We have been making great progress for harvest lately ! 6 of our 7 fields have reported they are harvested... Here is an update of recent happenings.
Rock Olson did get the canola harvested on the edge of Norquay, Saskatchewan. We got 410 bushels of canola from that field. 41 bushels per acre. Will release the $ bu on that part soon.
The way the year looked 41 bu is verrrry nice ! All of the grain prices have been improving lately so that will help us raise more $ but that often makes it harder for people in other countries to access reasonably priced food. We want to keep helping !
Gerald & Darla at Kinistino figured out how to raise canola in near flood conditions. The crop survived to produce 30.5 bushels per acre. That was on a 50 acre field... Not bad at all ! They also were able to get $9.95 / bushel which adds up to a lot of money for our Sudanese partners.
Jim and Bryan with a "y" Sandstrom got the Kernels wheat harvested at Minnedosa this week. The weather here this week was better than at most anytime during the whole growing season. Yield and quality are yet to be determined on this wheat.
We'll tell you more as we go about the harvest. I wanted to add some pictures of what canola looks like when it is mature and ready for harvest. Also I added a picture of the seed size compared to a quarter (25 cent coin ) It is amazing to look at those little tiny seeds and think of how they add up and grow up to become something !
We are looking forward to reports from the Norquay area on the Helping Feed the World initiative that gives such a boost to the Kernels of Hope figures every year.
