My big crop tour of Sask

[HappyFarmer]

From Eastern Manitoba, Stoughton, Estevan, up to Weyburn, Assiniboine, Shavovan, Swift Current, Elrose, Kindersly, Rosetown, Outlook, back down to Moose Jaw, Regina and then home.

Best I can tell the crop looks average at best. Especially in the SW, looks like you guys had a potenetial for a huge crop at the end of June, but just was too dry in the month of July. Only average crops down there. North of there crop look better but are generally later. Certainly disease issues all over the place. Didn't see one canola field that didn't have aster yellows,scleronina in pocket is really bad especially in that outlook area and south. Would think some of those fields would be 50 % sclerontia for sure.
You guys in the SW, I can't believe how many lentil acres you seeded. Was really surprised by that. Thought that I would have seen more pea acres, canola, wheat durum, there is lots. Not a hope in hell that there is 1 million acres of flax.

Long and short, a very average crop from what I saw.

[notaredneck]

Still no pasta plant!!

[wilagro]

Yes, and all that government propaganda wasted as well.

[agstar77]

When do we get full freedom from agristability?

[SASKFARMER3]

Hired man just back from winter peg. Yea their
just great out their wink wink.

[wilagro]

Soon you'll be free from Agristability. Once they reduce the eligibility threshold it won't be long before its usefulness will vanish and voila she vill be kaput. Ritz and his boys will have screwed the farmer once more.

Read it all in the Aug 2nd Western Seducer. The digital version works too if you have good eyes and a decent computer.

[Choice2U]

The next Agri-stability agreement covers 5 years. Do you think it is responsible for government to 5 year average high production and high prices and guarantee you a big profit? If they keep the present system and things keep going good, the taxpayer will be bucking up to add to a profitable year even though it is a "bad year" based on the numbers.

[Partners]

Every time we go out and check our fields they look poorer than the time before..Wht. look VG..BLY is crap..canola was hailed on so its flat and with all the aster in it will yield alot less that any one thinks..Our canola that was wiped out on July 3rd is making an AMAZING come back..to bad its just in full bloom now...Might be our best crop if it makes it..

[freewheat]

Yeah, I find the later seeded stuff is
generally better in the canola
department. I have a 1/4 of canola that
was slow to start, but now looks
awesome, if it makes it. It might very
well, but it will be late.

Wheat is awesome, barley, Meh, oats late
and green, flax meh, canary, meh.
Thankful that I am seeing very little of
the aster guys are talking about. Sounds
nasty in alot of places. My canola issue
was too wet on the early seeded, aster,
sclerotinia, etc. are the least of my
concerns.

Wheat 10
Canola Early (in May) 5-6
Canola late 9 (In first week of June)
Flax 6
Oats a late 8
Barley 6-7
Canary 5-6

That is how I would see it around here.