Weather/Crop Update

**silverback** · Aug 10, 2007, 11:02

Frost tonight?

**cottonpicken** · Aug 10, 2007, 12:06

South east sask,pulled in to straight cut some oats just to see how far from being ready they were and much to my surprise they were ready!

85 bushels an acre with 33 pound weight.So lots of swearing going on.Makes me wonder what even later oats will be like.

I jacked the fan speed up and gained a few extra pounds.

Does anyone else have any ideas for combine adjustments to bring the weight up?Close up the seives more?

There is a few shores going through this morning.

**Fransisco** · Aug 10, 2007, 12:16

We had rain this morning in south central Manitoba and they are forecasting more for this afternoon and tonight.

Canola's almost all on the ground not ready for combining yet. Was thinking of starting to swath the oats maybe tomorrow but doubt if things will be dry enough.

What's a 'shore'?

**mb_rancher** · Aug 10, 2007, 17:51

SW corner of Manitoba. Crop is pretty much all burned in now. Recieved 2 tenths of rain on Monday but it is too late to help the crop. Started combining barley yesterday. Should do 60 bushels per acre but is only weighing 44 LBS.

**northfarmer** · Aug 10, 2007, 18:32

CP, wind up is the answer, or clean/gravity table and sell the light stuff as feed...you figure out the economics....

Peace is getting spotty showers, it was cool last night but no frost to my knowledge, mositure conditions are adequate to finish crop, peas and early barley are close to getting the spray, winter wheat is either sprayed or will be ready for the combine soon.....we re still 7 to ten days behind normal for up here and would like heat and frost free into sept to finish crops off...yields will be average to above average for cereals, average for canola unless we have a weather wreck....

**SASKFARMER3** · Aug 10, 2007, 19:22

Early Durum is light and not yielding that good. Swathing Canola its an Average Crop Ha if you like Averages. Peas are good, Spring wheat is OK, Oats early light late looks better. Barley late but looks good.

**dalek** · Aug 10, 2007, 20:15

Ontario, no meaningful rain in weeks. Started buying water for the cattle Monday, 4000 gallons at a time every two days to keep up. Barley came off yesterday at 6% moisture, never seen anything nearly that low before. What was planted on time in the spring averaged 24 bushels, two fields planted 10 days later averaged 85 bushels. Wheat (SRWW) came off last weekend, 42 bushels, about 2/3 average, and at 8-9% with 53-55lb bushel weights.

**silverback** · Aug 11, 2007, 08:46

Light frost east of Calgary overnight. Some crops still fairly green.

**parsley** · Aug 11, 2007, 09:25

Worked on computer until midnight. Lots of lightening in SE Sask. Crashed my computer. Poured for awhile.

Parsley

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