Weather Relief

[farmaholic]

Biglentil, those weren't the words I was going to use but those are inappropriately appropriate.

Good luck with the "rain shower" lottery.

Glad to hear some of the driest areas got rain. Without trying to sound greedy, I would sure like to see enough to ensure proper germination of the shallow seeded crops in our area.

It will be interesting to see what Western Canada's monsoon season brings this year. Typically June is the month. Here it might be another year of zero fungicide applications...... like last year. Which in the end turned out OK, in other words....better than nothing! ;-(

[biglentil]

Mother nature teasing us no golden shower, causing some small blue balls to remain in limbo. Maybe tomorrow...

[farmaholic]

What is find interesting is the variety of conditions across Western Canada which determines people's wishes. Any thing from borderline too wet to too dry and anything in between. Then Mother Nature, without any regard for needs, wants or wishes, randomly unleashes too much in areas with adequate moisture or stingily holds back in places wanting......and once again everything in between.

What a crap shoot!

[freewheat]

Combining canola today. Wind was maybe about 3km/h. Only got stuck 6 times today, not too bad. If it rains, I am screwed. Actually, looking at the crappy canola, I may already be screwed.

Not an acre in yet. Most guys probably half around here. Sucks.

Never been this stressed in my life. For those who will say, "hang in there", well I am sick and tired of it all. Been hanging in there for 20 years. This is my last year of screwing around on my own. Sick of being financially screwed and of working alone. Sick of catching no breaks whatsoever, with weather, with life. Sick of it all. I hated every single minute of today out there fighting with mud for grey canola that was a 40 plus crop in the fall. I have had enough. I don't even like it anymore.

Best wishes to all you guys and gals. May you have a bountiful season. Be glad if you do not know what it is like to get stuck and especially if you have seed in the ground and crop up.

If only I had known, or seen the futility of my initial and sad set up in my first few years, rather than trying to attain the impossible. I just wanted to farm.

[farmaholic]

freewheat, your despondent tone concerns me. Reach out. There is lots of support out there, on here and other places.

[perfecho]

Yes Freewheat, it sounds like you are having a tough time...and I can't really help, but thoughts and prayers your way.....

[sumdumguy]

Freewheat, hope the rain misses you and falls on us. Fingers crossed for you. You have friends here who care.

[foragefarmer]

Freewheat

It's time to make some tough decisions that will put you and your family in a better place. Rent or sell some of your land, or sell out before you loss it all. You don't want this farm to destroy everything good and positive you have going in your life.

[biglentil]

I woulda spent all winter combining that canola in a f'ing open cab and a skidoo suit if I had too. Excuses won't put it in the bin. Find some frickin duals from a wrecker, hire custom guy with tracked combine, line up a grain dryer do whatever it takes. Won't get my sympathy make a plan and get on it.

[freewheat]

I woulda spent all winter combining that canola in a f'ing open cab and a skidoo suit if I had too. Excuses won't put it in the bin. Find some frickin duals from a wrecker, hire custom guy with tracked combine, line up a grain dryer do whatever it takes. Won't get my sympathy make a plan and get on it.

You have no clue. I suppose you had no snow this winter, money to burn, and more than one of you on your farm.

I am not looking for sympathy whatsoever. I have feelings, and I shared them. I am man enough to do that on here.