Yield is starting to go down!

[hobbyfrmr]

When my organic cereal crops are in the 3-4 leaf stage and looking good, I go and smash them in the face with tine harrows. That will remove a high percentage any little broadleaves like wild mustard, buckwheat, millet. It will look like you destroyed the the field, fold up and dont go back to look at it for 3 days. this does kill some crop, but only the weak ones.

[pourfarmer]

Hobby, what do you think about in crop harrowing when its dry like this? I'm worried I'll do more damage then good.

[sumdumguy]

Farmaholic, did you get some rain today?

[newguy]

Some of the crops here looked like a heavy harrow hit them after the week ago hail storm.that can not help things.

[Hopperbin]

Good job hobby. I remember rod weeding after the crop poking out. I shallow hoe the garden and it does kick the shit out of small fragile weeds.

[hobbyfrmr]

Pourfarmer, Iast week I tine harrowed peas, and faba beans. Oats get it Monday. Hot and dry is better because the crop is anchored. The little weeds are barely rooted l. The harrows smash all that up and it seriously reduces broadleaf weeds compared to not harrowing . It used to really bother me the first couple of years, now i pencil post emergence harrowing into cost of production.

[farmaholic]

Sumdumguy. Yes it rained a whole half a tenth. My goodness already, this is getting disgusting.

Hobbyfrmr. Pencilling in a post emergent harrowing even sounds funny. But it is a cost. Good luck this year

[sumdumguy]

Farmaholic, sure looked blue and heavy east of here. Not much more at Regina. Area received between 1/4 and 4 tenths, maybe more on the way. With all the moisture south of us, surely daytime heating will move it north once, that's all we ask. Good luck on next temptress.

[SASKFARMER3]

3 tenths in our city gauge and 1 at the farm.

[sumdumguy]

Looks like a good rain at Qu'Appelle and east. The rain was scattered to say the least. Anyone from Balcarres?