Durum

[farmaholic]

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[bucket]

9 dollar durum should be seen before the end of November for March April May...Its probably being quietly triggered already...

[Rareearth]

Farma you’ve been busy

Durum fusarium, doesn’t outyield wheat any more, tough grading - discounts, wheat midge, over 6 mt production bad - under 5 mt production good

On a positive note, we like growing it.

[bucket]

Locally there is only a 10 cent discount from a 1CWAD to a 3cwad...hardly justifies chasing a 1cwad when a weather event ,after all the groceries are put in to grow a 1cwad, makes it 3cwad anyway.

[farmaholic]

We missed a couple of good years where disease pressure was very low and growing quality durum would have been easier. But my crystal ball is broken. All it takes is a week of moist weather at the wrong time and we're in trouble.
Another example of where durum needs fusarium resistance in its genes not a poor remedy out of a jug.
Wasn't most durum bred from "desert" varieties? Sometimes conditions are a little too "tropical".

[bucket]

Very little is actually sold as a 1cwad anyway....Its becoming obvious that customers buy 3cwad and can live with even lower grades ....

One local prices on a 2cwad or better ...

I had a marketing rep from a grainco tell me I should be spraying to maintain grade....I said I am not getting paid enough to use the spray and depreciate my sprayer...and weather could still ruin the grade 3 days before harvest anyway...

Spraying doesnt bubblewrap the crop.

[newguy]

Spray not only for grade but a bump in yield also.

[Rareearth]

Farmers need grain storage (and cash flow) to blend away past years grading issues ( eurgot, midge, fusarium, hiking etc)

Hind sight 20:20

[farmaholic]

Farmers need grain storage (and cash flow) to blend away past years grading issues ( eurgot, midge, fusarium, hiking etc)

Hind sight 20:20

Fusarium tolerances in top two grades of durum may as well be zero.

Nit-pickers can find it when there is none!

I would think the tolerances would be, err... need to be, relaxed in the future.

Example: ergot.

[helmsdale]

Fusarium tolerances in top two grades of durum may as well be zero.

Nit-pickers can find it when there is none!

I would think the tolerances would be, err... need to be, relaxed in the future.

Example: ergot.

Until nobody has fusarium... then they'll blend er up to a 2 or better. 4cwad on account of fus with 387g/hl made $4/bu by sitting in the bin for 3 years.

[helmsdale]

Some day... I'd love to be financially independent enough, and have enough spare floor space to say, "see you next year then," when they cant work with your degrading factor.

[farmaholic]

Until nobody has fusarium... then they'll blend er up to a 2 or better. 4cwad on account of fus with 387g/hl made $4/bu by sitting in the bin for 3 years.

But lets be honest, an allowance of 0.5% fusarium in a one and two may as well be zero. 2% in a three.

CWRS, 0.8 in a one and 2.3 in a two. There again 0.8 may as well be zero.

[farmaholic]

Don't get me started on the subjective versus objective differences in grading.

Doesn't take much extra picking of afew "heavier" kernels to pick it down to a three!!!!!

No grumpy growers because fuzz hasn't been much of a problem, but wait!!!!
When it comes to this, never is a good time to rest on your laurels.