Rain?

[FarmJunkie]

If folks are going to land roll… the straw Managment needs to be very well done… and recreational heavy harrowing (which is very effective in spreading weed seeds and plant diseases) needs to cease and desist ... along with the vertical tillage. If rooted vegetation is retained on the soil surface… all our rolling does is push the rocks in the ground… and firm the seed row while burying the seed deeper.

Been a long time since no germination rain here…

Blessings and Prayers for rain!!!

U do realize there are areas that require these tools to get it seeded. How soon we forget the wet years when those applications were a necessity. I have to laugh when vertical tillage or deep tillers are ridiculed on here. There’s years we wouldn’t seed if we didn’t have them. Not all the time but some time.

[foragefarmer]

If folks are going to land roll… the straw Managment needs to be very well done… and recreational heavy harrowing (which is very effective in spreading weed seeds and plant diseases) needs to cease and desist ... along with the vertical tillage. If rooted vegetation is retained on the soil surface… all our rolling does is push the rocks in the ground… and firm the seed row while burying the seed deeper.

Been a long time since no germination rain here…

Blessings and Prayers for rain!!!

Tom when seeding forages with a valmar a roller after harrowing is the only way to get successful catches.

If you don't have a firm seed bed you get a very poor germination, especially with grasses.

We all have different successful seeding and farming methods, West of Edmonton is along way from SE Manitoba.

Tom, as for spreading weed seeds, do you have geese and white tails in your part of the country?

[sumdumguy]

Talk about a stormy night last night just east of Regina. Kaboom - 1 sweet inch, Thank You Jesus

[LWeber]

Talk about a stormy night last night just east of Regina. Kaboom - 1 sweet inch, Thank You Jesus

Thank You Jesus...

Cottonpicken ...

[AlbertaFarmer5]

When possible make sure that the straw is dry (not tough) when harvesting…

I know… easier said than done…. In a “perfect “ world…

Some years difficult… last couple went well!

Glad to see you include the disclaimers. In 2019, when the only harvesting we were able to do was with green wet straw and grain at off the charts moisture, the straw literally fell out of the back of the straw choppers untouched. Seeding was a challenge, especially since it rained every day in spring of 2020.

[Guest]

And there's the problem. Drills need straw management. And we're asking it to break down faster, without tillage.
Seriously considering a 7 bar mid harrow here. Case combine the worst. Never ends.... Maybe an SR drill?..

That Elmer 7 bar is an outstanding machine
Still have BG mid and heavy harrows
Don’t use the heavies at all anymore
Case choppers suck , Elmer cleans it up

[furrowtickler]

Looks like the “rain event” has fizzed out for this area . A few got lucky a couple days ago with some thunderstorms in area .
Hopefully not a pattern set up where rains go to chances then to nothing .
Will still need fairly significant rain in this area to get an average crop .
The tank was at zero to start before snowmelt

[BTO780]

1.2 inches in 24 hrs … 4 inches since May 6.
Rain makes grain, unless you’re not done seeding.

The trader should have markets limit down on Monday. But ignore the fact there is still acres to go in. Also it’s June!!!

[furrowtickler]

1.2 inches in 24 hrs … 4 inches since May 6.
Rain makes grain, unless you’re not done seeding.

The trader should have markets limit down on Monday. But ignore the fact there is still acres to go in. Also it’s June!!!

Yes the wet areas continue to get wetter for sure

[ColevilleH2S]

Why the heck is Rosetown hogging all the rain? Send that stuff west.