Well what a week of cleaning the shop, changing oil, setting up the dryer, cleaning bins and working quarters down. Oh I forgot to mention no harvest activity until yesterday after noon. Rain last week then spits, showers dew frost, wet frost, ah October. But yesterday we were able to get the HRS down below 19 so we took a 100 acres and it dried in dryer last night. Canola was 14 the day before and 13 last night. Strait Canola was 12.5 the day before and 11.2 last night.
So basically every one was out trying and then going home for the most part for over a week.
So 1% harvested were now at 49% to go.
Wheat will be down graded. Shop around their telling guys lots of BS.
Soy is all sprayed and will go last.
Canola took the moisture and held on tight. No movement for days then yesterday finally dropped a point.
Oats has regrowth in Early that wasn't sprayed. Late lots swathing their oats this week.
Barley most is done except a few late. Lots chitted worst I heard was 20%. But their taking it for malt. Late is light and froze.
Flax most sprayed, very few swath. It was tough yesterday no one going.
Peas all worked down or Geese finished.
So to wrap up the week. Moisture is back like spring water in all lower areas and not going away. Land is still firm enough to hold some equipment but the trucks in fields is done for the year. Loading on side roads. Creeks running again, water table is a problem spring 2015 will have.
Black is back, Simply farmers who worked fields in fall of 2014 are finding yields are higher than those who didn't. In Canola about 8 bushels higher. This is hard to get ones head around since like us lots have not worked fields since 1984. that's a 30 year experiment. Thirty years is along time, but the soil needs to breath. something is happening that all this moisture is doing damage major damage. Manitoba farmers use to rip or band in fall well maybe its time we changed the program in East Sask Problem is when your seeding two weeks later than normal and have a wet fall like this year that leaves what two days after harvest to get fall work done before the snow.
Harvest 14 was basically at a stand still this last week.
Be safe, have a great thanks giving.
Its just a fricking crop don't kill your self over it, the vultures will get it for what they want after your done harvesting anyway with new grade rules.
So basically every one was out trying and then going home for the most part for over a week.
So 1% harvested were now at 49% to go.
Wheat will be down graded. Shop around their telling guys lots of BS.
Soy is all sprayed and will go last.
Canola took the moisture and held on tight. No movement for days then yesterday finally dropped a point.
Oats has regrowth in Early that wasn't sprayed. Late lots swathing their oats this week.
Barley most is done except a few late. Lots chitted worst I heard was 20%. But their taking it for malt. Late is light and froze.
Flax most sprayed, very few swath. It was tough yesterday no one going.
Peas all worked down or Geese finished.
So to wrap up the week. Moisture is back like spring water in all lower areas and not going away. Land is still firm enough to hold some equipment but the trucks in fields is done for the year. Loading on side roads. Creeks running again, water table is a problem spring 2015 will have.
Black is back, Simply farmers who worked fields in fall of 2014 are finding yields are higher than those who didn't. In Canola about 8 bushels higher. This is hard to get ones head around since like us lots have not worked fields since 1984. that's a 30 year experiment. Thirty years is along time, but the soil needs to breath. something is happening that all this moisture is doing damage major damage. Manitoba farmers use to rip or band in fall well maybe its time we changed the program in East Sask Problem is when your seeding two weeks later than normal and have a wet fall like this year that leaves what two days after harvest to get fall work done before the snow.
Harvest 14 was basically at a stand still this last week.
Be safe, have a great thanks giving.
Its just a fricking crop don't kill your self over it, the vultures will get it for what they want after your done harvesting anyway with new grade rules.
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