubber boots out since the old pair sprung a leak the other day.

Hopefully the monsoons slow up soon to start making some hay. Highly doubtful of that though. At least there’s lots of it there to make.

The cows are grazing some rye that didn’t turn out.

Way too wet to spray and lots drowned out.

The old saying “grass up to your ass”.
Be thankful, cow guys here will be hurting real soon. Won’t be much of anything for hay crop where I am.

[woodland]

The old saying “grass up to your ass”.
Be thankful, cow guys here will be hurting real soon. Won’t be much of anything for hay crop where I am.

I’m very thankful that we have plenty of cow chow here. I just wish we could share and benefit everyone. After our 2001-04 drought I try to never gripe “too” much about mud.

Just started selling and loading out barley today. Is the price creeping up from everyone’s crummy conditions?

[farmaholic]

Just about done spraying and the risk is beginning to sink in.
I'm all in and never really cut any corners.
Next is hail insurance.
Can't see fungicides being needed.
June 19-21, 2019......1.99 inches!

[SASKFARMER]

Getting ready to go fishing as just about two weeks and I’ll be ready to call it a year. We have two weeks left to get moisture on the good land. Sand ridge is starting to show signs of stress today. Rest will be in two weeks.

So will I spray anything after in crop is done. Probably nothing.

[farmaholic]

Getting ready to go fishing as just about two weeks and I’ll be ready to call it a year. We have two weeks left to get moisture on the good land. Sand ridge is starting to show signs of stress today. Rest will be in two weeks.

So will I spray anything after in crop is done. Probably nothing.

A responsible "dedicated" farmer would stay home and use the money saved from the fishing trip to spray at least one quarter of something with something.

[DaneG]

I fed cows until June 10 to hopefully let grass grow some well I moved cows today to a fresh pasture the grass is lucky to be 6” tall can see cows hooves from 20ft away! Less than 2” of rain since snowmelt. Hay is poor but crops are still holding in there, the forecast mid to high 20’s this week may change things for the worse.

[Taiga]

After the wet spring and summer here the existing hay fields are good this year. I got darn near 90% winter kill on my alfalfa seeded last year. Pretty disappointed about that, looked good going into fall.

[farmaholic]

Owning cattle in a droughty area is the shits.
Hay crops here are pathetic. Even slough hay is non-existent in sloughs that has little to no run-off.
Some guys greenfeed and millet will be poor, some establishment issues and doesn't millet need moisture too!?!?!
Pastures are changing color,

[jazz]

rain event for next week on WN.

Now they will start cutting it down everyday.

[farmaholic]

No faith in any forecast past 3 days.
Then within 3 days it's still a bit of a crap shoot.....amounts and system tracking.

With the thundershower season approaching, Mother Nature will be picking winners and losers around here. Sadly, with excesses, as the guys who are drowning can attest to, it works both ways.