Friday Crop Report on a Thursday!

[furrowtickler]

A few NW of here nearly done , a few half done , most got going past few days and some not starting till it quits freezing every night .
Soil moisture is low , light land running out already . Driest soil conditions for this time of year since 2002 in most areas here. Soils already lumpy in areas , getting very firm in most fields .

If no rain we will be out of usable moisture in 8-10 days . 50-70 k winds tomorrow will not help . SE winds so possibly get a rain after that .

Very little pre burn being done , some pre pass and other residuals . A few weeds just starting .

It’s a balancing act here between too cold and too dry .....
no real moisture since November snow .

What has been seeded here is germinated , some actually very fast given cold nights . Some early peas will be up shortly.

There is a mixed bag in the ground already , no real right or wrong this year here. Early seeded may be the only ones that will establish good or they may get frost damage . If no rain crops seeded later will have poor emergence and possibly freeze come fall .
Ahhh , farming so easy lol .
Stay safe , need rain here ASAP .

[Goodtime]

Very little seeding action in my area, discs and harrows going, no spraying, likely be more action this weekend where guys will get rolling.

[jazz]

How to tell who is still in the Grain Rally and who doesnt have a bushel left in the game. .

How many guys fell for the fall contracts being pushed? That might be the next big regret in this business.

$15 canola might be half price come November. The odds of canadian farmers resupplying that market in a single yr are vanishing quickly. Meanwhile Biden is deflating reserve currency that prices crops in USD and inflation is stalking the land.

[bucket]

How many guys fell for the fall contracts being pushed? That might be the next big regret in this business.

$15 canola might be half price come November. The odds of canadian farmers resupplying that market in a single yr are vanishing quickly. Meanwhile Biden is deflating reserve currency that prices crops in USD and inflation is stalking the land.

And Biden's plan is what is driving the Canadian dollar higher....yet fuel and fertilizer and parts are still going up.

81 cent canadian dollar and a trillion dollar debt for 35 million people...

Good thing exports of oil , grain and lumber are things the world needs...

And I do think bobblehead Freeland will use these industries to pay it back...

[farming101]

over 1000/tonne offered for July del at the plant. (self haul)

I think we are now farming sustainably

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I started seeding wheat yesterday. Better conditions than we have had for years. Corner to corner, and decent moisture.

Discing land that was disturbed this winter for landscaping, and there was still frost and snow at discing depth, so not exactly ideal soil temperatures yet.

Out of town BTO neighbors seeded everything a few weeks ago already. Not sure what they seeded.

Getting enough weed growth to do an effective pre burn is my hold up. After a wet year last year, lots of grass that needs to be controlled.

After you couldn't give hay away all winter, now it is a hot commodity. Trucking all the way to Sask from west central AB must cost a fortune?

Getting close to selling some more grain. Still regreting my first load at $17.25, need to bring the average up.

[Rareearth]

Moisture is at 1 1/2 inches deep to seed canola into now (lentil stubble) 🙁

[Partners]

Most harrowing and putting down NH3 here.
Not many drills out yet.
Soil temp was 13.4 yesterday afternoon.
We have the wht in, and some bly.
At 30% done..
We are the odd ones here..moisture better than expected..but won't last long if Temps rise next week..

[chuckChuck]

Sasky's rant about vaccines. LOL Yeah we are slower with our roll out, but Saskatchewan is doing relatively well.

Instead of free "socialized" vaccines for everyone we should have gone full Republican and let the private sector provide the service for a fee. That way SF could have gotten his shots quicker so he could be on his vacations as soon as possible.

[blackpowder]

If you can't see a benefit to a balanced mix of public and private you're the apparatchik we thought you were.
How's your seeding going?
Here moisture is varied and canola will be going into dust for some and waiting for a soaker.
Seeding general with 10-20% ac in.