Soy yields in Canada. Soy is going to replace peas and some Canola!

[greybeard]

I am old enuff to remember when we had 3000 acres of peas in Sask.
Then Slincard came to show us the way.

[freewheat]

The guys who tried growing them here have kind of given up for now. Same deal, yields were anywhere from 9 to 27. Too low. I find it an interesting development, and would like to grow them someday, but only when they are proven/reasonably reliable. They are far too inconsistent.

What is the cost to seed the things now? My one neighbor a few years ago said 100 bucks cash would get you seed, inoculant, herby. Has the cost gone up like everything else?

I too am old enough to remember some things. there was a chickpea craze several years back as the new best crop for the south. I thought guys planted a million acres or more. It fizzled though.

But they are working so hard at soy for cool seasons, they may just get there.

Someday.

[furrowtickler]

Soy will never replace canola for the most part in western Canada - it will replace peas in wetter areas with heavier soils and more heat units - that just a fact of life.

[furrowtickler]

Canola is a cool climate crop soy is not - 75% of western Canada is a cool season climate last time I checked - not too many other places in the world growing major crops farther north than us - just keep it real and look at Lat and Long on a map - and heat units.
Yes breeding is on track to be ealier soy , just keep in mind how close we are to frost in spring till June and fall as early as August . Just throwin a bit of not so common sense out there - probably get ribbed for it but bring it on.

[freewheat]

Furrow, why would you get ribbed? You speak the truth, man. North Battleford has one of the shorter seasons in Sask, does it not? At least historically. Here, our frost free season is actually not too bad, but yeah, it is cool and wet.

IMO, soy have a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG way to go. We need a soylinkard.

[farmaholic]

Where we farm my concern would be the treat of the tap being turned off in July and only getting shitty showers that barely keep the traditional crops going. I was told soy needs a late season rain to produce a decent crop. We're on the line between moist dark brown and thin black. So here it can go one way as easily the other. The years where we have alot of heat units will likley be the years of moisture deficiency, not what soy wants. This year(here)the growing season was cut short by frost for soy. So maybe they need to be a little drought tolerant and shorter season!

[sumdumguy]

Hugh Campbell from Qu'Appelle was working on some short season B90 Chickpeas and it seems to me he also had some promising soybeans, but I haven't seen him for awhile. We have concentrated on Lentils and Canary for our bread and butter. This year tried Durum and Canola. I think we would have done better with more Canary. It is cheap to grow, just a little N at seeding, wait for the chance to top-dress and not much else. This jar of Fuzzie Durum on the table doesn't do it for me. You all know what Canola costs to grow, so all in all, this year not so good.

[agstar77]

Piles of winter wheat replaced by piles of soy at Patterson near Winnipeg. Canola will soon be a minor crop in southern Mb. Winter wheat will also disappear. Yields were 35 plus in a very dry July and August. With a rain in late July 50 would be common. Potential is for 60-70. Canola just isn't there.

[Jvan]

New Varieties will be earlier yet, but that Late July ? early august rain is 5 Bu/ acre and will be limiting factor

[mbdog]

will add 3 things
1) thought they were a south, longer season crop...varieties I grew/available no more at risk than anything else I grow. Not endorsing any particular variety
2)It has a fit in a post grass year and lots of grass crops here. Nothing seems to do well other than soy.
3) As far as all not good regarding soy (one of the largest traded commodities) I believe there is some political/industry resistance/complacency to soy vs canola in Canada. As a producer, I like having an oil alternative.