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[snopro]

Canvasses probably quit turning or crop wouldn’t go out the hole. Chit happens fast if you are hauling down the field lol

 

[Cableguy]

 

[snopro]

Anybody had any experience feeding canola to cows? Got a wreck here with the drought and crop is in 4 stages. Cabbage, flower, green and ripe. All because of the drought. Betting it yields 1-2 bu/acre. Here’s the dilemma. I am semi retired and have my nephew custom farming my land for me. At the price of combining I will lose money going that route. Not going to spray it or swath it because of the extra cost. Have heard of guys silaging canola but rare. AFSC won’t even come and look at it unless I’m fencing it for cows or cutting it for feed. I’d AFSC would just write it off and someone wanted it they could just swath and bale it or silage it for nothing. Any experience anyone?

 

[sledneck__11]

Anybody had any experience feeding canola to cows? Got a wreck here with the drought and crop is in 4 stages. Cabbage, flower, green and ripe. All because of the drought. Betting it yields 1-2 bu/acre. Here’s the dilemma. I am semi retired and have my nephew custom farming my land for me. At the price of combining I will lose money going that route. Not going to spray it or swath it because of the extra cost. Have heard of guys silaging canola but rare. AFSC won’t even come and look at it unless I’m fencing it for cows or cutting it for feed. I’d AFSC would just write it off and someone wanted it they could just swath and bale it or silage it for nothing. Any experience anyone?

Lotsa guys in our area 2 years ago bailed every acre of canola and sold it for feed had no issues selling it

 

[snopro]

Lotsa guys in our area 2 years ago bailed every acre of canola and sold it for feed had no issues selling it

Thanks!

 

[jhurkot]

Anybody had any experience feeding canola to cows? Got a wreck here with the drought and crop is in 4 stages. Cabbage, flower, green and ripe. All because of the drought. Betting it yields 1-2 bu/acre. Here’s the dilemma. I am semi retired and have my nephew custom farming my land for me. At the price of combining I will lose money going that route. Not going to spray it or swath it because of the extra cost. Have heard of guys silaging canola but rare. AFSC won’t even come and look at it unless I’m fencing it for cows or cutting it for feed. I’d AFSC would just write it off and someone wanted it they could just swath and bale it or silage it for nothing. Any experience anyone?

You’ll lose money combining but what $/ac is your coverage on dry land?


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[snopro]

$465

 

[jhurkot]

$465

I straightcut 9-11bu/ac canola last year with a 35 header and was doing 45ac/h. I think we are a ways from frost still but I don’t think you’ll get proper compensation from AFSC if you go the green feed route.


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[2kDoo]

Was suppose to combine today but the guy didn't swath yet
Looks like a piss poor crop compared to last year. About half the size

 

[jhurkot]

Was suppose to combine today but the guy didn't swath yet
Looks like a piss poor crop compared to last year. About half the size

That looks pretty nice to me.


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[snopro]

I’d take it in a minute!

 

[snopro]

Frikken old Dodges always peeling the paint

 

[2kDoo]

That looks pretty nice to me.


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I’d take it in a minute!

You guys are probably right; old man tells me who cares about the height wait and see the yield. Usually see it alot taller than that though 4 years ago was up to the doors on my megacab

Frikken old Dodges always peeling the paint

I say it goes so fast the paint flies off lol. Get more thumbs up in that farm truck than the other pos

 

[jhurkot]

Finished up last night. Still have 13 acres of white millet left but it’s a long way off so I’m not counting it.

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[snopro]

Finished up last night. Still have 13 acres of white millet left but it’s a long way off so I’m not counting it.

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Isn’t millet a weed?

 

[jhurkot]

Isn’t millet a weed?

Can use for silage or birdseed.


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[snopro]

Can use for silage or birdseed.


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I remember when it first showed up years and years ago everyone thought it was going to spread like wildfire and be the new wild oat. Never made it thankfully.

 

[jhurkot]

I remember when it first showed up years and years ago everyone thought it was going to spread like wildfire and be the new wild oat. Never made it thankfully.

There’s not a lot of chemicals you can use on it in crop. Shouldn’t be hard to control. I sprayed some buctril m to get the volunteer RR canola. It is extremely drought resistant.


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[snopro]

There’s not a lot of chemicals you can use on it in crop. Shouldn’t be hard to control. I sprayed some buctril m to get the volunteer RR canola. It is extremely drought resistant.


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If I remember correctly I thing granular Fortress was the fix but like I said that was a long time ago. Not sure if you can even buy Fortress anymore for pre crop application

 

[lilduke]