Liberty 5440

[farmaholic]

Sorry Furrow, I didn't mean to repeat your points, they were there when I came back to the tread after typing a response to Freewheat.

[furrowtickler]

All good, on same page.

[Daylate]

soys aren't crazy risky like you would think. 30 is doable in East central Sask. in any given year. in a few poorer years, (wet and cool) 2009 27bu. and 2010 29bu. they netted better than wheat for us,
and we put them on canola stubble which is less than ideal, but i was looking for a CWB substitution.
They're also great for recently rented,previously abused land. No N and hammer the roundup to it, 2L plus/ac. with no yield drag, and spray em when flowering if you want a third shot.

[farmaholic]

Daylate: Are soybeans as thirsty as they say, I heard they need alot of water.

[freewheat]

Hey furrow, which clearfield did you
like? I have been leaning this route for
next years crop. TIA!

Also I would like to add, I am in no way
condoning the ridiculous seed pricing
these days when I spoke above of the
risks of soybeans. I would not hesitate
to try a quarter of soy, but to go whole
hog at this point is not prudent to
me... Yet at least.

[Daylate]

To begin with.U need good moisture at seeding for
germination because they have to be planted
shallow so they're in warmer ground, therefore out
faster. (3/4 to 1") nobody south of the border would
recommend that. Second, they need some august
moisture. A rain that would be no good for your
peas are ideal for soys. With that being said, too
much late season rain can make them act a bit
indeterminent. This has been my experience but
we've only grown them in 4 different years with
never more than 300 ac. in a year.

[SASKFARMER3]

Hey guys just in from the combine. My point is
canola costs are getting out of hand for what the
new varieties are giving us in return.
In my perfect world it would be 3300 canola 3300
cereal and 3300 divided up between oats peas
beans.
Freewheat not thinking of going whole hog but
getting tired of canola a costs.

[Daylate]

Every year i grow them i get more confident with
them.

[farmaholic]

After talking to another fellow about this topic, he told me he could get it for $10.23/lb.($11.00 minus 7% early book discount payable Dec 31). I was honestly too busy laughing at the guy who quoted me(I had to ask twice for clarification, I was in the combine so I thought I never heard him clearly) to realize my quote of $11.80 probably qualified for the same terms, thus about $10.97/lb. What's up with the difference. I was suffering from Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price shock. Just like buying a vehicle/machinery, MSRP less rebates and discounts. They will never reduce the MSRP(remember pre and post 2008 pricing) but will discount it to make the consumer feel like they are getting a deal, what an insult to consumer intelligence!!! Oh yea, I can have the honor/luxury of paying for it at least 4 months before I need it, instead of getting terms of 30 days from when I pick it up in spring, in exchange for those tremendous discounts. Shame on me, I am so ungrateful!

There are alot of posters on Agriville compared to the contributors to this thread, you've got to wonder what the silent majority is thinking.

[Hopperbin]

I hear you, When I purchased the L150 just after new year I was wanting not to go with it, then the supplier manufacture combo came up with some scheme where I would get can't remember any more if it was extra bags of seed or was it free chemical of some sort to bring the seed cost under 10 a lb. At the end of planting I stuck about 12 bags of seed back up their ass. Now I dam near need help from my accountant to figure out just what dam happened.