Harvest progress

[charliep]

Just looking for an update on harvest progress, yield and quality. Let us know your approximate location.

To get things started. Talked to my brother this morning (Calgary area). Barley in bin. Wheat 3/4 done. Canola still in swath.

Barley will go malt. Wheat (prior to rain) is #1 (protein unknown). Yields about average for area (surprising given 30 degree temps in August).

[gallard]

We are southeast of Lacome and the barley varies from 44lbs to 51lbs in this area. Our yield was about 75 bu/acre and weighs 49lbs. The canola yielded about 40 bu and grades#1. The fellows at Dreyfous tell us most samples of canola coming in have a fair amount of greens and they are grading it #2. The wheat harvest is done in this area and Dreyfous is saying most of the hard red is #1 with yields about 20-25% less than last year.The CPS yields are in the 50-55 bu range around here. Peas were definitely a disappointment in this area as compared to past years and I do not have any yield estimates. About 65% of the crop is off and in excellent condition.

[charliep]

Surprised by your comment on green seed in canola. Any thoughts as to cause (drought related, timing of swathing/harvest, etc.)?

[kato]

How's this for a have not province? Today Manitoba announced the money is all gone for the cattle producers. Since we have no slaughter capacity, the provincial government funnelled the slaughter compensation program money into one that helped cover feed costs for fat cattle stranded in feedlots. They tooted their own horn loud and strong over the help they were giving us as well. As well as re-naming the compensation program money, they brought out low-interest loans, so we could all get a little deeper in debt. That's lots of help.

Well, today the money ran out, so as of now, there is no help whatsoever for Manitoba cattle producers. It's all over. When asked in the Legislature, what help would be coming, the response was...It's the Federal Government's responsibility. This is what they always say, and I for one am getting sick of hearing it.

The only saving grace is that prices at the auction, so far, aren't as bad as we thought they might be. So Far. Problem is, that doesn't help with the hole we got in over the summer. I think government policy in this country is based on the theory of distract, delay, and do nothing, and maybe they will go away.

[melvill]

Got some green seed in canola in southern Alberta, too. Producers think that the plants dried down so quickly after swathing that plant physiological activity stopped before the green disappeared.

[achiliak]

East Central Alta.
Harvest done a week ago. Wheat and peas about 20, barley about 31 (some malt, some not on account of light), mustard about 7-8, oats about 23.

Nowhere near enough yield for bills at current prices, but too much for crop insurance in good old risk area nine (where premiums are as much as 20% of coverage).

Will spend more time marketing grain this year, as we actually have some. Spent much time repairing bins this year, many of which have not been used since 1999, others since 2000. Shows how we in this area have done in the past few years and how deep our hole is.

[TOM4CWB]

achiliak;

How about trying some winter wheat/triticale/Rye, and take advantage of normal spring moisture benefit?