Friday Crop Report on a Thursday. week 3

[furrowtickler]

Maybe once , just once they will be 1/2 right , like us farmers lol

[furrowtickler]

Precipitation last 90 days
soil moisture even worse, from here west and north.

[furrowtickler]

Yes the storm 10 days ago did bring some much decent moisture to certain dry areas , but the maps show a definite big problem in a huge grain production area

[sumdumguy]

Good Luck Furrowguy, we’re rooting for you. ???? Get the big old lounge chair set up in the garage door so you can watch the clouds roll in. Call all the neighbours and let the rum flow. Got a gramaphone??

[wrongway]

Direct seeded last spring with a double disc no till drill.

Grasshoppers decimated the entire 1/2 section, then a late July rain grew a cover crop of kochia. Scratch the surface and theres moisture, but no residue means it wont stay home.

I wish Canada politicians had the foresite to come up with a plan to incentivise farmers to return this type of land to something its more suited to like pasture . Much like they do in the USA called the CRP program. But it is all talk up here and no action except to make life as miserable for the voters as they possibly can.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Instead they are heading into complete opposite direction.
Demonizing livestock in the name of climate change.
Attempting to outlaw meat eating.

[furrowtickler]

Got the updated version kinda set up today . Just need to get the Outback to talk to the Raven through the ISObus now for sectional control and Variable rate if / when needed for fertility. Hopefully works out , 2400 gal and 132 ft auto boom a decent upgrade over the 1850 gal / 100 ft standard.
cheap second unit actually. Made money on the last PT sprayer and tractor actually appreciating .
Sips fuel compared to our HC Case / ac .

traded up for just under $20,000 .
A bit easier to take than $500,000 to upgrade the HC …..

[furrowtickler]

Buying used sprayers always a bit concerning with wiring but so far ok , got one issue left to deal with .

[jazz]

Furrow, I always wonder what the BTOs think when they watch someone beside them with 1/10 of the equipment costs grow the same damn crop.

Neighbor just bought a new HC, must be a $700k price tag on those now. Insanity.

[WiltonRanch]

Beauty of that rig Furrow is if something piles up your chances of fixing it yourself are better than a SP HC. Enjoy my pull type HC just for simplicity sake. Couple neighbours comparatively similar sized acres and terrain to me run sp and each has spent more money on fixing than what we bought our sprayer for. Yes fungicide and preharvest not in the cards but I hire them to do it.