Home sweet Home and it’s Saskatchewan day.

[bucket]

During our swing through the western side of Saskatchewan, volunteer canola in many other crops. Might need a pre-cleaner.

isn't it odd that the people that want to charge a seed tax and own the seed ...dont want to be responsible to clean it up....nope...clean up costs go to the farmer....

Brad Wall wanted to cleanup the abandoned wells...maybe the same resources could be put towards these clean up costs..

god damn it ...I had weaned myself off the tinfoil.....

[farming101]

This post is good timing. I was doing some recreational tillage last night and broke my own rules. I looked across the fence. Its 60% and 40% mystery weeds. My initial thought was to call them and tell them I could take over, farm it for 3 years and clean it up for them.
Then I realized they have 6 modern sprayers in the yard. Why not buy a $150,000 sprayer and spray 2 of 3 times. Or else use the proper water volume.Nozzles and water are not as expensive as a new sprayer Its a train wreck. If your gonna spray then spray the goddam thing.
It made me laugh. A total wasted year on that field and weed seed for the next 50

Careful. There's organic fields around that will gross less than zero. Just saying...

[hobbyfrmr]

Careful. There's organic fields around that will gross less than zero. Just saying...

And there are organic fields that will gross $480-$800 per acre. Just saying....

[AlbertaFarmer5]

And there are organic fields that will gross $480-$800 per acre. Just saying....

And speaking of breaking your own rules, that seems like an awfully optimistic post coming from a guy whose motto is that there is no money in organic. Perhaps you put the decimal a couple places too far to the right? Or at least tell us about the weeds, and the cultivator shovels, and the neighbors who will make fun of the crops.

You might have just invited a bunch more competition...

[SASKFARMER]

I have a question.

The organic guy by us seeded his SMF at the end of June it came up a bit then after the rains, it turned all yellow with mustard from end to end. Wild mustard. Now he has a perfect field of Oats. Can someone explain how that happens what do they spray oh sorry put on these fields that the wild mustard disappears?

[farmaholic]

Both conventional and organic producers farm to make money, each ally themselves with different methods to achieve the same means to an end.

And I respect hobbyfrmr for that.

[Braveheart]

I have a question.

The organic guy by us seeded his SMF at the end of June it came up a bit then after the rains, it turned all yellow with mustard from end to end. Wild mustard. Now he has a perfect field of Oats. Can someone explain how that happens what do they spray oh sorry put on these fields that the wild mustard disappears?[ATTACH]4636[/ATTACH]

So obviously whatever salvaged crop is there has to be cleaned before further processing. What is done with those screenings? It's a noxious brew for sure.

[jazz]

I think its safe to say with what canada ag is facing in the world that if this industry is to surivive there is probably multiple approaches that will have to be considered. To me, the consolidation approach is peaking. Having 10 people farm 100,000 acres is stupid. And the high input model is shaky. To throw everything at a crop when ****** nature bats first second and last is too risky. And subsidizing seed taxes and gaint dealership is getting old especially when they are not true partners in the business.

[bucket]

I think its safe to say with what canada ag is facing in the world that if this industry is to surivive there is probably multiple approaches that will have to be considered. To me, the consolidation approach is peaking. Having 10 people farm 100,000 acres is stupid. And the high input model is shaky. To throw everything at a crop when ****** nature bats first second and last is too risky. And subsidizing seed taxes and gaint dealership is getting old especially when they are not true partners in the business.

Interesting comments Jazz....I called 3 dealerships for parts....these are big brown boxes with 30 foot ceilings ...just empty space....closest part for one dealer was Edmonton...another it was Regina....and they all have access to others inventory but there was one in Moose Jaw...really ****ing weird and then the same cylinder has 3 different seal kits....if there is an update ..you shouldn't need 3 different kits...

Plenty of space at the dealerships...they stock air...I can get that outside...

[the big wheel]

Interesting comments Jazz....I called 3 dealerships for parts....these are big brown boxes with 30 foot ceilings ...just empty space....closest part for one dealer was Edmonton...another it was Regina....and they all have access to others inventory but there was one in Moose Jaw...really ****ing weird and then the same cylinder has 3 different seal kits....if there is an update ..you shouldn't need 3 different kits...

Plenty of space at the dealerships...they stock air...I can get that outside...

Well jeez dumby each kit is getting better becaue the last 2 only last a year these might be double. That’s why you should have paid more in the first place Man some people these days.