Just got the next two week weather forecast and it sucks to say the least.
Wet Wet Wet.
Seed to mud the fricking crop is a dud.
the next two week is liable to be “wetter than usual" for much of the Prairies - bad news for the already wet areas of eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba where the planting window is beginning to close.
Indeed, the weather over the next couple of weeks will be critical in determining just how many acres may ultimately go unseeded, according to CWB crop and weather specialist Bruce Burnett.
In a commentary this week, Burnett said that although good seeding progress has generally been made in the western, areas of eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba still remain overly wet and badly delayed in terms of planting progress.
“If those areas foresee some dry weather, and with the improvement we’ve seen in temperatures and drying conditions with those warmer temperatures, we should be able to get most of the crops planted in those areas," he said. “Of course, there will still be some loss due to excess moisture in sloughs and potholes and close to drainage areas, but certainly we need to see some dry weather in that particular part of the Prairies in order for the planting to be completed."
Thursday’s Saskatchewan crop report suggested that about 8% of the intended acres in southeastern part of the province could go unseeded this year, the largest amount of any of the Saskatchewan cropping regions.
As of the beginning of this week, Burnett estimated overall western Canadian planting progress at just under 60% complete, a time when roughly three-quarters of the crop would normally be in the ground. In fact, planting this year ranks right up there in terms of being the slowest on record, he said.
The best planting progress to date has been in Alberta, where the vast majority of the crop is expected to be planted by the end of this week. Saskatchewan is a bit more mixed with the western areas well-advanced in terms of planting and likely to be finished by the end of this week or early next week. However, the eastern areas of Saskatchewan and parts of western Manitoba will probably need until the middle of June, which is very close to insurance deadlines for planting crops in the Prairie region, Burnett said.
The World Weather report said it would be imperative for farmers to make as much seeding progress as possible before the next generalized rain event hits around the middle to the latter part of next week.
Great just fricking great.
1600 acres to seed and it looks like it will all be mudded in. Slip slide and make a fricking mess. Farming in what once was the heart of the prairies.
Wet Wet Wet.
Seed to mud the fricking crop is a dud.
the next two week is liable to be “wetter than usual" for much of the Prairies - bad news for the already wet areas of eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba where the planting window is beginning to close.
Indeed, the weather over the next couple of weeks will be critical in determining just how many acres may ultimately go unseeded, according to CWB crop and weather specialist Bruce Burnett.
In a commentary this week, Burnett said that although good seeding progress has generally been made in the western, areas of eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba still remain overly wet and badly delayed in terms of planting progress.
“If those areas foresee some dry weather, and with the improvement we’ve seen in temperatures and drying conditions with those warmer temperatures, we should be able to get most of the crops planted in those areas," he said. “Of course, there will still be some loss due to excess moisture in sloughs and potholes and close to drainage areas, but certainly we need to see some dry weather in that particular part of the Prairies in order for the planting to be completed."
Thursday’s Saskatchewan crop report suggested that about 8% of the intended acres in southeastern part of the province could go unseeded this year, the largest amount of any of the Saskatchewan cropping regions.
As of the beginning of this week, Burnett estimated overall western Canadian planting progress at just under 60% complete, a time when roughly three-quarters of the crop would normally be in the ground. In fact, planting this year ranks right up there in terms of being the slowest on record, he said.
The best planting progress to date has been in Alberta, where the vast majority of the crop is expected to be planted by the end of this week. Saskatchewan is a bit more mixed with the western areas well-advanced in terms of planting and likely to be finished by the end of this week or early next week. However, the eastern areas of Saskatchewan and parts of western Manitoba will probably need until the middle of June, which is very close to insurance deadlines for planting crops in the Prairie region, Burnett said.
The World Weather report said it would be imperative for farmers to make as much seeding progress as possible before the next generalized rain event hits around the middle to the latter part of next week.
Great just fricking great.
1600 acres to seed and it looks like it will all be mudded in. Slip slide and make a fricking mess. Farming in what once was the heart of the prairies.