Hurry Book Your 2017 Canola Seed Today

[Braveheart]

High price or not, we'll be booking early. The technology in the seed is what has put our yields way up.

[nicolaas]

Not sure about that, I grew 75 bu canola 15 years ago. I grew 15 bushel canola 8 years ago when it was dry. It depends on the weather (moisture actually).

[SASKFARMER]

Right on you said it so right! It's the same shit packaged different

[grassfarmer]

High price or not, we'll be booking early. The technology in the seed is what has put our yields way up.

Good for you Braveheart, at least you have the courage of your convictions and don't talk out of both sides of your mouth.
It's not like anyone is forcing farmers to buy canola seed.

[farmaholic]

Ask yourself this, other than novel canola traits that have been released lately, when did it the "technology" no longer provide an economic benefit as the price of seed continues to ratchet up? Are the yeilds and agronomic traits that much better...than when? They'll never plateau? You don't think there is a point of diminishing returns to canola seed costs?

[freewheat]

I grew 50 bushel canola before it was fashionable. With old varieties. High inputs. High inputs and spray spray spray is where yield is coming from, not variety "improvement".

In 1989, who was putting 140 lbs of n on, and spraying seventeen times for disease? Rainfall in normally dry regions, and agronomic packages that cost more than land was worth an acre in 1989 are what has made the bushels go up.

Yet we push for more. I guess the council has it right. Produce ourselves into oblivion. lol

Man it was fun cutting hay today. Awesome crop, cost me 10 bucks an acre for seed. No chemical. No fertilizer needed yet. Gross return looks like it will be around 300 an acre. No risk. I can find alfalfa seed anytime I want.

Outside the box, grassy?

[farmaholic]

With the help and blessing of Mother Nature, we have ultimately become too damned good at what we do. And I'm going to get kicked in the nackers for getting lucky AND doing a good job trying to grow a "decent" wheat crop. Why put in the effort?

[farming101]

12% Hard Red Winter wheat in North Dakota has bids of around US $2.50/bu

Over production does have its consequences.

[farmaholic]

101, you are like a receding tsunami.......one big negative wave! Just kidding, it's not your fault I can't accept reality!

Safe harvest...!

[sumdumguy]

My combine is seeding my next years crop. JD's do that, don't they?