Seeding intentions since it’s about to start

[SASKFARMER]

A Major bridge was destroyed when a container ship lost power and ran into it. It collapsed.

Grains red this morning.

I think in our area a lot of lentils and Durum will be planted. We grew them in the 80s and did good till it started to really rain again.

[Oliver88]

I had a conversation last month with a farmer from Hudson Bay that told me their farm was trying lentils. Seems like an extreme fringe acre area but could be a good trial.

[SASKFARMER]

Yea it could be interesting

[blueversi]

I had a conversation last month with a farmer from Hudson Bay that told me their farm was trying lentils. Seems like an extreme fringe acre area but could be a good trial.

Seen a couple quarters of lentils at Paddockwood a few years ago and a relative had a quarter here a couple years ago as well.

[bobofthenorth]

I had a conversation last month with a farmer from Hudson Bay that told me their farm was trying lentils. Seems like an extreme fringe acre area but could be a good trial.

Per Dahl had 40 acres of lentils at White Fox in 86/87/88? Not sure exactly which year but it was definitely a one year adventure.

[wrongway]

I had a conversation last month with a farmer from Hudson Bay that told me their farm was trying lentils. Seems like an extreme fringe acre area but could be a good trial.

The flat black cold peet soils south of town wouldn't be my first choice for lentils...not sure how you could get them from vegetative stste to reproductive state in time to ripen before end of September.

[LEP]

The flat black cold peet soils south of town wouldn't be my first choice for lentils...not sure how you could get them from vegetative stste to reproductive state in time to ripen before end of September.

Better be reds. Might ... might have a chance. Likely not.

But if they seed greens, they will be baling them.

[dave4441]

I had a production contract at Arborfield last year on small green lentils in 2023 that graded No 1. I have had several contracts for reds in Melfort that generally graded x3 over a number of years but also heard of No 3 being grown. All depends on the year. Any of the smaller lentils seem to be determinate enough that it has generally worked. Large green lentils would be a disaster.

I am around Hudson Bay a bit as my wife is from there. I gotta check this out this summer.

[BTO780]

Just what we need more acres, more production. I understand they may not get a no.1 but it still counts as production and that’s all the trade wants. Keep prices down!

Look what Turkey did to the durum market, added 1.5 millions of durum in to the market. Now, we may carry that much in this yr.
Now with wheat in the toilet many are throwing their hat in the ring and growing durum. Heck they may as well put some chicks in.

Sure hope everyone is playing by the rules and buying seed from seed growers, like I do. Could be hard to find seed in these areas that haven’t grown these crops.

[dave4441]

Just what we need more acres, more production. I understand they may not get a no.1 but it still counts as production and that’s all the trade wants. Keep prices down!

Look what Turkey did to the durum market, added 1.5 millions of durum in to the market. Now, we may carry that much in this yr.
Now with wheat in the toilet many are throwing their hat in the ring and growing durum. Heck they may as well put some chicks in.

Sure hope everyone is playing by the rules and buying seed from seed growers, like I do. Could be hard to find seed in these areas that haven’t grown these crops.

Turkey was growing kabuli chickpeas and lentils long before Canada and continues to every year. Its just getting pointed back at us now for other crops. We copied others in many of these crops and now they are copying us when our prices hit stratosphere levels.

They have their own varieties that are much different then ours.