It's such a cold start to the morning it's not even funny. Bone-chilling cold from the north coming down. I doubt any meaningful moisture will happen but eyes are crossed as I cross over from a guy who hated rain to one who wants his rain back. I'm sorry for cursing the mud and rain and more rain. I really am sorry.
I have made my peace with the Rain and welcome it back.
Now our area had the snowstorm a week ago that gave us a total of 2/10 of rain so far this growing season. It was welcomed but really a lot blew into fence lines ditches and bushes but we did have about 6 in in the stubble.
Most farmers are winding up Seed cleaning and lots have ordered new varieties as we have for the 2021 growing season. We usually take new wheat Varieties and run with it, I have had lots of duds till AAC Brandon but putting all my faith in AAC Starbuck for 2021. We have 320 acres coming plus our own AAC Alida that we purchased last year and followed up with still some AAC Brandon.
The barley we are retiring Copland for good and switching all acres to AAC Connect with a Contract and if it doesn't make malt its Feed at a locked in price. So we're rolling the dice.
On the Canola front, we have a combination but they are all Liberty varieties as the RR are a ****ing weed. Our Pioneer 505 and 506 usually hit top yield with these followed by Invigor L352 L345 with a few older also then finally Dekalb.
The last of the blends in Fertilizer has arrived plus chemicals and seed treatments etc.
Rents are locked in and up on a couple of sections but when land is in tight you pay and move on. Looking still for a Section to get my two young sons into the game. But that isn't easy in our area.
One guy started seeding yesterday but he is an Alberta Transplant. AT home they are seeding so may as well here. Cold snap going to happen the week of the 10th so hold on skippy there is lots of time. The ground was still cold yesterday every place I shoved the probe. From a strip of SMF around the yard to thick barley stubble and even worked stubble. Canola was worse yet so were probably waiting till Monday. Never start on a Friday even if your ready. Just an old rule at our place.
Land clean-up is happening with discing low areas and breaking and stone picking.
South of the valley, I expect guys will be going today. Big guy at Indian head was going since last week.
Prices were so great then last night hit and for no reason other than its end of the month end of contracts, the price dropped like a stone. No moisture in sight for the USA, crop ratings were down on what was growing, and in Canada, the trade wanted 23 mil plus acres canola and they got 21.5, not a jump they wanted. Buyers left as they believe more will be added. Yea no one changes seeding plans May 1 in a big way maybe a section here or there but not thousands of acres.
The ground has enough moisture in our area to get the crop started but the layer below the root zone is out of gas. So a good three-day slow soaker would help out a lot and that doesn't look like its in the cards.
The above shows what western Canadian farmers have done for the Environment yet our useless ****ing fool in Ottawa says were bad and we need to do more mean while the East has done **** all yet were the bad ones it's a ****ing joke.
Sort of like the Minister of Environment the slimy shit who came from Sask NDP his wife holds a large amount of Enbridge Shares but he hates oil and gas. Liberals do as I say not as I do.
This mindless fool is pushing this whole Carbon thing and he is the evil that won't let Saskatchewan farmers get what's rightly theirs. We have done our part maybe it's time the ****ing East did theirs instead of us paying for their ****ups.
Oh on the Sask side it makes me sick every night when Crying Ryan comes on TV and is Pushing Moe to Go bug the Drs and Nurses and dying patients with a news crew to see the ICU units. Come on Crying Ryan this is all about politics and you trying to gain in the polls. Your a sick little man.
MAybe crying Ryan should go visit his voters in the hood and do a sleepover for a week or two. Sick NDP and Unions I thought they all left but no the opportunists are still hurting Sask.
Ah, that feels better, I need a fishing boat to go north this summer as the pontoon will not float at the lake as it is so low we can't get it off the trailer. Yea that's how dry and no runoff this spring up north.
Be safe have a fun spring seeding and remember Plant in Dust the Bins will bust. ( Except 1988 and 1961 and 1930 for all the CLimate fools we have dry spells this isn't climate change).
I have made my peace with the Rain and welcome it back.
Now our area had the snowstorm a week ago that gave us a total of 2/10 of rain so far this growing season. It was welcomed but really a lot blew into fence lines ditches and bushes but we did have about 6 in in the stubble.
Most farmers are winding up Seed cleaning and lots have ordered new varieties as we have for the 2021 growing season. We usually take new wheat Varieties and run with it, I have had lots of duds till AAC Brandon but putting all my faith in AAC Starbuck for 2021. We have 320 acres coming plus our own AAC Alida that we purchased last year and followed up with still some AAC Brandon.
The barley we are retiring Copland for good and switching all acres to AAC Connect with a Contract and if it doesn't make malt its Feed at a locked in price. So we're rolling the dice.
On the Canola front, we have a combination but they are all Liberty varieties as the RR are a ****ing weed. Our Pioneer 505 and 506 usually hit top yield with these followed by Invigor L352 L345 with a few older also then finally Dekalb.
The last of the blends in Fertilizer has arrived plus chemicals and seed treatments etc.
Rents are locked in and up on a couple of sections but when land is in tight you pay and move on. Looking still for a Section to get my two young sons into the game. But that isn't easy in our area.
One guy started seeding yesterday but he is an Alberta Transplant. AT home they are seeding so may as well here. Cold snap going to happen the week of the 10th so hold on skippy there is lots of time. The ground was still cold yesterday every place I shoved the probe. From a strip of SMF around the yard to thick barley stubble and even worked stubble. Canola was worse yet so were probably waiting till Monday. Never start on a Friday even if your ready. Just an old rule at our place.
Land clean-up is happening with discing low areas and breaking and stone picking.
South of the valley, I expect guys will be going today. Big guy at Indian head was going since last week.
Prices were so great then last night hit and for no reason other than its end of the month end of contracts, the price dropped like a stone. No moisture in sight for the USA, crop ratings were down on what was growing, and in Canada, the trade wanted 23 mil plus acres canola and they got 21.5, not a jump they wanted. Buyers left as they believe more will be added. Yea no one changes seeding plans May 1 in a big way maybe a section here or there but not thousands of acres.
The ground has enough moisture in our area to get the crop started but the layer below the root zone is out of gas. So a good three-day slow soaker would help out a lot and that doesn't look like its in the cards.
The above shows what western Canadian farmers have done for the Environment yet our useless ****ing fool in Ottawa says were bad and we need to do more mean while the East has done **** all yet were the bad ones it's a ****ing joke.
Sort of like the Minister of Environment the slimy shit who came from Sask NDP his wife holds a large amount of Enbridge Shares but he hates oil and gas. Liberals do as I say not as I do.
This mindless fool is pushing this whole Carbon thing and he is the evil that won't let Saskatchewan farmers get what's rightly theirs. We have done our part maybe it's time the ****ing East did theirs instead of us paying for their ****ups.
Oh on the Sask side it makes me sick every night when Crying Ryan comes on TV and is Pushing Moe to Go bug the Drs and Nurses and dying patients with a news crew to see the ICU units. Come on Crying Ryan this is all about politics and you trying to gain in the polls. Your a sick little man.
MAybe crying Ryan should go visit his voters in the hood and do a sleepover for a week or two. Sick NDP and Unions I thought they all left but no the opportunists are still hurting Sask.
Ah, that feels better, I need a fishing boat to go north this summer as the pontoon will not float at the lake as it is so low we can't get it off the trailer. Yea that's how dry and no runoff this spring up north.
Be safe have a fun spring seeding and remember Plant in Dust the Bins will bust. ( Except 1988 and 1961 and 1930 for all the CLimate fools we have dry spells this isn't climate change).
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