Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[SASKFARMER3]

Yep people and farmers especially need to drive around the industry lies so cheap grain can be bought.

Waited on canola picks cheap basis in winter knowing That BTOs we’re out of Canola and bins were empty then when numbers worked and canola hit 12 sold made extra cash but what do I know I’m just a stupid farmer.

Industry just wants us five min before broke keep spending till we have nothing left.

This crop is way less than last year

[farmaholic]

SF3...who's heads will be bowed lower?

The wheat's heads laden with grain or the farmer's with disappointment's pain?

...and my chorus refrain....mine will be bowed with the weight of gratitude knowing my crop, in the Slum of the Ghetto, will at least be better than last year's!

[Partners]

Cut out 7545 today.

[furrowtickler]

Partners, that looks decent 👍

[farmaholic]

Partners, that looks decent 👍

Indeed! Nice even looking crop and nice job of swathing with that MacDon.

I'd be proud too👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[SASKFARMER3]

Really short Canola this year. That field looks decent how deep is the pod depth. Fingers to elbow or shoulder.

Just curious.

[farmaholic]

Our pod depth measures a little more than finger tip to wrist. 👉☝👈

[furrowtickler]

Yes is general canola is shorter this year but it seems to be more of a variety and or seed timing thing . There are some normal to tall canola crops around here within the exact same areas as very short canola crops .
Wheat same thing . Earlier the seeding date the shorter the crop . Peas stand out as the biggest difference. Some later pea crops will double the yield of early ones .
That’s the unknown factor in farming , you just never know come seeding time how the season will play out .

[farmaholic]

Yup you never know. There are some young guys here who are spread over a large distance and some of their late seeded crops in this area generally always seem good/decent. Alot of times it has everything to do with quick emergence and rain timing. Alot of luck in farming.

Side note...first "heavier" dewy morning here in quite some time...should help settle those "fluffy" wheat swaths. Yup, not a bin buster, especially on the real ghetto dirt.

[SASKFARMER3]

Bang you hit the nail on the head.

Farming is more luck than Brains.

I agree, this years early is way better, Should have switched from HRS to Canola three days sooner with drill two. Left drill one in HRS to finish by itself.

Because then the last 6 would be way better.

Rain makes grain is true in a moisture short year. This year the timing of rain was a huge part.

That canola looks like a good 37 bus crop just by zooming in on the pod depth. Will be interesting to see what the outcome is for Canola this year but one thing is certain. The weight of this years crop and oil content might be lower. Good thing that useless rule didn't come in or they would downgrade every one this year for fun. Smaller screen on the bottom will catch lots of little seeds for the industry to have fun with dockage and profit.

Keep posting curious to see yields as they start rolling out.

Still, think won't be that many 60 BPA this year.