Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[shtferbrains]

Same with solo
We are seeding Clearfield wheat and using no group 2 at all .

Makes one wonder how much these residual and “non residual “ herbicides actually effect yields even on “normal” years

I never did accept the standard answer of “oh it will just grow out of it “

When “safe” herbicides start limiting crop options , it’s time to move on

If using any herbicides that have any residual activity you have to be aware of "stacking". If you have a group 2 in your burnoff tank mix,in your in crop broadleaf, and maybe your wild oat control elsewhere in you rotation you may be stacking up group 2 in your rotation causing problems even if individually they are all used acording to lable.
Realy shows up when biological activity slows down or stops due to dry topsoil.

[Partners]

It's been yrs since tires look like this in the fall..

[SASKFARMER]

Got on the cats today and a dozer had fun.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Got on the cats today and a dozer had fun.

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Now that's my kind of wish you were here type of vacation picture. Instead of a picture of someomes nasty bare feet on a plastic lounge chair sittng on some barren sand looking out on some stinking swampy water.
But that might be just me.

[woodland]

Nice to finish the combining and move onto some other projects.


Getting some bales delivered to keep some other folks bovines happy for the winter. Every hay bale we made this year is sold and even a bunch of carryover from last year. All are regular customers so the prices are up but not $160-180 like i know some others are charging.


Landscaping is ongoing. This knob was too steep to be cleared and a real pain going around. Problem will solved shortly and improved with moving the topsoil back up the hill where it belongs.


Brother is out working down the quarter that was poplars two years ago and it’s starting to resemble a field. Still lots of stumps and roots that may require picking but that’s next year’s problem unless this beautiful weather continues.


Moved the bred heifers into the corn today. Half of the herd moved in and got spooked by the rustling when they ran through the stalks and came back through the fence. After a little sweet talking they all got moved in and were munching on cobs contentedly. Hopefully they don’t overload on the grain since the cobs are the most mature that we’ve had. I worked them up to 10lbs of barley a day so fingers crossed that is good enough.

Looking forward to enjoying my dad’s birthday cake tomorrow. It’s always a great feeling to be done harvest by then.

Almost out of grass so the cows need working and then get them ready for corn. Never dreamed we would still be grazing but all the fencing this summer paid off nicely. So nice to start crossing items off the long list of “to do’s”…….. although it’s still far toooooooo long. At least there’s always next year🍀

Thanks SF for the commitment in doing this weekly endeavour 👍

[Old Cowzilla]

That was one of the things about corn grazing its lets you get some of the other jobs done before snow gets too deep. Work never seems to end with cattle and grain combo. Nice bale haul'in outfit !

[sumdumguy]

Sure like all your pictures Woodland. SF keeps us happy for a few days, then you follow up. Thanx👍

[SASKFARMER]

Clean up tractor with blade.

[furrowtickler]

Tried to bale the corn we swathed over a week ago
Make good bales with very little waste .. 95% or more of the cobs staying in bale securely.


But moisture still very high at 45% plus
They are going to try to get a bale wrapper to make silage bales . Most likely will not dry down enough now to bale for long term feed as is .

Or may have just bale and feed out ASAP ?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Tried to bale the corn we swathed over a week ago
Make good bales with very little waste .. 95% or more of the cobs staying in bale securely.


But moisture still very high at 45% plus
They are going to try to get a bale wrapper to make silage bales . Most likely will not dry down enough now to bale for long term feed as is .

Or may have just bale and feed out ASAP ?

You would be shocked at how fast a bale can heat if it contains high moisture grain. We once build some ripe barley in December with snow on the ground. It started heating within days. Had to unroll a bunch of them.

And I have to say, that is one pretty bale. Probably make the New Holland chain Baler guys jealous with that one.