Friday Crop Report! on Thursday!

[sumdumguy]

In 1962, my father moved our family from Canora to South of Regina. The fellow who owned the farm that we bought was an army Sargent who "severely disliked" the drought of 1961. He left everything behind, machinery, bins full, house furnished and cupboards full of memorabilia and family momentos. He moved his family to the West coast and never looked back. This is what drought can do to a guy. Once that gumbo cracks, what moisture was there seems to disappear. It's not like bush soil.

[Braveheart]

Crops in this area are interesting to say the least. Most cereals look beautiful. There's the odd cereal field farmed by peoPle that don't calibrate their drill that's just TOO thick and could end up a lodged mess.

Canola is crazy. The fields that came out of the frost (nOt reseeded) are uneven. Most reseeded fields have canola about to bloom surrounded by plants about 2" tall with 1-2 leaves. Canola that just missed the frost timing wise is beautiful. But, there aren't that many fields like that.

Fungi on flag for barley is on. Prosaro for head next week.

Spring wheat leaves are very clean so we'll forego flag fungi and try to get good timing for Prosaro on head. Wheat budget still tight so saving money is a good thing.

Soybeans are good for the most part. We used some foliars, Ligno, K, P, Mg, and may have hped ward off the chlorosis look most neighbor fields have.

We had some beneficial rain on the weekend. We dodged some serious storms this week. Tornadoes east of us near Manitou just yesterday being the latest.

[Braveheart]

Stripe rust reported in some winter wheat and Prosper and Faller hrs in the area.

[Hopperbin]

Crops in Humboldt area all cabaged to fill in rows. Wheat barley canary canola peas only crop to cabbage yet is flax. I give a ten rating to all.

[Hopperbin]

Town of Humboldt has 4 Inches total this spring. My yard one third of that. But not complaining. Tuesday wed we are forecast to get an inch. Would be welcome at that time.