I've covered much of northern Saskatchewan in
the last month going to wedding in Llyodminister
Weat freedom day in Kindersley and a funeral
yesterday in Carrot River.
FWIW I'll start with what's freshest in my mind.
Water is flowing in the ditches all along Hwy 5
from Wakaw to Tisdale and when you get to
Carrot River the water seems to be flowing from
slough to slough. More summerfallow than I've
seen in a longtime.Cousin showed me a pic
where I thought he had driven into a dugout. Crop
insurance fr the last month on 50% of acres. Guys
stopped spending money a month ago. Early
oats seem to be good??
We took a different route home through Nipawin
IMO crops looking much better there. I think they
are scathing to early, but they've been growing
canoa since it was ****seed so what do I know?
Rosetown to Kindersley is also "very wet" not like
Tisdale but wet for them. Lentils will be in tough
canola is Fubar. Again crop insurance will lose
money in Sk. Only guys that make money on CI
weren't putting anything into it anyways.
Davidson to North Battleford are best crops in my
travels. We have started harvest with fall rye. All
in 47 bpa with calibrated combines much better
than I expected. Early peas less than 45 but tis
was on a gravel pit sand pile. Started on the
Ptarmagin SWWW so far 67bpa I was hoping for
more, some spots going over 80. Durum is
looking good lentils look good canola is better
than average, yet scorotinia has taken a toll and
we won't know until combines roll.
I am bullish commodities but we have also been
selling to meet early commitments and cashing
up. $6.00 Rye at Belle Plaine pays bills. $8.00
peas in town off the combine little tough = no
headaches.
I think supply demand says hold it all but when
the Globe and mail is talking up commodities and
CBC is looking for comments, I see shades of
2008 rope ladder up and free fall down.
Oh well can't store it all anyways.
safe harvest all!
the last month going to wedding in Llyodminister
Weat freedom day in Kindersley and a funeral
yesterday in Carrot River.
FWIW I'll start with what's freshest in my mind.
Water is flowing in the ditches all along Hwy 5
from Wakaw to Tisdale and when you get to
Carrot River the water seems to be flowing from
slough to slough. More summerfallow than I've
seen in a longtime.Cousin showed me a pic
where I thought he had driven into a dugout. Crop
insurance fr the last month on 50% of acres. Guys
stopped spending money a month ago. Early
oats seem to be good??
We took a different route home through Nipawin
IMO crops looking much better there. I think they
are scathing to early, but they've been growing
canoa since it was ****seed so what do I know?
Rosetown to Kindersley is also "very wet" not like
Tisdale but wet for them. Lentils will be in tough
canola is Fubar. Again crop insurance will lose
money in Sk. Only guys that make money on CI
weren't putting anything into it anyways.
Davidson to North Battleford are best crops in my
travels. We have started harvest with fall rye. All
in 47 bpa with calibrated combines much better
than I expected. Early peas less than 45 but tis
was on a gravel pit sand pile. Started on the
Ptarmagin SWWW so far 67bpa I was hoping for
more, some spots going over 80. Durum is
looking good lentils look good canola is better
than average, yet scorotinia has taken a toll and
we won't know until combines roll.
I am bullish commodities but we have also been
selling to meet early commitments and cashing
up. $6.00 Rye at Belle Plaine pays bills. $8.00
peas in town off the combine little tough = no
headaches.
I think supply demand says hold it all but when
the Globe and mail is talking up commodities and
CBC is looking for comments, I see shades of
2008 rope ladder up and free fall down.
Oh well can't store it all anyways.
safe harvest all!
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