Harvest ?

[woodland]

Glad you almost got er 👍
Brings to mind yet again how I can’t figure out for the life of me how anyone could ever say how farmers have it so easy .

Just look up “Mitchell and Webb farm” on YouTube. They explain how we’re rollin’ in the dough.......😉

[woodland]

Almost made it. Has been a non stop marathon since it warmed up. Only stopped when it rained, or got so wet or frosty it wouldn't go through. Down to about 50 acres of the worst of the drowned out barley left.

Went really well until the last few days, which were plagued by serious breakdowns, some self inflicted from picking up snow flattened crops, and all the bonuses that come with that.

Not going to complain about mother natures treatment of us this year. Given the start we had, this could have turned out much much worse. An early or even average fall frost could have left us with not much at all to harvest. Instead everything ripened naturally, even the drowned out areas that grew back really really late. Quality is very good. Wheat was tremendous. Barley was better than expected, the hard way, the good areas were far better than they looked, which was necessary because in the bad areas, the MPH number was higher than the Bu/Ac number at times. Canola was a disappointment. Too much drowned out, and some inexplicable poor areas on higher better ground, still trying to find a reason for. The good areas were phenomenal though, even those that didn't look that great. Sounds like a common theme regarding canola.

Last year barley seeded in good time in May froze and we never had a window to harvest it. This year, barley seeded well into June was a success. Sod seeded Canola with hail, flea beetles, and incessant rain that still had flowers into September made it and yielded very well considering.

Good to hear you got most of the crop off. That late summer heat really saved our bacon up here too. Hopefully you get to take a breather and relax a bit now.

[furrowtickler]

Just look up “Mitchell and Webb farm” on YouTube. They explain how we’re rollin’ in the dough.......😉

I have watched a few Mitchell YouTube’s
Not sure how long that will last .
Crops coming off and the cost of machinery there don’t add up regardless how much they farm .
Will be interesting to see where that all ends up in another 5-10 years . Maybe just keep rolling ?

Have not watched any of Webb’s YouTube’s

Welkers seem a bit more like reality to me.

But ya I hear ya woodland 👍

[farmaholic]

If 25,000-40,000 acre farms are the "future", I guess we're "history".

What happens when one of those guys quits(for what ever reason), are there enough people left in the area to pick up all the pieces?

42000 acre farm could be two townships....depending on waste etc.

If that size farm is in a tight area, they probably dont have many neighbours.

wiseguy....are you Mitchell's neighbor?

The best and/or easiest land to farm will always make up the mega farms.
Ghetto dirt will be farmed by STO Slummers.... enter farmaholic.

[woodland]

I’ve never tried posting a link before..........

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE

I’m not in to watching these mega bto’s showing off the latest and greatest new toys. 😉
Sometimes we just need a laugh.

I have watched a few Mitchell YouTube’s
Not sure how long that will last .
Crops coming off and the cost of machinery there don’t add up regardless how much they farm .
Will be interesting to see where that all ends up in another 5-10 years . Maybe just keep rolling ?

Have not watched any of Webb’s YouTube’s

Welkers seem a bit more like reality to me.

But ya I hear ya woodland 👍

[woodland]

I’ve never tried posting a link before..........

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE

I’m not in to watching these mega bto’s showing off the latest and greatest new toys. 😉
Sometimes we just need a laugh.

Hey it worked!
Took till 10:30 tonight to do my learning for today😎.