Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[Rinker]

Pastures are done, between gopher, drought and grasshoppers they are totally dead. We haven't had a 2nd cut of hay in years, this year we will average less than a bale/acre in the hollows, no hay on the hills so no point. Wheat has big heads and flowering. Not sure how they can fill with nothing but powder below. All the Barley is very short and dying in the boot, looking like it'll be wrote off. Canola was holding on pretty decent but I'm noticing big white patches. Very little rain since fathers day. I will say the canola and wheat look better at this time of year than in 21, considering how shitty they were.

[V Belt]

A little lower all way to Indian head to Regina. Yes it’s a small area.

Hate to be a stinker, but I believe the big farmer you speak of is East of you

[SASKFARMER]

A little lower is the circle above for good crop I would include Indian head to Regina.

Kevins area is dryer.

Up at foam lake and you can see they need a drink real soon

Two bucks were hiding as I sprayed this morning.

[Sodbuster]

Caught this guy on camera this afternoon on my crop checking, still has a bit of growing to do before he ends up in someone's deep freeze. Crops still hanging on, 25C today with 40K winds not good for this crop with just over 3" since snow melt. Tomorrow 18C will help, hoping for rain next Tuesday if it materializes.

[SASKFARMER]

A change is coming in the weather next Tuesday before the extreme heat event. If rain was ever needed it’s this event. Here’s to rain.

[seldomseen]

Crop is hanging on thanks to the cooler temps over the past couple of weeks. No rain in most of June and none in July. Heavy flooding rains at the end of May is likely helping but a lot of that water ran into the Carrot River.
Rain is needed soon and don’t see any in the forecast and don’t see a change coming Tuesday but let’s hope it does.

[SASKFARMER]

Should finish all fungicides by Sunday and then it’s park the sprayer till fall. Might start road trips next week.

Next week is AG in Motion.

Also bobo our ag minister is so busy travelling to BS conferences around the globe. Last week it was Italy.

Typical liberal western canada has a drought and the minister doesn’t even know where western canada is.

[Hamloc]

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Should finish all fungicides by Sunday and then it’s park the sprayer till fall. Might start road trips next week.

Next week is AG in Motion.

Also bobo our ag minister is so busy travelling to BS conferences around the globe. Last week it was Italy.

Typical liberal western canada has a drought and the minister doesn’t even know where western canada is.

Still curious Saskfarmer, are you able to leave your crop dividers on when spraying canola or do you use crop dividers?
Do you scout for leaf disease before spraying your fungicide or do you just apply it in every field? So far little leaf disease in my barley, I have a few days left to decide if I am going to spray fungicide. After some moisture in the forecast for early next week, long term forecast looks warm and dry. My barley has been the largest beneficiary of the rain we have had as it was seeded last. Neighbour’s early seeded barley has a bunch of new heads in it, so two crops.
Looking at everyone’s canola in the area, regardless of variety there are many blanks but canola still looks very good.

[mcfarms]

Still curious Saskfarmer, are you able to leave your crop dividers on when spraying canola or do you use crop dividers?
Do you scout for leaf disease before spraying your fungicide or do you just apply it in every field? So far little leaf disease in my barley, I have a few days left to decide if I am going to spray fungicide. After some moisture in the forecast for early next week, long term forecast looks warm and dry. My barley has been the largest beneficiary of the rain we have had as it was seeded last. Neighbour’s early seeded barley has a bunch of new heads in it, so two crops.
Looking at everyone’s canola in the area, regardless of variety there are many blanks but canola still looks very good.

We leave the dividers on and down in all crops except peas, canola is not an issue have found in some instances slow down and let the dividers do their job.

[Guest]

Still curious Saskfarmer, are you able to leave your crop dividers on when spraying canola or do you use crop dividers?
Do you scout for leaf disease before spraying your fungicide or do you just apply it in every field? So far little leaf disease in my barley, I have a few days left to decide if I am going to spray fungicide. After some moisture in the forecast for early next week, long term forecast looks warm and dry. My barley has been the largest beneficiary of the rain we have had as it was seeded last. Neighbour’s early seeded barley has a bunch of new heads in it, so two crops.
Looking at everyone’s canola in the area, regardless of variety there are many blanks but canola still looks very good.

We leave them down for everything except peas , canola never a problem

[Hamloc]

Certainly not surprised by this.

[Hamloc]

The above drought map is as of June 30. We are in the severe drought area between Calgary and Edmonton.