Feed Barley

[WiltonRanch]

Last year our Copeland did right around 100 and the Conlon about 95. Same fert, likely better moisture on the conlon land though. 3 times the straw on Copeland depending if that's good or bad for your situation. Austenson is shorter season than Copeland, Conlon about the earliest, was one called Lacey that was early too that I thought was good but seems to have disappeared.

Now where is there any Conlon in nw Saskatchewan? Everything but it seems.

[farmaholic]

$4.50 feed barley. Did it surpass the Lotto Malt òdds

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Now where is there any Conlon in nw Saskatchewan? Everything but it seems.

I've never tried Conlon, but know some who really like it. According to AFSC, it is one of the lowest yeilding feed barleys in Alberta, but still had 13,000 acres in 2016, so someone is still growing it.

[farmaholic]

That $4.50 bid was SE Sask....not feedlot alley Alta....what's it there?

[GDR]

That $4.50 bid was SE Sask....not feedlot alley Alta....what's it there?

I've heard up to $5 delivered. Richardson in Olds was up to 4.83 may for a few days but has dropped a bit. Driven by export interest and also logistics on corn isn't panning out for feedlot alley. Last year $3.25 was hard to find. Don't feel sorry for the feeders one bit, they turned their backs against barley growers last year in favour of high vomi wheat and this year on imported corn so they wound up with less acres and increasing prices. Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Don't feel sorry for the feeders one bit, they turned their backs against barley growers last year in favour of high vomi wheat and this year on imported corn so they wound up with less acres and increasing prices. Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

I have to agree with you. As a cattle farmer and grain farmer, plus we used to background calves, I try to stand up for feedlots, but they backed themselves into this corner. I don't mind at all taking advantage of the situation now. Hadn't sold any 2017 till now, not much 2016, and still had some 2015 barley, my patience is being rewarded now. There were so many opportunities to lock in cheap barley in recent years, and the writing was on the wall for dropping acres, no excuses.

[ajl]

Amisk is a good variety in areas that can do 6 row barley. Oreana is new 2 row barely with really short straw. Otherwise would choose Austenson.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Amisk is a good variety in areas that can do 6 row barley. Oreana is new 2 row barely with really short straw. Otherwise would choose Austenson.

Tried Amisk, as a replacement for Vivar. 90% hail made the test inconclusive, but it was concluded that it was ~90% flat even before the hail, so that isn't a positive. Would probably try it again, looked like a massive yield.

[Guest]

anyone know of anyone in the northeast with austinson?

[Wink73]

Have also grown Conlon here too. Very early variety as others have mentioned. Yield was only slighly less. Fat, short, heavy kernels. Smooth awned as well which made it less itchy, and supposedly more palatable for feeder cattle. Short straw with no lodging problems.