Friday Crop Report on a Thursday.

[BreadWinner]

Just over half done here. 4/10 of rain yesterday, won’t be going again until the weekend.

Barley all done, above average yields.

Wheat, most getting over 2/3 done wheat, some finished. Everyone surprised by yields, most were hoping for average yields and have found yields above average, lower protein as a result.

Canola, just a few guys started on canola, early results better than last year, trending above average.

Peas, long done, yields sound good.

Pastures getting short.

Quick combine question. We have a 8120 and 8230 Case ih combine. Both have Sunnybrook concaves, new in last 2 years extended wear rub bars. 30 foot fd75 on 8120 and 35 foot fd75 on 8230. I drive the 8120, my son the 8230. Regardless of crop I can’t go any faster than my son. It seems to me with the shorter header I should be able to go faster. I have checked the rotor on the 8120 to make sure it is centred but still can’t produce as much grain. Any thoughts?

The 8120 is 360hp and the 8230 is 450hp
There are other factors as well rotor tube size, chopper standard or fine, bushels in the hopper is more important than speed.

[Robertbarlage]

I’d take flood years any time filled bins with 100 acre fields !! But one thing is forsure about flood years don’t miss dragging chain and slings!

[fcr]

Grain broker told me the good areas on the prairies will make up for the poor arears, hence low prices.We also had the huge variables in our crops this year mostly in canola.Go from 35bpa to 5bpa in a matter of feet,very discouraging.

[makar]

I’d take flood years any time filled bins with 100 acre fields !! But one thing is forsure about flood years don’t miss dragging chain and slings!

Not me.

[SASKFARMER]

Broker is full of shit our canola average last year this year will be 5 bpa less

We were huge last year

[furrowtickler]

This area is 15 bpa less than last year on canola

[fcr]

Our area is down for sure on canola,however a friend is helping out two hours north and their canola is going 70.

[Robertbarlage]

If it would just rain maybe I wouldn’t want flood years back but god we can’t buy a rain here at all

[helmsdale]

If it would just rain maybe I wouldn’t want flood years back but god we can’t buy a rain here at all

June used to be our "monsoon" month. 3 years running now, that June has failed to deliver more than a few spotty showers. The last 2 years, we've been skunked in June, and picked up enough moisture in July to make the year look just shy of average, but it is wreaking havoc as thin droughted out crops cannot compete with weed growth that starts in mid to late July. Everyone's aftercut is an absolute nightmare this year. Entire sections are RED with cured up kochia and russian thistle. A few entrepreneurial ranchers have started making "marshmallows" out of the weeds...

Only thing that will be a record around here is the god damned chemical bill. pre-seed with expensive concoctions to try and control kochia and thistle that didn't activate due to lack of rainfall. In-crop with expensive coctails to try and control the kochia that is resistant to nearly every damned group 4 chemical we have, then ANOTHER in-crop to try and control escaped kochia in areas with absolute despicable germination, then finally a Pre-harvest pass with another expensive concoction to try and make this shit straight cuttable! All in an effort to try and preserve some of that July moisture for next year, and reduce the ever increasing weed seed bank. The only bank account that is growing exponentially around here!

[Taiga]

Ground super dry now, will be going into year 4 of drought here for next year unless a big weather change comes. But these dry falls are sure nice.