Friday Crop report on a Thursday. Week 29.

[blackpowder]

Much blackleg? Enough here i think.

[Stormin]

We got the Northern lights in Edmonton area that night as well, but nothing like that. Those are awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[SASKFARMER]

Sprayed every field

[goalieguy847]

You guys have to spray for blackleg over there? Are we not growing resistant varieties? Rotation?
# confused

[fjlip]

Neighbor sprayed for canola diseases, made ZERO difference in yield.. Snake oil, cash cow.

Several compared straight cutting to swathing ...again ZERO difference in yield. But NO wind damage... till some pods dropped.

But weed patches and tougher straw = slower combining....everything works, do as we please.


We Saved the chem and tracking or plane charges. Combined days sooner.

[SASKFARMER]

A healthy plant all year gives you a return. Some years massive some not so much.

strait cut I like better than swath. Nice black seed and clean fields.

yes when it gets to grey it drops pods

[biglentil]

Sprayed half a field of Canola with Cotegra zero yield difference. Check I left on durum at fusariam timing zero yield difference. Lentils I didn't leave a check, seen too many wrecks with those.

Heard a fellow state a 15bus improvement on the fungicided Canola. It's a crap shoot.

[blackpowder]

Damn straight it's a crapshoot.
Remember a lot of different management zones prairie wide.

[jamesb]

Traditionally we spray all barley, almost all of the wheat and a part of the canola. This year we had a bunch of old Lance carried over from recent dry years and used it on canola. It was very visible where sprayed at harvest time. It was not a huge difference but was worth it in the canola. We also used a generic Quadris on the canola, kinda think we are going to go this was for a cheaper price option than the name brand products

[SASKFARMER]

Left a section on Canola and yes there is a difference.

Don't fool yourself.

Some years lots some not much.

Healthy plant makes yield.

Or roll the dice and take what you get.