Crop update....
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07/08/19 09:30 PM
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Man, I can't believe how fast things are progressing! The canola and peas are starting to flower... And some of the wheat is beginning to head out.... And we still haven't had a general rain but some are getting showers nearly every evening.
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Re: Crop update....
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07/08/19 10:03 PM
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Yes, canola is sold by the bushel. There is very little corn grown here. A few cattle guys grow it for silage.
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Re: Crop update....
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07/08/19 10:25 PM
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Grew up on a farm. Dad farmed wheat, rye, sorghum, corn, soybeans, even sunflowers for a few years - which is unusual around here. Peas here are an early, early spring crop. Strange to see them flowering now. The peas around here were all harvested a month and a half ago. Half our wheat is already cut and more would be if it would stop raining every day. Guys are having a hard time getting straw in and I'm sure a lot of it has already been lost.
I've never seen canola grown, other than in photos.
-Ryan
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Re: Crop update....
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07/08/19 10:39 PM
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Canola has become a very common crop in this area. Fits into the crop rotation nicely, easy to grow(basically its a weed), some varieties are roundup ready, and is considered a high $$ cash crop. Prices vary from $8/bushel to $14/bushel. These seeds are crushed to make a popular oil.It used to avg. about 30 bu/ac but with genetics and new varieties yields can easily run 40 to 50 bu/ac.
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Re: Crop update....
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07/08/19 11:16 PM
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I'm only commenting on the crops I see on a daily basis. We are in an ag area of approx. 30 mi by 30 miles. The area I see has been getting the showers and so the moisture is bang on. Apparently down in the southern 1/3 (?) of this area dry conditions exist.
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07/09/19 08:33 AM
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I have not seen much Canola grown in my neck of the woods. Thanks for the pics. ive always heard as a general rule there needs to be an oil processing plant for it within reasonable trucking distance. it was grown in these parts a long time ago
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Re: Crop update....
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10/06/19 10:04 PM
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Not much canola grown here but what there is, I'm guessing a total loss due to rains.
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