Friday Crop Report on a Thursd

[SASKFARMER]

Left side Hodge right side Starbucks but seeding date of Starbucks is two later.

[Sodbuster]

Have Hodge and Starbuck next to each other , sprayed with Prosaro 2 days ago and see no difference in maturity at this point. Hopefully will get some rain to get a good yield trial, otherwise data gets skewed by which variety had the most low spots.

[furrowtickler]

This tells a story all on its own about soil moisture

Dug out some trees a few days ago to make room for some reorganizing in yard .
Absolutely zero moisture in ground , trees and roots snapped off . And this tree row had about a 8-9 ft snowbanks on east side of yard
Think about that , it’s not July 1st even . Many places worse than here

[SASKFARMER]

A lot of Saskatchewan is in drought mode. I’ll say it only certain area are getting rain.

[Grahamp]

Drove from Yorkton to Calgary yesterday. Crop nicest at Yorkton down to Regina, some late but look nice. Regina to Moose Jaw look nice but later again. Moose Jaw to Calgary are horrible. Brooks to Gleichen in particular looked very patchy and poor. Not sure if emergence, cutworms, or grasshoppers but worst crops I’ve seen in a long time .

[bucket]

A lot of Saskatchewan is in drought mode. I’ll say it only certain area are getting rain.

A lot of Saskatchewan has been in drought mode for 3 years. Fixed it for you.

[GALAXIE500]

Drove from Yorkton to Calgary yesterday. Crop nicest at Yorkton down to Regina, some late but look nice. Regina to Moose Jaw look nice but later again. Moose Jaw to Calgary are horrible. Brooks to Gleichen in particular looked very patchy and poor. Not sure if emergence, cutworms, or grasshoppers but worst crops I’ve seen in a long time .

North of the # 1 hwy where we farm pretty much sums up what we are going through. emergence , grasshoppers , very dry weather, and no rain in sight. wondering just what kind of math crop insurance will use on us next year?

I can hear it now : " We can't afford to insure you " LOL !

[BTO780]

How close are we getting to repeat of 2021? I don’t do any travelling but sure sounds like it’s not a good situation, and it’s only June 30.

High costs then throw in every curveball possible is going to make for some tough decisions.

[bucket]

North of the # 1 hwy where we farm pretty much sums up what we are going through. emergence , grasshoppers , very dry weather, and no rain in sight. wondering just what kind of math crop insurance will use on us next year?

I can hear it now : " We can't afford to insure you " LOL !

In 1988 the federal government and Devine were already talking about the problem.

Given the costs to farming and the same outcome in 1988 with little to no crop, why are the governments not talking.

Better question is why re farm groups ignoring the issue.

SARM talking about the fuel thing, they should be talking about road allowances and spraying for grasshoppers.

APAS is talking about grain contracts for the one oat grower . Grasshoppers isn't their issue either or crops burning up.

[BTO780]

In 1988 the federal government and Devine were already talking about the problem.

Given the costs to farming and the same outcome in 1988 with little to no crop, why are the governments not talking.

Better question is why re farm groups ignoring the issue.

SARM talking about the fuel thing, they should be talking about road allowances and spraying for grasshoppers.

APAS is talking about grain contracts for the one oat grower . Grasshoppers isn't their issue either or crops burning up.

They will talk and say the usual … “there are programs set in place for farmers to take advantage of”.
Also, “crap insurance has been beefed up to give more additional help”.

[SASKFARMER]

It’s just that kind of a day.

[jazz]