And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A bit of something. Progress in the PNW and Great Lakes regions is within 5-yr normal bands, though. Expect higher prices for quality flour (winter wheat is productive but lower protein content than spring wheat).
North Dakota had planting issues on all crops this year.
This shows trouble ahead as ND normally produces 53% of the US Spring Wheat Crop and a serious amount of our winter wheat planted just after spring wheat is harvested.
Also, no indicated WHAT % of normal fertilizer is going to be used as non-fertilized wheat means little return, also not mentioned diesel fuel needed for weed control (along with lack of petroleum based herbicides) AND the propane often needed to dry wheat quickly enough so you can plant winter wheat.
ND Farmer here. The chart is accurate. Planting of all crops in the state is at 21% compared to 96% as of the last progress report. Crop insurance final planting date here is June 5. Any wheat not planted by then probably won’t be. Widespread heavy rain over the weekend had shut most of the eastern 2/3 down. Maybe even just as disconcerting is there is virtually no grain of any kind left stored on farms. Last year was a bad drought and yields were way down. I know of 2 milling facilities with a capacity of 6 million bushels that are sitting empty right now. Stock up on food it is going to get ugly. Like this site by the way. Thanks
Wheat grown in the 80s is different than what is planted currently. Kansas plants just winter wheat I believe. Planted in the fall, survives the winter and will be harvested soon. The green stalks are starting their color migration to gold. Wheat used to be three feet high when harvested. Now it isn't much more than a foot high when mature. Shorter stalks are less susceptible to damage from the wind, storms, hail, etc. Improvements in seeds have created a more hearty plant, higher yields and less stalks to required to be turned under. You have multiple variables that may be causing the shift in data versus time. -Snakepit
Don't know about ND or the rest of the country, but up here in Maine, we are struggling to get enough hired help to do just about anything. Nobody wants to work.
The chart has a legend and a title. Read them, and discover it says "Spring Wheat Planting", not "Winter Wheat Harvesting". And yes, it is from government data, as it explicitly states.
Who owns the farm controls what comes off the farm. I would be interested to know who owns most of the farms. Apparently a philanthropic ex tech billionaire has bought vast areas of US farmland recently, probably fake news. What about feed grain? Are dairy herds affected? This could get very had indeed.
A bit of something. Progress in the PNW and Great Lakes regions is within 5-yr normal bands, though. Expect higher prices for quality flour (winter wheat is productive but lower protein content than spring wheat).
ReplyDeleteNorth Dakota had planting issues on all crops this year.
This shows trouble ahead as ND normally produces 53% of the US Spring Wheat Crop and a serious amount of our winter wheat planted just after spring wheat is harvested.
ReplyDeleteAlso, no indicated WHAT % of normal fertilizer is going to be used as non-fertilized wheat means little return, also not mentioned diesel fuel needed for weed control (along with lack of petroleum based herbicides) AND the propane often needed to dry wheat quickly enough so you can plant winter wheat.
Got food as in two years worth?
ND Farmer here. The chart is accurate.
ReplyDeletePlanting of all crops in the state is at 21% compared to 96% as of the last progress report. Crop insurance final planting date here is June 5. Any wheat not planted by then probably won’t be. Widespread heavy rain over the weekend had shut most of the eastern 2/3 down. Maybe even just as disconcerting is there is virtually no grain of any kind left stored on farms. Last year was a bad drought and yields were way down.
I know of 2 milling facilities with a capacity of 6 million bushels that are sitting empty right now. Stock up on food it is going to get ugly.
Like this site by the way.
Thanks
Wheat grown in the 80s is different than what is planted currently. Kansas plants just winter wheat I believe. Planted in the fall, survives the winter and will be harvested soon. The green stalks are starting their color migration to gold. Wheat used to be three feet high when harvested. Now it isn't much more than a foot high when mature. Shorter stalks are less susceptible to damage from the wind, storms, hail, etc. Improvements in seeds have created a more hearty plant, higher yields and less stalks to required to be turned under. You have multiple variables that may be causing the shift in data versus time.
ReplyDelete-Snakepit
Don't know about ND or the rest of the country, but up here in Maine, we are struggling to get enough hired help to do just about anything.
ReplyDeleteNobody wants to work.
Interesting that this is dated May 24 2022. When harvest is about to occur not planting.
ReplyDeleteProbably another goobermint statistic/report.
Weather, change in crop planted can affect these reports.
The chart has a legend and a title. Read them, and discover it says "Spring Wheat Planting", not "Winter Wheat Harvesting". And yes, it is from government data, as it explicitly states.
DeleteReading comprehension. It's a thing.
Who owns the farm controls what comes off the farm. I would be interested to know who owns most of the farms. Apparently a philanthropic ex tech billionaire has bought vast areas of US farmland recently, probably fake news. What about feed grain? Are dairy herds affected? This could get very had indeed.
ReplyDeletecool thing is that we export massive amounts of wheat. We won't starve if there is less than usual this year and the next.
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