Farmers will never come together!

[jensend]

pastures are doing great. paddocks we grazed severely in late april came back with a vengeance. animal unit days per acre will be higher again this year.

[parsley]

jensend, do you grow/graze sainfoin?
Pars

[freewheat]

Garden here is dead.

[furrowtickler]

Back to Larry's estimate - numbers are going to shock some humble others.

[cottonpicken]

Furrow or anyone I have one field of canola extremely thin and very few plants some plants have been badly eaten but I can't see any *** worms should I put some matador in with my spray just in case?how many plants per square ft meter do I need?

Fairly baffled crop on other land seeded at same time is fine

[furrowtickler]

Spray now! Don't *** around, cutworms only come out at night. Do not waste your time looking for the worms they are obviously there and will be for up to ten more days feeding heavily. Within a day or two you may have nothing left - it is happening here. Certain fields are getting hit bad and the one accross the road if fine. Depends on what fields the moths laid there eggs in April. Seems to be pea/len stb or smf in this area at this point.

[jensend]

pars we mostly graze alfalfa and meadow brome but the northern vetch really invades. As time goes by we have more species in our stand.it's nice to see the western wheatgrass establishing. we don't have much trouble with bloat or alfalfa weevil so don't see the need to add another species with the seed. it's only a weed if a cow won't eat it.

[bucket]

70% seeded and how much lost due to excessive moisture.

Would 10% be a fair estimate across the three provinces. After watching the farms news today - that would be pretty generous considering what has been seen through manitoba.

So lets say what is still left to grow is 60% and normal yields. Production of 60% of the ten year average gives us what?

Would it be lower production than the year prices went through the roof?

Take flax, how much is seeded and how much of the new crop production will be available for sale? Old crop has disappeared better than the previous year so buyers looking at the stats for flax ought to be in a buying mood because it would be quite a bargain at 8.50.

Any comments?

[furrowtickler]

We sprayed last tues and wed during the day with excellent kill. After 6p.m. is recomended if the weather alows it.

[furrowtickler]

Would be good to know what has been seeded in the 60-70%. The areas that have less than 50% seeded what actualy is in the ground?, that to me is the important question. Crop Ins will know exaclty at the dealines.