Friday Crop Report on a Thursday Week 6

[Old Cowzilla]

Must be raining in cattle country out west . My 9 weight heifers sold well this week and my buyer thinks they will go to restock a ranch that had to reduce the herd the last couple of years.

[blueversi]

Sure wish I could give you some of the 4 plus inches we received in the last ten days.Some of our land needs at least two weeks of dry hot weather before we can even think of seeding it.It is still early however.

Wet here too. Hills drying up getting close but low spots really wet yet. Probably could go mid next week but calling for rain again. Back to the usual grind here after a couple dry springs

[littledoggie]

3/10 ten days ago, wind won't quit.

2/10ths here out of that. The wind was vicious yesterday - not surprised to wake up to thick smoke this morning. Fires to the north and to the west into BC. Some of the BC fires are now in their 3rd year of burning.

[fjlip]

Everyone going in area, leave a few wet spots, rest is ideal. Inch deep, packs well in moisture. Wheat oats barley...even dusty on top.

The wind sucks away moisture fast. The normal FIRE gets away on local First Nation...choking on fort Mac smoke thick as worst last summer!

[furrowtickler]

Chilly again
calm finally, but sprayer sits for a few hours
challenging few days for weed control

[furrowtickler]

Chilly again
calm finally, but sprayer sits for a few hours
challenging few days for weed control

[fcr]

-1 here at 5:30. Between cold and wind spraying is a challenge for sure

[WiltonRanch]

Near ideal soil moisture where we started seeding. Think this land got 2.5 inches of rain but rest of the farm got 1.6 inches. It’s hilly and firm but just the right kind of moist underneath. Grass sure came on the last week and see lots of trailers on the road. I’ll admit I have enough ground and cows are running on growing barley stubble and prairie not grazed for a few years, and I won’t put cows on summer grass till June first. I can understand cow guys why they’re turning out early but god hold off another couple weeks and let the grass grow a bit. We floated oats on bush breaking in the pasture a couple weeks ago and a couple days ago when I checked it was emerging. Part of the reason I’m holding the cows off till June first so they have some oats to graze as well.

[furrowtickler]

An amazing amount on acres seeded locally the past 5 days
impressive how efficient farms are now for the most part

[furrowtickler]

1st wheat up
2/3 done
Wheat peas and lentils in
just onto the last 60% of canola

[furrowtickler]

The ole 8910 bourgault parked for spring now
yet another flawless run with it
The Seedmaster SR doing very well now straight into standing wheat stubble not harrowed doing canola
fingers crossed ???? it all turns out again

[fcr]

Peas and barley in. 35% done. Onto wheat , then canola. Interesting how lots are seeding canola last , years ago it was always the first seeded in our area.

[furrowtickler]

Peas and barley in. 35% done. Onto wheat , then canola. Interesting how lots are seeding canola last , years ago it was always the first seeded in our area.

same general trend here other than a few one off’s
A few guys with canola up already

[sumdumguy]

Interesting that Canola is up. There’s very little seeding done around here, but a couple of guys are into the last fields- Canola

[WiltonRanch]

Think guys got burnt seeding canola early and getting froze out.