Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[MBgrower]

Well to be honest we do see a few in some fields. Generally if its 6 to 8" in diameter, we will stop and pick it up or mark on gps and go get it later. Growing beans would be tough if we had rocky fields. We still roll beans though to remove ridges and push in the few small stones.

[stonepicker]

What is a rock? that term is unfamiliar to me.

Haha, you must be in the red river valley. Must be nice!

[furrowtickler]

Oh we have rocks , just not the big stag heads .
Not boasting at all , just telling it like it is , I was asked and I answered the question

[MBgrower]

What is a rock? that term is unfamiliar to me.

[sofa.king]

I have lots of rocks to go around was thinking of advertising in the city for a u pick rock farm 5 bucks a pail.

[grassfarmer]

Like one guy said - he can proudly boast his farm doesn't have a single rock - they are all married with large families!

Lol , well ya we don't have many . Not as bad as some areas for sure . Basically nein, lol

We have lots now but made them with the cultivator ,lol

[furrowtickler]

Lol , well ya we don't have many . Not as bad as some areas for sure . Basically nein, lol

[farmaholic]

Fuhrertickler doesn't have rocks, I was talking to him about it and he said he has "nein" rocks, I said that isn't very many! We have rocks and I asked him that if I quit picking/taking the rocks Mother Nature offers me would she stop giving them to me? ;-)

[furrowtickler]

I will also get some pictures of the Horsch planter seeded in mud around potholes .
It is rock hard now but established exactly the same . Seemed not to get the crusting issues our other drill did . Plus zero wheel tracks so wet areas at the time not an issue now .

[furrowtickler]

So far no issues , but I would likely be more careful in rocky fields
Every seed row unit is independent so that helps . But I would not tear into a rocky field at 9-10 mph with the Horsch, no lol

[stonepicker]

horsch looks great! Do hardheads ( the ones in the ground ) have a negative effect on planter at high speed? Damage?

[furrowtickler]

That wheat stubble , coulter harrowed once last fall .
Harder to see but established much the same as the pea stubble . Slightly behind the pea stubble but also seeded 4 days later

[furrowtickler]

The Bourgault at 4.7 lbs
The Horsch at 2.1 lbs
Seeded same day

[furrowtickler]

Finally got some time this morning to get some side by side pictures of the Horsch planter and our drill in canola ....