Good morning so did some miles this week and I think we should talk about the elephant in the room for Sask.
Last week's heat was nice for Craven Country but not for the crops.
Between Regina and Saskatoon Canola is done flowering and not very nice all the way to almost Battleford. Then on 16 back to Yorkton some nice stuff compared to last year but south to the Fort things get late. Then areas with hail and now excess rain. Water everywhere.
Also, the other thing is Grasshoppers are out and getting worse.
Now the other big thing is the East side is late and slowly catching up but late. Seen guys still spraying yesterday, no not fungicide.
I did enjoy Ag In Motion and attended Tuesday and Wed due to extreme rain in our area. It's a great show, They still need to go to Disney and see how to park cars and get vehicles out. Plus the province pisses away millions of bullshit why not get a few lanes to build to get on to the 16 and get better internet on the grounds so systems don't crash when you're trying to pay for things with a visa. Other than that it's a great show.
Oh did get to touch elbows with Bo BOO our Fed Ag minister and our Sask Ag Minister. Actually, I was in the way when they were looking at wheat Barley oats, and Canola Plots. This is wheat barley oats and Canola he was showing the fed minister. I bit my tongue and didn't say anything. Maybe someone should have explained to the minister that the plots were nice due to fertilizer spray and water. Cutting one step like the liberals want to do is going to be disastrous. But no let's be nice and let them steamroll over us then wonder why things are ****ed up.
Being nice hasn't worked very well.
Ok here is the crop report.
Excess rain is now the order of the day in our area. Water is all over the place we are approaching a foot for the year.
Wheat is flowering and just about all has been sprayed with a fungicide but due to rain Friday then nice Saturday and finally can go spray on Sunday till big rain storm then Monday afternoon spray till dark and Tuesday big big rain just another week in East Sask. Lodging is now happening even with VB rate it that lush but oh so late. 9/10 should be a 10 but oh so late.
Barley early is headed and sprayed late and is going to get sprayed for a fungicide this week. still, a very nice 9/10 but not a 10 because of the lateness of the crop, and most were seeded last.
Flax is all sprayed and looking really nice. 8/10
Oats heading or thinking about it. most have sprayed a fungicide. 9/10
Durum is nice and early seeded is thick and has no signs of fuzz but is all sprayed.
Canola liked the heat last week and with our moisture did gain ground in our area all fields are flowering and only the early may odd seeded field is shutting down. Thick tall and big pods are forming. Most are spraying a fungicide. 9/10 so far but if we get more heat and rain once a week till the end could be a 10 but one frost and were ****ed.
Hay guys have one **** of a crop coming but if you cut on a Thursday because environment Canada had clear and sunny for the next week (because of craven I'm sure they can't spoil a party with bad weather advisory). Because cut then rains then dry then rake and heavy rain before can bale then nice and rain again.
Pastures are doing really well.
So to wrap it up I won't be doing a provincial crop tour since I have to go to Ontario for a reunion next week and into August I will be gone. Like a lot of guys said at AIM it's a crop that's better than last year. Well, last year was a shit show and a little better is better for sure. Some guys have given up on Grasshoppers due to heat and crop is done, so drought is still in some areas. Others have given up due to too much rain because fields are saturated.
Enjoy the summer heat and stay safe.
Last week's heat was nice for Craven Country but not for the crops.
Between Regina and Saskatoon Canola is done flowering and not very nice all the way to almost Battleford. Then on 16 back to Yorkton some nice stuff compared to last year but south to the Fort things get late. Then areas with hail and now excess rain. Water everywhere.
Also, the other thing is Grasshoppers are out and getting worse.
Now the other big thing is the East side is late and slowly catching up but late. Seen guys still spraying yesterday, no not fungicide.
I did enjoy Ag In Motion and attended Tuesday and Wed due to extreme rain in our area. It's a great show, They still need to go to Disney and see how to park cars and get vehicles out. Plus the province pisses away millions of bullshit why not get a few lanes to build to get on to the 16 and get better internet on the grounds so systems don't crash when you're trying to pay for things with a visa. Other than that it's a great show.
Oh did get to touch elbows with Bo BOO our Fed Ag minister and our Sask Ag Minister. Actually, I was in the way when they were looking at wheat Barley oats, and Canola Plots. This is wheat barley oats and Canola he was showing the fed minister. I bit my tongue and didn't say anything. Maybe someone should have explained to the minister that the plots were nice due to fertilizer spray and water. Cutting one step like the liberals want to do is going to be disastrous. But no let's be nice and let them steamroll over us then wonder why things are ****ed up.
Being nice hasn't worked very well.
Ok here is the crop report.
Excess rain is now the order of the day in our area. Water is all over the place we are approaching a foot for the year.
Wheat is flowering and just about all has been sprayed with a fungicide but due to rain Friday then nice Saturday and finally can go spray on Sunday till big rain storm then Monday afternoon spray till dark and Tuesday big big rain just another week in East Sask. Lodging is now happening even with VB rate it that lush but oh so late. 9/10 should be a 10 but oh so late.
Barley early is headed and sprayed late and is going to get sprayed for a fungicide this week. still, a very nice 9/10 but not a 10 because of the lateness of the crop, and most were seeded last.
Flax is all sprayed and looking really nice. 8/10
Oats heading or thinking about it. most have sprayed a fungicide. 9/10
Durum is nice and early seeded is thick and has no signs of fuzz but is all sprayed.
Canola liked the heat last week and with our moisture did gain ground in our area all fields are flowering and only the early may odd seeded field is shutting down. Thick tall and big pods are forming. Most are spraying a fungicide. 9/10 so far but if we get more heat and rain once a week till the end could be a 10 but one frost and were ****ed.
Hay guys have one **** of a crop coming but if you cut on a Thursday because environment Canada had clear and sunny for the next week (because of craven I'm sure they can't spoil a party with bad weather advisory). Because cut then rains then dry then rake and heavy rain before can bale then nice and rain again.
Pastures are doing really well.
So to wrap it up I won't be doing a provincial crop tour since I have to go to Ontario for a reunion next week and into August I will be gone. Like a lot of guys said at AIM it's a crop that's better than last year. Well, last year was a shit show and a little better is better for sure. Some guys have given up on Grasshoppers due to heat and crop is done, so drought is still in some areas. Others have given up due to too much rain because fields are saturated.
Enjoy the summer heat and stay safe.
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