It’s a great week if your a rattle snake in Saskatchewan. Hot dry and a bit of wind to throw into the mixture.
Never heard a peep from our federal Ag Minster this week it seems we don’t fit the federal re-election consideration and what you have a little drought that’s nothing. The feds pissed away 5 billion on cheap daycare plus bailed out Newfoundland another useless tit sucking off the west in canada.
Saskatchewan needs to get their shit together and start addressing this drought. But nothing.
So basically boys hunker down we’re in this one on our own like always with little to no help.
I have been in Manitoba since Friday heading home today and yes we are bot in this one alone. Canola in the portage to Winnipeg corridor is some of the ugliest I have seen in my western canada tours. If I ever won the 60 mill lotto max I would buy a small farm in that strip and play. Well this year I am questioning that lotto max dream!
Good video from a guy from north of Edmonton all the way to Medicine Hat. He stopped ever 50 miles and video taped canola barley and wheat crops you can see where the problems start and end.
Here is the sask report!
Hrs is burning fast some are wondering should I kill what’s left or just let Mother Nature burn it off. If you have a contract with a grain company and you can’t get out you can’t give to a cowboy for feed.
Two weeks ago I said 90 plus was gone now I say 60 is gone and probably less than half a wheat crop for our area. This final push of heat didn’t help fill worth shit. To those in other countries who read this and I know there are a few. In canada a rain in last part of July doesn’t make for a big crop still can happen. In canada after June 23 the days get shorter and it seems faster. The nights get cooler and the day temp gets cooler. We’re a northern Arctic climate. Rain now just will help fill what’s there and you might gain a bit on weight. Problem that can happen if your crop is really fu ked by drought a big rain and heat is like a hail event it might start growing from the root you will need 90 days to get a crop of wheat that means harvesting in November and we have snow and about 10 frost days before that time.
What’s here now is what we have for 2021. More heat will just take away yield from now on.
Barley is a crop that doesn’t like the heat. Our looked not bad after the big 2/10 it got last week when Indian head had 2.5 inches. But it is turning fast and we will swath probably in two weeks then combine in 3 to 5 days. I have a malt contract. Yield will be half last year 50 to 60.
Oats is burning and you can sure see it shrinking in height a sign of water issues. Yield will be down and weight could be a issue.
Flax is finished flowering and setting seed fast.
Peas early will be ok but if yours were flowering like our later your fu ked for sure they did not like the heat from two Friday’s ago. Yield 10 to 20 best. Seen a 4 and it’s ugly.
Lentils haven’t had time to check but seems they will produce something just jot sure how much will yield.
Canola the early is done all flowering and shit down lots of blanks and piss poor pods. Couple bigger ones on bottom won’t make up for the shit show higher up. Funny observation all over western canada the most expensive crop to seed as far as price of seed is the worst crop in drought 2021. I guess all the fees and extra seed costs went into company profits instead of quality seed. We’re getting gouged for a seed that should be half its cost. Only crop with shitty results and all the best scientists developing new varieties can’t make a crop. Sad really farmers get ****ed again.
Real shock is how bad this crop is from Calgary to Winnipeg with the only spot I seen bread canola field is Indian head. It’s sad when your farm is only about 15 miles north of some of the best crops and the rain just couldn’t move that extra few miles thanks to the Qu’Appelle valley for divide and conquer this year. I’ll have better yield analysis next week.
Pastures are almost done guys feeding already and green feed seeded later is ugly. No second cut on hay in our area cow boys are in tough. I’ll bale all out barley straw and some wheat. Maybe peas also.
So the weather looks hot again for another week maybe a storm tomorrow hail has happened to a sweet spot from foam lake to Hudson Bay and madge area got pounded other night. Cupar had damage a couple weeks ago. Hail storms when hit this year are big.
Combines are out and most are wondering what to do with such a short poorer crop and what to spray to kill or not and do I dare swath a uneven canola crop and chance the wind.
Always something on the farm.
Needed to get away for some r and r and it does feel good to not sit and watch your crop die.
Have a great week and please please if your having a rough time get help and talk to others it’s not a sign of weakness. Also talk to your banker before the shit show happens because later head office might be making decisions you really don’t like.
