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    #81
    Two more weeks of heat and no rain, not even the Lexicons will save the pepper....

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      #82
      Originally posted by seldomseen View Post
      We went on a bit of a road trip also this weekend.
      Starting north of Tisdale through Saskatoon and then west as far as Meota. Then angled south west all the way to Calgary.
      Small pockets of the best canola looked like it might make 30 and that was around Meota and southwest of Battleford towards Unity. Huge areas with canola that is blasted in both Saskatchewan and Alberta might range from 0-15 with some of the worst in the Saskatoon area. No pastures looked decent and really no green grass anywhere.

      One thing that did stand out on this trip is how clean and neat all the fields looked. I hardly saw any wild oats or thistle in any fields anywhere. A little kochia around Saskatoon in the worst drought areas.
      Fertility looked really good in all areas also. The crop is short from lack of rain but nothing looked deficient from lack of fertilizer.
      From what I saw farmers did an excellent job on a very difficult year.
      Nutrien and farm credit will have the courts and lawyers
      Working overtime getting all that equity into cash.

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        #83
        Originally posted by GDR View Post
        Would it not be better to make hay than go for seed production on a year like this?
        Lots here will make 1500-2000$ seed production
        Plus maybe $200 bee sales if prices hold
        Never saw anything like it

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          #84
          Originally posted by caseih View Post
          Lots here will make 1500-2000$ seed production
          Plus maybe $200 bee sales if prices hold
          Never saw anything like it
          I understand DDGs can be bought at $325/t from ADM. 40% px and same energy as barley. Then the cattle can scrounge for slough grass and straw… with 8lb/day for maintenance.
          Cheers

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            #85
            Originally posted by caseih View Post
            Lots here will make 1500-2000$ seed production
            Plus maybe $200 bee sales if prices hold
            Never saw anything like it
            What is the market for bees after you are done with them? Or do you have to winter them for next year? Do they just pollinate or do something else to the plant? We have a dozen honeybee hives but dont know anything about leaf cutters.

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              #86
              Originally posted by GDR View Post
              What is the market for bees after you are done with them? Or do you have to winter them for next year? Do they just pollinate or do something else to the plant? We have a dozen honeybee hives but dont know anything about leaf cutters.
              Cutter bees work hard all summer pollinating alfalfa and packing leaf into tunnels and leaving an egg for next year. Once they run out of steam they die. We pick up the nesting blocks and bring them in for the winter. The egg changes to a larva and spins a cocoon where it spends the winter.
              Most years you can get back double the bees you put out and you can sell those extra bees.
              Bee prices can range from almost nothing up to $130.00 a gallon depending on demand.
              10,000 bees is a gallon.
              Last edited by seldomseen; Jul 24, 2021, 19:12.

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                #87
                Pollinators only
                They live for 6 weeks
                Then we harvest their cocoons , incubate them about June 8th
                Put bees out july 1st , usually double bees , maybe 4 x this year?
                Extra cocoons get sold to the US , anywhere from SFA to $125 per gallon (10000) bees , in my time

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                  #88
                  Originally posted by SASKFARMER View Post
                  Today July 23 is the day I give up on crop 2021. Off to Manitoba for a week. Don’t care anymore. No rain will bring this ****er back from the dead. First time fu ked since 1961.
                  You made it 22 days longer than I did. Most years I'm cruising backroads all of july crop scouting... It's easier to drink beer inside the shelter-belt this year.

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                    #89
                    Originally posted by seldomseen View Post
                    We went on a bit of a road trip also this weekend.
                    Starting north of Tisdale through Saskatoon and then west as far as Meota. Then angled south west all the way to Calgary.
                    Small pockets of the best canola looked like it might make 30 and that was around Meota and southwest of Battleford towards Unity. Huge areas with canola that is blasted in both Saskatchewan and Alberta might range from 0-15 with some of the worst in the Saskatoon area. No pastures looked decent and really no green grass anywhere.

                    One thing that did stand out on this trip is how clean and neat all the fields looked. I hardly saw any wild oats or thistle in any fields anywhere. A little kochia around Saskatoon in the worst drought areas.
                    Fertility looked really good in all areas also. The crop is short from lack of rain but nothing looked deficient from lack of fertilizer.
                    From what I saw farmers did an excellent job on a very difficult year.
                    Unfortunately some crops just south of Meota and NE got beat up bad in that storm on Thursday
                    Some will be 100% damage .
                    Wheat crop just south of Cochin completely mowed down .
                    Damage in a large swath from SW of Delmas all the way to spiritwood.
                    On way to Red Deer tonight
                    Can sure see where that one big rain did go in early June . SW of Battleford had 2.5 in plus in areas , we had 1.5 or so and east of Battleford had .5 or less
                    Shows up huge now .
                    Macklin to Provost is in tough shape

                    Oh and 90% fields have excellent weed control

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                      #90
                      Originally posted by furrowtickler View Post
                      Unfortunately some crops just south of Meota and NE got beat up bad in that storm on Thursday
                      Some will be 100% damage .
                      Wheat crop just south of Cochin completely mowed down .
                      Damage in a large swath from SW of Delmas all the way to spiritwood.
                      On way to Red Deer tonight
                      Can sure see where that one big rain did go in early June . SW of Battleford had 2.5 in plus in areas , we had 1.5 or so and east of Battleford had .5 or less
                      Shows up huge now .
                      Macklin to Provost is in tough shape

                      Oh and 90% fields have excellent weed control
                      Really not sure where Chuck found weed infested fields because I sure didn’t see any 🤷

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