Friday Crop Report on a Thursday week 5

[SASKFARMER]

Well, it rained finally anywhere from 1/4 to 3/4 and higher for some. The following two days look cool and wet, and it could snow. But the big problem could be next Tuesday to Wednesday—lots of rain. Total for April 1/3 of an inch.

The funniest thing I heard all week is Jag will support the budget, and then he said he will win and be PM.

Ok, the crop report

5% of the province have a crop in.

Most in our area got seeding on Friday (never start on a Friday) to Monday.

Then the rain hit, and we returned to third fall and early winter.

We thought we had all the bugs worked out on our number two drill, but no, we didn't. Hopefully, it's all fixed and will work well now. The new drill is ready to go, and hopefully, there will not be many start-up issues.
Some guys are sure travelling far to farm extra dirt. Few guys I know are moving 40 miles or more between farms.

Lots are harrowing before the drill arrives.

Very few spraying because nothing is growing.

Lots of Durum, Lentils going in, few peas and wheat.

Looks cool for a week out early seeding guys can relax and take a break.

What are others seeing in their area?

Oh I love seed treating, Not.

[SASKFARMER]

Speaking of Whackos, every student protesting should be sent packing.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

How well does your Degleman heavy harrow work in canola stubble?
I acquired a 7000 strawmaster and so far, it works great on wheat stubble.
So far, it just makes piles in canola stubble, and I can't find a setting that is acceptable.
Even during the heat of the day, with dry ground and dry stubble there are piles. And anywhere that gets multiple passes is a disaster. After the sun starts to go down it is a disaster.
Part of the issue is the canola was cut very high, up to 2 feet in places, and even on the least aggressive setting, the tines are ripping the stalks out, and they pile up in front of the tines. More passes, pulls out more plants, makes more piles.

[poorboy]

Not sure how fast you are going in the canola stubble, but once the straw is tinder dry I find 13-14 mph is needed and it helps if the ground is moist enough to blacken up behind the harrow.

[WiltonRanch]

How well does your Degleman heavy harrow work in canola stubble?
I acquired a 7000 strawmaster and so far, it works great on wheat stubble.
So far, it just makes piles in canola stubble, and I can't find a setting that is acceptable.
Even during the heat of the day, with dry ground and dry stubble there are piles. And anywhere that gets multiple passes is a disaster. After the sun starts to go down it is a disaster.
Part of the issue is the canola was cut very high, up to 2 feet in places, and even on the least aggressive setting, the tines are ripping the stalks out, and they pile up in front of the tines. More passes, pulls out more plants, makes more piles.

Sounds about typical. Have a mid harrow and all I can do is just tickle it or beaver houses.

[Old Cowzilla]

Put some fert down but no seed yet maybe corn in a couple of days. Neighbor sowed some wheat across the road, did some squirming in spots and left a couple of low spots. Just starting to rain now.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Only getting about 9 mph. Trying to use a smaller tractor than recommended, and that is all it is capable of.
We have always used diamond harrows in the past, and never had them pile up this badly. Going to try using them to smooth out the piles the heavy harrows made. Residue actually spread quite well out of the combines last fall, since it wasn't green and high moisture during cool wet weather, as is the usual for here. So I think the remaining canola stubble won't get harrowed, since it was doing more harm than good.

What harrow is going to work best for this?

[jazz]

AF for some reason I remember guys harrowing down canola stubble in the fall a few yrs ago and everything was knocked flat and broken up . Now it seems the newer hybrids stand through anything even after a half dozen hard frosts.

Anyway, to the neighbor BTO who started seeding April 10, what did you actually gain. Seed is sitting in cold wet ground now. Next week too.

[SASKFARMER]

Big Farm across the Balley is 50% done but they were bone dry up until yesterday.

[goalieguy847]

What..
uh.. whats wrong with the students protesting?

Who cares? Like honestly. If you nerds ( and lets be honest, columbia university is a school for dorks... top .001 % of marks or INCOMES...pay to play) want to not go to class...fall behind... and protest on behalf of a country that would beat the living piss out of you because youre dorks....

Then let em!

Didnt all you boomers do the same thing in the 60s and 70s?

We had All sorts of protests where i went to university in the us and a... ( ivy league school) and half of them had 0 clue what was even happening. But, if thats what they need to do to feel lile they are making a change.... let em.

Dorks be dorks.

[jazz]

Only canadian citizens should be entitled to protest on Canadian soil. That much I agree with, but other than that let them protest all they want. If it wasnt for campus protests we would still be in Vietnam.

Anyway, takes about 2 sec on Twitter to find pics of the 13,000 little kids killed in Palestine from US made jdams. I would say the protest kids have a legitimate grievance.

[furrowtickler]

AF5, Coulter harrows , zero issues once you learn how to use them in any stubble .
We run a Gates .

[SASKFARMER]

If Canada became a Muslim country or Hamas gained control we all would be gone! Fact its not the religion of peace.

[SASKFARMER]

Gates coulter is great idea. Degelman one was way to heavy but did do a great job cleaning up fields.

No snow yet today but cool and boy are the fields wet. Roads suck also. Frost did come out some sloughs gone today.

[jazz]

If Canada became a Muslim country or Hamas gained control we all would be gone! Fact its not the religion of peace.

Agreed there. Any country that hasnt had a reformation and enlightenment in their history, is not compatible with western society and immigration from those groups needs to be carefully selected and limited.

Still doesnt mean I want to see little kids bombed with the worlds most advanced weaponry. 30,000 Palestinians carpet bombed to rout out a few hundred hamas.