Ah, what a hot dry week that was. Yep it poured from about east of our farm to the lake. Dryest area of Sask. now has some rain probably double what it has got all year. To little to late.
No, I don't want any rain till canola swath to rot the shit.
So here is this weeks report.
Harvest is moving along in our area at full speed ahead. Only slow down is some guys got done there lentils and peas and didn't have any wheat or barley ready to go. Well most now would be at 15% completed. We're about a week behind and ill explain in pea comments. We got going on Monday and with new iron its been a fun couple days getting the bugs worked out but yesterday was full bore for us.
Peas we are almost done and most in our area are completed. We put peas on the ground that hasn't had peas in the last 10 years. Seeded only about a day behind other guys but it took about a week longer for ours to mature and ready for Reglone. Our Yields seem decent for this year's pea crop but less than the last few years. I would say the crop is about 15 to 20% less than the last few years. Nice stand, very tall and lots of pods but smaller pods due to heat. I always say this is the last year for growing them and maybe it will be. It's bullshit that pea prices are where they are with all these new super fake plant-based foods. The supplier of the peas still isn't getting paid more than the dog food market. So basically we grow dog food.
Barley is swath or being harvested in our area. Yields are below last year by some 30% but the crop quality is excellent. Protein is up a bit. If the rain misses us today we will be going on our barley by Saturday and finish Sunday if all works out.
Hrs is mostly shut down and ready to straight cut. Few guys that are done the above to crops are full press into there wheat crop. The grade is top quality with protein levels in 15.9 range. Yields if you push the groceries is below average. I would say is about 20 to 30% below average if your goal is a big crop. Ours is and we won't break the 100 this year. That train has long left the station. If your goal is 35 you have a bumper crop. Come on its not 1984 Saskatchewan its 2020 and thinking a crop above 50 is a bumper isn't a bumper any more. Most farmers are shooting for higher yields and it just pisses me off. This crop is an average at best not massive best in 5 years BS that are old Ag minister was saying on the News the other day. Rant over.
Oats the odd field that burnt up is harvested or will be very soon. Later seeded oats to may long weekend is in better shape and only drawback might be continued heat which will make lighter oats.
Flax is like everything else turning or burning in bake mode.
Fall rye is all harvested with some having a smaller crop than first thought.
Canola is the one crop that doesn't like extreme bake oven heat to finish off. It will be smaller little piss ant light seed. Swaths for 70 canola will probably produce 40 to 45. Oh be happy it could be worse BS. Heat the chemical works on Canola but extreme heat from mother nature doesn't. Early seeded seems better the later you wated into May the worse it is. Funny pulled roots on heavy land out and the ground still has moisture attached to roots yet the whole plant is drying down. Yep, the heat does this. Now it seems some experts are finaly realizing the big big crop might not happen. No shit sherlock your ****ing morons. Rant two.
Durum is drying down and most will be swath this week.
Pastures are basically getting close to almost done except around sloughs etc. The hay crop was one but thats all. Cattle will be moved to fields that are harvested if heat continues.
Most farmers have water trucks or high-speed discs attached to a tractor on stand by for this harvest.
One thing that is funny the weather has changed with rains now starting after the valley and moving north and missing the west side of Sask. This isn't good as sooner or later the fall rains will start. Push on boys and be safe.
Sask Ag will have a crop report that oh it's just a little area. Yea from KAmsask over to Southey and down to Regina etc. Yep, just a little area but they go five min out of Regina and one farm is great. Rant three.
Oh, Trudeau Sucks.
Crop report is done i am out swathing.
No, I don't want any rain till canola swath to rot the shit.
So here is this weeks report.
Harvest is moving along in our area at full speed ahead. Only slow down is some guys got done there lentils and peas and didn't have any wheat or barley ready to go. Well most now would be at 15% completed. We're about a week behind and ill explain in pea comments. We got going on Monday and with new iron its been a fun couple days getting the bugs worked out but yesterday was full bore for us.
Peas we are almost done and most in our area are completed. We put peas on the ground that hasn't had peas in the last 10 years. Seeded only about a day behind other guys but it took about a week longer for ours to mature and ready for Reglone. Our Yields seem decent for this year's pea crop but less than the last few years. I would say the crop is about 15 to 20% less than the last few years. Nice stand, very tall and lots of pods but smaller pods due to heat. I always say this is the last year for growing them and maybe it will be. It's bullshit that pea prices are where they are with all these new super fake plant-based foods. The supplier of the peas still isn't getting paid more than the dog food market. So basically we grow dog food.
Barley is swath or being harvested in our area. Yields are below last year by some 30% but the crop quality is excellent. Protein is up a bit. If the rain misses us today we will be going on our barley by Saturday and finish Sunday if all works out.
Hrs is mostly shut down and ready to straight cut. Few guys that are done the above to crops are full press into there wheat crop. The grade is top quality with protein levels in 15.9 range. Yields if you push the groceries is below average. I would say is about 20 to 30% below average if your goal is a big crop. Ours is and we won't break the 100 this year. That train has long left the station. If your goal is 35 you have a bumper crop. Come on its not 1984 Saskatchewan its 2020 and thinking a crop above 50 is a bumper isn't a bumper any more. Most farmers are shooting for higher yields and it just pisses me off. This crop is an average at best not massive best in 5 years BS that are old Ag minister was saying on the News the other day. Rant over.
Oats the odd field that burnt up is harvested or will be very soon. Later seeded oats to may long weekend is in better shape and only drawback might be continued heat which will make lighter oats.
Flax is like everything else turning or burning in bake mode.
Fall rye is all harvested with some having a smaller crop than first thought.
Canola is the one crop that doesn't like extreme bake oven heat to finish off. It will be smaller little piss ant light seed. Swaths for 70 canola will probably produce 40 to 45. Oh be happy it could be worse BS. Heat the chemical works on Canola but extreme heat from mother nature doesn't. Early seeded seems better the later you wated into May the worse it is. Funny pulled roots on heavy land out and the ground still has moisture attached to roots yet the whole plant is drying down. Yep, the heat does this. Now it seems some experts are finaly realizing the big big crop might not happen. No shit sherlock your ****ing morons. Rant two.
Durum is drying down and most will be swath this week.
Pastures are basically getting close to almost done except around sloughs etc. The hay crop was one but thats all. Cattle will be moved to fields that are harvested if heat continues.
Most farmers have water trucks or high-speed discs attached to a tractor on stand by for this harvest.
One thing that is funny the weather has changed with rains now starting after the valley and moving north and missing the west side of Sask. This isn't good as sooner or later the fall rains will start. Push on boys and be safe.
Sask Ag will have a crop report that oh it's just a little area. Yea from KAmsask over to Southey and down to Regina etc. Yep, just a little area but they go five min out of Regina and one farm is great. Rant three.
Oh, Trudeau Sucks.
Crop report is done i am out swathing.
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