Hey Westerners

[dalek]

How are the crops going? We finished planting our corn here yesterday, should finish soybeans tomorrow. The first corn we planted on the 20th and 21st is spiking nicely today, barley and winter wheat are both doing well, and we'll start cutting first crop on Monday for haylage as long as the weather is decent

[charliep]

We'll good for you. I was just talking to my son in Nebraska. And we concluded that we need to be always thankful. And here in southern Alberta we are very blessed. We have the best spring in alot of years. However our Sask. buddies are in a very desperate situation. some won't be seeding. Some are and hoping and unfortunately some are farming crop insurance. People there are very depressed, however somehow I think we need to be thankfull for any mercies.

[charliep]

We'll good for you. I was just talking to my son in Nebraska. And we concluded that we need to be always thankful. And here in southern Alberta we are very blessed. We have the best spring in alot of years. However our Sask. buddies are in a very desperate situation. some won't be seeding. Some are and hoping and unfortunately some are farming crop insurance. People there are very depressed, however somehow I think we need to be thankfull for any mercies.

[cowman]

In Central Alberta seeding is still underway with some wheat and barley up and no canola so far. The pastures are very slow...still feeding cows.
In Eastern Alberta it is very bad with two more counties declaring themselves disaster areas yesterday(Vermillion and Provost). In the Peace River area apparently little has been seeded and acres that would have gone into oats,wheat and Argentine canola are now going into Polish canola and barley. I suspect there could be a very large barley crop this year if we get some rain.

[carebear300]

I farm 60 miles north of Regina. We are done seeding the peas, lentils and wheat. The first seeded is coming up and looks good. We will seed our oats next week(old fashioned waiting on the last batch of wild oats before I seed). We are very lucky had an inch and half of rain a week ago but that still wasn't enough to get the native pasture to grow. The alfalfa and the other seeded pastures greened up but could soak up any given amount of rain that comes our way. We have been dry way to long!!

[pandiana]

West central Alberta where we are has started seeding this week. We are still feeding. Some grass starting to grow where not overgrazed last fall. Stressed hayfields are not growing. It will be awhile before our cows see green grass to any extent. Going to be an interesting year. I hear the market is in the toilet again!.. still!

[corine]

Our crops are in, and our canola is up. (Central Alberta) Canola went in May 17, Barley-pea silage went in this week, triticale-pea silage last week. Looks like we'll have a few cool nights coming, though. Mind you, we often seem to get a few cold nights around June 1. Finished my garden yesterday, about 1 month later than last year.

[jensco]

Just outside Brandon, MB. Area farmers still seeding. Nothing up to speak of as we just got heat this past Monday. Us livestock people have some pasture but most of us are still feeding as well. Some rain would be great. We have the smoke clouds blowing in from the western forest fires.

[Muttley]

Here in Sk. between Regina and Saskatoon it is very dry. A small area had from 1/2 inch to just over a inch this spring. Crops are coming up but slow. Pastures are in a brown state and some will not be grazed this year. Water quality on pasture is another concern we will face as the summer goes.
I fear as it get's hotter we will be facing another disasterous year without rain.
I've heard around that some farmers have quit seeding because it is so dry.

[topper]

In the Swanriver valley area of manitoba most grain farmers have completed seeding. Most crops are starting to emerge, some a little uneven because of dry conditions. Some farmers have reseeded canola that was cut off by blowing dust. We have received little or no rain this spring which is unusual for this area. The pastures are slow coming but are starting to show some green. The community pastures started taking cows in yesterday.

[dalek]

We're overly wet here, other than our own farm which is mostly sidehills and drains fast. Had an inch of rain here in about 15 minutes today so we didn't finish the soybeans but we have neighbours on low heavy ground who still haven't planted their barley and probably won't be able to for another 10 days IF it doesn't rain again, lots of corn that will have to be replanted. Nice to be high and dry though.