seeded acres

[Ron]

central alberta. seeded 25% cps 25% hrs and 50% argentine canola. prepriced 20% of cps and 40% of canola. anybody else?

[kevin]

West Central Saskatchewan. 35% Yellow Peas, 35% Canola, 30% HRS Wheat. About the same ratios as last year. I won't price my Canola 'til I get better emergence. Been too dry here. May have to reseed some.

[melvill]

You said you won't price any canola 'till you see emergence. Does that mean you could actually end up with zero yield over your entire acreage? Is that possible?

[aggg]

Zero yield is a definite reality if you were caught in last weeks frost(s) in central Alberta. I had to re-seed all of my canola, but replaced it with feed barley. I for one am glad I did not pre-price my canola! Lots & lots of guys in the area in the same situation.

[farmboy]

just have to choose between a crappy canola crop or a late barley crop. Which one will cost you more? (unless the stand is completely shot)

[charliep]

Has anyone put any numbers to the amount of canola either re-seeded or switched to barley. The switches open a little better price improvement opportunity for canola (keeping in mind world vegoil/US soybean oil prices are in the toilet/continued competition from the EU/Assie land for canola markets). Where are all the homes for this years monster barley crop. Even if yields are low, a 2.5 to 3 MMT carryover plus production from 13 mln acres plus means lots of feed supplies. If there are monster supplies of barley this fall, will farm managers sign CWB contracts?

[shelka]

... not to mention what will happen to feed barley if we get another 'timely' frost and all the wheat acres go feed ...

[kevin]

Dry conditions caused very patchy emergence. Even after a few showers, I am not happy with the stand. One quarter is especially poor. After watching it all spring I have decided I will spray it the end of this week and hope for the best. Drought is still a very big concern here.