2021 Seeding

The last week was exceptionally hot, followed by a cool spell that brought between 10-15mm of much-welcome precipitation. Not that we were getting dry, but with the drier weather pattern we have been in, we don’t want to run short later this month into July when the crop starts to use more moisture on a […]

Quite the weather extremes we have been experiencing. Two weeks ago we had over 8 cm of snow, and less than 10 days ago we had overnight lows of -3C. This past week we had daytime highs of 34C! With the heat, the flea beetles have become a problem. They usually are more active in

With the rain last week and the heat we are currently experiencing- the crops are really starting to advance. We had some frost again early last week which did do some minor damage to canola, but nothing significant. Overnight lows in the minus 3C range and daytime highs in the mid to upper teens at

We had between 8-10 cm of snow 36 hours after we finished seeding. Not necessarily the type of precipitation we were looking for, but with it as dry as it is, we will take anything we can get! This likely translated into 10-12mm of actual moisture once melted. Then on Sunday, we had some follow-up

This was a fairly relaxed planting season – outside of freezing temperatures, and some windy days – we had only one brief delay from showers. The ability to seed virtually corner to corner made for a very efficient time in the field – no low/wet areas to have to drive around. Very fortunate to have