Seeding intentions since it’s about to start

[wrongway]

"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!"

Let's make a deal...everyone south of the of #16hwy quits growing canola and everyone north quits growing lentils and chickpeas

[Sodbuster]

I’ll take that deal.

[SASKFARMER]

Wrong way Indian head balcarres grow higher yields than most areas and they are south of 16.

[wrongway]

Of course the Goldilocks areas can abstain...

[zeefarmer]

"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!"

Let's make a deal...everyone south of the of #16hwy quits growing canola and everyone north quits growing lentils and chickpeas

If aphanomyces weren't an issue and we had a glufosinate resistant lentil because nearly every broadleaf weed is GP 2 resistant now, I'd quit growing canola and just do cereals and pulses. But since that's not happening anytime soon, so you'll have to live with the south country producing some canola every year.

[GALAXIE500]

I want to see enough rain in my part of the country to actually grow a crop this year. The last three have been basically a seed return , not counting the expenses . Getting REALLLLYYYY tired of that shite!

[helmsdale]

I want to see enough rain in my part of the country to actually grow a crop this year. The last three have been basically a seed return , not counting the expenses . Getting REALLLLYYYY tired of that shite!

Dare to Dream!

We're one day closer to a rain worth getting excited about...

Conditions here are poor at best, and horrendous if you're being honest. Snow pack was minimal, we missed the last snowfall, and we went into freeze up with awful close to 100% dry soil. Going to need above average rainfall in a very timely manner to attain a below average crop. That said, intentions have not changed all that much aside from a few last minute acres that really don't have any other option's besides durum on account of saved seed being low.

CWAD: just shy of 60% (typically shoot for 50)
y. mustard: 12% (typically 25%, but I dont have the acres that are clean enough to even consider upping that)
y. peas: ~28% (typically 25%)

Long range foreguesses look poor, but then there's a few long ranger's thinking this could be a 2016. I have my doubts... Fertilizer laydown this year will be awful close to ZERO. Dollars this year, IMHO are better spent on weed control hoping for better years down the road. Pre-burn, with broadleaf residual is going to be nearly equal to fertilizer expenditure.

Good luck all, and dare to dream! This from the guy that's "livin the dream" TM...

[fjlip]

Seems unfair at times. We have extreme WET rarely drought. Just a real expensive crop when MUD. Yesterday about 8" of very wet snow, 1" of moisture. Great if it stops to get planted, but lived many where just gets WETTER all May.
Everyone is 50% canola in the area.