Friday Crop Report – Second Week of August
Cool nights are helping. When I say dry, I mean it — on the heavy land the cracks are so deep you can drop a screwdriver and it’s gone.
There’s a big rain event in the forecast, then it fades to almost nothing, only to reappear again this morning. They don’t really know. It’s mostly AI model guesses. Some are better than others, but for the most part they just say “chance of rain” and move on.
I don’t think Carney will get any real deal on tariffs. He’s in Italy planning his next move. Canadians are going to get hurt badly, thanks to that old eastern attitude that we’re somehow better than them.
Crop Report
Harvest is about 3% done, mostly in the south. Canola is still in full bloom on the odd northern field.
Hard red spring and durum are changing colour. The cooler weather the last 10 days has helped, but the heads still aren’t filling with nice plump kernels. Early yields down south are over 20 bu/ac, but grades are lower because of the shrivelled kernels. We’re about 10 days away from desiccating our HRS. Rain would still help the later-seeded fields.
Barley is turning fast — heads are starting to bend. Rain won’t do much for this crop now beyond maybe a few bigger seeds. A lot of feed barley is being chopped or baled.
Oats are turning white, so I’m guessing lower yields. Plenty has already been cut for greenfeed.
Lentils and peas are being sprayed in our area or are already done. South of us they’re starting to harvest. Lentils look okay to poorer than last year. Peas took a hit from the heat and the plants are going flat. Early pea yields in our area are down — after five years of drought, it’s something.
One chickpea field is extremely dirty, but there are seeds in the plants.
Flax is starting to shut down.
Canary seed looks like the best crop in years and is changing colour nicely.
Canola has issues. Heat at the end of flowering left the top pods weak or missing. Later-seeded fields were hard on the plants, but most are podding or finished. One field is still in full flower. Expecting smaller seeds and, for us, lower yields than last year. Total production, if we get a freeze, could drop below 19 MT — maybe 18.2?
Pastures are starting to show signs of drying out. Lots of feed was put up earlier — first cut was crazy. Some second cut is coming, but not much.
Basically, a good rain two weeks ago would have made a difference. As it stands, it’s looking like an average crop in our area.
Have a great week ahead.
Cool nights are helping. When I say dry, I mean it — on the heavy land the cracks are so deep you can drop a screwdriver and it’s gone.
There’s a big rain event in the forecast, then it fades to almost nothing, only to reappear again this morning. They don’t really know. It’s mostly AI model guesses. Some are better than others, but for the most part they just say “chance of rain” and move on.
I don’t think Carney will get any real deal on tariffs. He’s in Italy planning his next move. Canadians are going to get hurt badly, thanks to that old eastern attitude that we’re somehow better than them.
Crop Report
Harvest is about 3% done, mostly in the south. Canola is still in full bloom on the odd northern field.
Hard red spring and durum are changing colour. The cooler weather the last 10 days has helped, but the heads still aren’t filling with nice plump kernels. Early yields down south are over 20 bu/ac, but grades are lower because of the shrivelled kernels. We’re about 10 days away from desiccating our HRS. Rain would still help the later-seeded fields.
Barley is turning fast — heads are starting to bend. Rain won’t do much for this crop now beyond maybe a few bigger seeds. A lot of feed barley is being chopped or baled.
Oats are turning white, so I’m guessing lower yields. Plenty has already been cut for greenfeed.
Lentils and peas are being sprayed in our area or are already done. South of us they’re starting to harvest. Lentils look okay to poorer than last year. Peas took a hit from the heat and the plants are going flat. Early pea yields in our area are down — after five years of drought, it’s something.
One chickpea field is extremely dirty, but there are seeds in the plants.
Flax is starting to shut down.
Canary seed looks like the best crop in years and is changing colour nicely.
Canola has issues. Heat at the end of flowering left the top pods weak or missing. Later-seeded fields were hard on the plants, but most are podding or finished. One field is still in full flower. Expecting smaller seeds and, for us, lower yields than last year. Total production, if we get a freeze, could drop below 19 MT — maybe 18.2?
Pastures are starting to show signs of drying out. Lots of feed was put up earlier — first cut was crazy. Some second cut is coming, but not much.
Basically, a good rain two weeks ago would have made a difference. As it stands, it’s looking like an average crop in our area.
Have a great week ahead.
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