Kenton Possberg

Still no break in the weather. At least we have had some forest fire smoke from the north drift in and that’s been keeping the temperatures moderated the last few days. This is the driest weather we have had in a long time – with 60-75mm of moisture to date since the end of May, […]

Starting to sound like a broken record….hot and dry conditions have been the predominant feature of the 2021 season thus far, and the trend looks to continue for the balance of July. Last week we had a brief reprieve of the heat, with daytime highs dropping to the high teens, but at the end of

It’s been a week like no other we have experienced before. Daily highs in the low to mid 30’s and wind. No measurable rain. The crops still are hanging on although the areas that received less rain have taken a major turn backward. The only reason we haven’t lost the crop yet is the overnight

With no meaningful rain in the last couple of weeks and a lack of subsoil moisture reserves, the crops are starting to take a step backward. Our south land which has had less moisture is showing the greatest stress, with some areas already browning off. We were fortunate to pick up another 6-8mm over the

It was another windy week – with limited days that we could spray. We started early every morning and got a few tanks sprayed out before the wind would pick back up again. At least with two sprayers, we can stay from falling too far behind. All the cereals are now complete, just the 2nd