Ok, I will start this out real simple. The year is 2020 were not back in a time warp of 1980 something where a huge crop is over 50. In today's farming world we work to get a great crop, we put groceries to grow a big crop and we try our hardest to follow all the rules and regulations and hopefully with some luck it is achieved.
So by tonight, we should hit the halfway mark with Harvest 2020. Last year with the rain ever second day we only got to 2/3 done and had to do a spring harvest in 2020. South of the valley is further advanced, north of us slower due to rain events this past week. We sat Mon to Wed.
Moisture I like to get before freeze-up is about 4 inches in rain and then I don't care about the snow as all it does is fill sloughs. So 3.5 in to go.
HRS most have finished or are on the final stretch. For us, we have about 1120 acres that were seeded later and it would be just about ready to go but we switched to our Canola. Grades are a 1 and protein is anywhere from 16 down to 12.9. Yield is down about 30%.
Barley is all but done in our area and early results are back that a lot of guys are getting Malt and some will be shipped starting in two weeks. Yield is down about 20%.
Peas are done and most sold now they are back to offering $7.00 in Dec. Yield on most were down 15%.
Durum most is just getting harvested. Yields are Ok but not great and grade is great.
Flax a few tried but it's just not ready.
Canola the crop that all the experts are saying is big and now can't face the truth that a bake oven last month does not produce a bumper. Yields are down about 30 to 40%. So if your happy with 60 and got that you need to get 85 to cover the shortfall from areas not getting normal yields. More areas arent getting the yields it's just a few pockets and those the top might be 58 over the scale. Scales are fun. Prices are getting close to 12 or over and yes the grain companies sucked a lot of us in with 10 off the combine. Oh one note Don't sell the Swather as guys are going balls to the wall on swath Canola and waiting and picking here and there to find a spot or field that ready then sit. Note Swath 115 Deg and most winds are out of the NW.
Pastures are dry like Arizona dry.
Last few guys with seeded green feed are rolling up the crop and not that many bales.
So overall the numbers are coming in that its an Average crop overall, Not a Bumper that the Province and stats Canada and a private guy were bragging. Hey, I am just a farmer who travels around Sask and Manitoba and gets out and explores what's out there. But what does this stupid farmer know we have Satellite images.
Have a safe harvest as Sunday looks like Jewish holidays might create rain like they always do.
So by tonight, we should hit the halfway mark with Harvest 2020. Last year with the rain ever second day we only got to 2/3 done and had to do a spring harvest in 2020. South of the valley is further advanced, north of us slower due to rain events this past week. We sat Mon to Wed.
Moisture I like to get before freeze-up is about 4 inches in rain and then I don't care about the snow as all it does is fill sloughs. So 3.5 in to go.
HRS most have finished or are on the final stretch. For us, we have about 1120 acres that were seeded later and it would be just about ready to go but we switched to our Canola. Grades are a 1 and protein is anywhere from 16 down to 12.9. Yield is down about 30%.
Barley is all but done in our area and early results are back that a lot of guys are getting Malt and some will be shipped starting in two weeks. Yield is down about 20%.
Peas are done and most sold now they are back to offering $7.00 in Dec. Yield on most were down 15%.
Durum most is just getting harvested. Yields are Ok but not great and grade is great.
Flax a few tried but it's just not ready.
Canola the crop that all the experts are saying is big and now can't face the truth that a bake oven last month does not produce a bumper. Yields are down about 30 to 40%. So if your happy with 60 and got that you need to get 85 to cover the shortfall from areas not getting normal yields. More areas arent getting the yields it's just a few pockets and those the top might be 58 over the scale. Scales are fun. Prices are getting close to 12 or over and yes the grain companies sucked a lot of us in with 10 off the combine. Oh one note Don't sell the Swather as guys are going balls to the wall on swath Canola and waiting and picking here and there to find a spot or field that ready then sit. Note Swath 115 Deg and most winds are out of the NW.
Pastures are dry like Arizona dry.
Last few guys with seeded green feed are rolling up the crop and not that many bales.
So overall the numbers are coming in that its an Average crop overall, Not a Bumper that the Province and stats Canada and a private guy were bragging. Hey, I am just a farmer who travels around Sask and Manitoba and gets out and explores what's out there. But what does this stupid farmer know we have Satellite images.
Have a safe harvest as Sunday looks like Jewish holidays might create rain like they always do.
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