Crops are advancing nicely, even though we had no rain to speak of. In crop spraying is mostly done.

Wheat


Lentils


Canola


Neighbors Peas

We can't get in the fields because of too much rain ,
seems like it has rained every day since March .
Forecast calls for rain the next 6 days too .

[quote][/quote]I was hoping to plant beans by the end of the week but now we are getting another 1/2'' rain... We've been flooded since last winter some time. This is better though- It's not alternating 4'' of rain with minus 10 degree days.

More like it hasn't stopped raining since February of last year...

I think there will be fields not planted this year around here.

Thanks for the update, Bushmaster

Thank you for the update Bushmaster. Are you nearly 100% no-till to conserve moisture and provide mulch on most or all of your crops? I see the lentils have a 3 narrow rows and then a wider space is this for later traffic for other applications or what other reason might they be planted in that system?
Around here we have a real wide spread of crop development. We still have a high percentage of our red clay soils that have not been worked or planted. Rough guess I would say 15-20% or more along the lake and less inland.
The best corn around here is about 1 foot tall. Due to late planting of most of the corn the plant emergence was great with the soil being warmer but a long way to go. We will need a warm September to ripen a lot of corn.
Soybeans are coming through but if we continue to stay wet root diseases will ramp up in most of the heavier soils and lower areas. Our winter wheat crop is really spotty and yields will be off considerably. We live in a region where typical winter wheat yields are 75-90 bushels per acre and 1.5 to 2.0 tons of straw. We will be fortunate to average closer to 50-60 bushels and straw will be short as well.
1st cutting of alfalfa has been delayed and the yields are lower as stands were injured from minor to major this winter and spring. With all the moisture and lower yields hay prices have stayed very high with average first cutting $4-$6 per small square bale- $160-$240 per ton and good 2nd and 3rd cutting dairy hay being $150-$300 per ton and straw which is mixed in many lactating cow diets over $140 per ton.

Bryce

Wow!!

Bushmaster I'm coming out there for some field inspections on my way to your Alberta Trappers Conference next week.

I heard that Saskatoon to LLyod is a desert this year.

That pea field looks like a mallard magnet in the making.

Yes, bbiwi, we are virtually 100% no-till. And I'm not sure what was going on with the seeder....something to do with the corner....but the rest of the straight rows are not spaced like that. There are a few guys around here growing feed corn but I haven't seen any to check on its growth.

North of 50, we are about 60 mi. south of Lloyd.....and the pea fields are definitely popular in the fall.

My father in law was told by the guy that plants his field's , that he may not be able to plant his field's this year. It has been wet since last November. Field's around my area are not planted or if they got planted , it's standing in water now.

Thanks for breaking the hay price down to small squares, that is handy.