Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[SASKFARMER]

Wind picking up fast fall is here

[GALAXIE500]

Good morning all.

Harvest is finished for my operation this year, finished up at 6pm last night.
Yields are as follows:
durum avg 10bpa
peas avg 5 bpa
triticale baled for feed
barley going to let the cows eat it.

Got a dandy crop of kochia and thistles this year , spraying all of my stubble this fall trying to stop them in their tracks. Probably going to make some of it black just so I don't have to see them.

1988 was worse than this and so was 2001 , but not by much. I must like what I am doing because I plan on doing this next year ! Ha Ha! Here's hoping for more rain , and Saskfarmer I would have gladly taken 90% of the rain that you got in the last few weeks. Hail this time of year and a deluge of rain really is a pain in the ass and wallet. I feel for you my friend.....

Hope some of you fill your bins this year , and my opinion is don't contract anything until new year , but I might be wrong.

Take care everyone.

[SASKFARMER]

We took a quarter of wheat at 19 yesterday maybe get another today. In the dryer cooking all night. If it flows you go.

Hail damage was bad knocked kernels out of head

Spray canola it will try to grow again and barley is coming from the root bot thrown over.

Seeds that didn’t germinate in green feed seeded June 20 th did this week.

[sumdumguy]

One never knows. The Durum sample was really good last night, probably will hold at top this year. Its a bit tough 🤔 but we taken tougher grain with poor aeration. Which terminals have grain dryers. They may take Durum, even at 19% this year as dry. We’ve seen that before. If she flows - she goes?

[SASKFARMER]

I love the fall weather guy from Ontario who is calling for a long dry warm fall. Yea I can just see that taking place. How about wave after wave of Precipitation started two weeks ago and continues.

[sumdumguy]

This is when a big honkin grain dryer pays for itself. We bought an old MC and parked it behind the trees, rusting nicely but ready at the call. 😂 Good old farmer used to say a dryer is better than an extra combine.

[SASKFARMER]

It's true.

A big hurricane is coming into Louisiana this weekend. Could affect or change our weather. Good, bad, or UGLY.

[sumdumguy]

Did you see how the radar showed rain skirted west of Regina today? We have enough moisture at this time, thanx Regina Block. 😂🍀 Maybe Louisiana will send us a warm dry wind for a few days. 👍🐎

[SASKFARMER]

Yep Moose Jaw had a inch I heard

[SASKFARMER]

Starting to spit here now I’m hoping we still miss it. Never thought I would say that a month ago.

[woodland]

Bummer about the hail SF. Never seems to be a good time for that.


Loaded out yearling steers on Wednesday and although it’s way earlier than we normally move them it’s nice to cross another thing off the list. Even got 1.25 inches delivered by Ma Nature for dust control in the corrals which was nice for a change.

Also figured out that this year is officially the least amount of hay we’ve put since the 60’s and it was done before we start most years. Only have 50 acres of pathetic second cut to do and my brothers FIL is really short on feed so he’s going to do it. Might be some straw to bale if the combines don’t grind it all to dust.


Took the kids out checking fence today and figured I could get them to drive the truck along while I walked the line.

The clutch pedal required some “field” modifications so they could push it down to start it. They sure enjoyed it as did I from not walking back to the truck repeatedly. Hard to believe that Monday morning the school bus will be here for another 10 months again.


Moved another bunch of pairs today. It’s always nice when it goes better than you expected.

No harvest done for us but neighbours have peas done and starting on cereals. Starting to feel behind since the cows, pasture, water, etc……. have been consuming all our time but hopefully next week we can get things checked over and think about making some dust. August harvesting around here is as common as unicorns anyway.

Hopefully everyone gets what they need and don’t have any/many breakdowns. A speed sensor in the Spra-coupe fuel injection pump died and is becoming a nightmare for us. Fun times………

Good luck y’all 🍀

[makar]

My two Cossacks could reach the pedals at 9.

[SASKFARMER]

Good idea for the pedals


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