Western Sask/Alberta Canola Crop

[ado089]

I know that saying farming isn't as progressive out east is ignorant but it's no more ignorant than saying that productive agriculture ends at Foam Lake. I appologize to those of you who are good farmers, including SF3, that I offended but damn there's nothing so special about that area compared to many others in western canada. Infact if someone gave me my choice of 3500 acres anywhere in western canada it would be Cheadle Alberta or Swan River, not Battleford or Kamsack.

[SASKFARMER3]

I wasn't saying NW Sask Yes It grows its share of Canola and very Well. But you had some sort of a crop their last year didn't you. Yes it was a bitch to harvest but a good average crop. Some spoiled but an average. What I am saying is their is no way in hell that this years canola crop is going to come close to what happened last year or the year before. No I'm not selling it short but mathematically when you have area not seeded that is huge and getting bigger. Crop doesn't come back where it drowns out and also where it wasn't seeded. Therefore I believe were in for one small crop. But hey we can always hope the rest of you do pull off a bin burner were farmers we should hope for great things to others.
Good luck on your excellent crop wouldn't change where I farm for anything just this year really sucks the big one with all rain and then the damn hail. Looked at crop today found two more that got toasted. TAKE OUT HAIL INSURANCE. LOTS.

[wd9]

I would agree ado. We have been having excellent rains, excellent germ, and the potential for great yields.

[ado089]

Our canola yielded anywhere between 17bu/ac to 64bu/ac depending on what field got what shower. 3.7 inches of rain between May and August 15th and it got worse as you went west, all the way to Edmonton. Now I realize that 17bu/ac is more than the 0 that the lost acres this year. None the less it was a big area that typicaly produces big crops. I'm not saying that the production will be the same but I am curious as to how much the lost acres will be offset by a pottentialy bumper crop in Alberta and Western Sk where there was next to nothing last year?

[tmyrfield]

Lets see if I got this right......

5 years of drought so presumably lower than average yields.

no oil revenue.

So, please tell us hicks stuck behind the garlic curtain just what those "progressive" farming practices you are using that results in the price of land hitting $125,000.00 per quarter. I must have missed that day in school.

[kryger]

I think Western Canada is in for a bumber crop again this year, because that is what I see out my back door.

In my travels between the outhouse and the house, I see nothing but beautiful crops. And I travel that path everyday.

Ado's land is worth more because he lives far away from Mr. doom and gloom SF3, who has killed the crop 3 times already this year and 8 times last year.

[furrowtickler]

ado, there are some very good crops in this area and some awefull crops. Have you been up in a plane and looked down? I have, sunday a.m. in fact, and what I seen was 25% excellent, 25% good, 25% late and 25% very poor or so late that jack frost is lickin his lips. Our production here in the north west and into Alberta will be average at best accross the board IMO.

[parsley]

Travelled two hours along #48 Hwy today. A lot of canola. Some late, but glowy. Crops are generally patchy in the wet spots, but coming along nicely and even some fairly lush fields. Saw some reseeded fields. Some wheat. Never saw one field of flax. No peas. The alphalfa and brome stands are not up to par this year, generally patchy and not high stands. Saw a bit of later barley. No oats. Surprisingly better green color than I expected. Pars

[ado089]

I agree with that from what I saw spraying. But the further west and north and even south it gets slot better fast. Bigger, edam, lloyd all look pretty good.

[furrowtickler]

they all look pretty good from the road here too.