Talk to grain companies even if they don’t want to hear from you.
Be safe and hug your family.
Never heard a peep from our federal Ag Minster this week it seems we don’t fit the federal re-election consideration and what you have a little drought that’s nothing. The feds pissed away 5 billion on cheap daycare plus bailed out Newfoundland another useless tit sucking off the west in canada.
Saskatchewan needs to get their shit together and start addressing this drought. But nothing.
So basically boys hunker down we’re in this one on our own like always with little to no help.
I have been in Manitoba since Friday heading home today and yes we are bot in this one alone. Canola in the portage to Winnipeg corridor is some of the ugliest I have seen in my western canada tours. If I ever won the 60 mill lotto max I would buy a small farm in that strip and play. Well this year I am questioning that lotto max dream!
Good video from a guy from north of Edmonton all the way to Medicine Hat. He stopped ever 50 miles and video taped canola barley and wheat crops you can see where the problems start and end.
Here is the sask report!
Hrs is burning fast some are wondering should I kill what’s left or just let Mother Nature burn it off. If you have a contract with a grain company and you can’t get out you can’t give to a cowboy for feed.
Two weeks ago I said 90 plus was gone now I say 60 is gone and probably less than half a wheat crop for our area. This final push of heat didn’t help fill worth shit. To those in other countries who read this and I know there are a few. In canada a rain in last part of July doesn’t make for a big crop still can happen. In canada after June 23 the days get shorter and it seems faster. The nights get cooler and the day temp gets cooler. We’re a northern Arctic climate. Rain now just will help fill what’s there and you might gain a bit on weight. Problem that can happen if your crop is really fu ked by drought a big rain and heat is like a hail event it might start growing from the root you will need 90 days to get a crop of wheat that means harvesting in November and we have snow and about 10 frost days before that time.
What’s here now is what we have for 2021. More heat will just take away yield from now on.
Barley is a crop that doesn’t like the heat. Our looked not bad after the big 2/10 it got last week when Indian head had 2.5 inches. But it is turning fast and we will swath probably in two weeks then combine in 3 to 5 days. I have a malt contract. Yield will be half last year 50 to 60.
Oats is burning and you can sure see it shrinking in height a sign of water issues. Yield will be down and weight could be a issue.
Flax is finished flowering and setting seed fast.
Peas early will be ok but if yours were flowering like our later your fu ked for sure they did not like the heat from two Friday’s ago. Yield 10 to 20 best. Seen a 4 and it’s ugly.
Lentils haven’t had time to check but seems they will produce something just jot sure how much will yield.
Canola the early is done all flowering and shit down lots of blanks and piss poor pods. Couple bigger ones on bottom won’t make up for the shit show higher up. Funny observation all over western canada the most expensive crop to seed as far as price of seed is the worst crop in drought 2021. I guess all the fees and extra seed costs went into company profits instead of quality seed. We’re getting gouged for a seed that should be half its cost. Only crop with shitty results and all the best scientists developing new varieties can’t make a crop. Sad really farmers get ****ed again.
Real shock is how bad this crop is from Calgary to Winnipeg with the only spot I seen bread canola field is Indian head. It’s sad when your farm is only about 15 miles north of some of the best crops and the rain just couldn’t move that extra few miles thanks to the Qu’Appelle valley for divide and conquer this year. I’ll have better yield analysis next week.
Pastures are almost done guys feeding already and green feed seeded later is ugly. No second cut on hay in our area cow boys are in tough. I’ll bale all out barley straw and some wheat. Maybe peas also.
So the weather looks hot again for another week maybe a storm tomorrow hail has happened to a sweet spot from foam lake to Hudson Bay and madge area got pounded other night. Cupar had damage a couple weeks ago. Hail storms when hit this year are big.
Combines are out and most are wondering what to do with such a short poorer crop and what to spray to kill or not and do I dare swath a uneven canola crop and chance the wind.
Always something on the farm.
Needed to get away for some r and r and it does feel good to not sit and watch your crop die.
Have a great week and please please if your having a rough time get help and talk to others it’s not a sign of weakness. Also talk to your banker before the shit show happens because later head office might be making decisions you really don’t like.
Talk to grain companies even if they don’t want to hear from you.
Be safe and hug your family.
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