Still no Rain - lush meadow pic

[Roll farms]

I feel your pain, Royd.

I've become an OCD radar watcher....if they say we have so much as a 10% chance for precipitation....I can't look away from the radar. I watch it come closer, and closer......and then *poof* it disappears. It's like our area has an umbrella over it.

 

[20kidsonhill]

We have been doing okay here, We did have a good month with no rain, but got some this past week. But I have started watching the radar out west, praying for rain for all the dry areas so there is some hope for better crops for the rest of the year. I will add parts of Canada to my list of areas to pray for. I don't know how people that are already paying their bills are going to manage even higher food costs for their family and for their livestock. come on RAIN!!!!

 

[Cricket]

Will pasture that damaged have to be replanted? Is this just the first year it has been so dry there? We had very little snow last winter and it's very dry here in Vermont. We got an inch last night and maybe more storms tomorrow, but there's just no reserve. Last year was one of the wettest summers on record for us.

 

[Royd Wood]

Will pasture that damaged have to be replanted? Is this just the first year it has been so dry there? We had very little snow last winter and it's very dry here in Vermont. We got an inch last night and maybe more storms tomorrow, but there's just no reserve. Last year was one of the wettest summers on record for us.

Oh for sure we are looking at seeding - while the animals are gone we will get it done somwhere between late August and September - depending on the weather and potential rainfall

 

[TeamChaos]

I'm watching the rain disappear before it gets here too- we're in SW WI and it's dry, dry, dry. Fortunately, we've got a few springs on the farm that I've been able to use for animal water but our biggest spring fed pond got hit w/ blue green algae so I've had to keep everyone faaar away from it. Scary.

 

[RemudaOne]

Misery loves company, I'm right there with ya. Here ya go......

I'm starting on a little bit of pasture reno on the small overnight paddock right now. Sprayed with Grazon today. Will be researching what kind of forage will grow best on chalk dust and rock.... :/



Editted to add: BTW, my father was born and raised in Oshkosh

 

[Royd Wood]

Dead fields competition I think your just winning Remuda but only just

 

[RemudaOne]

Wow, I finally won something....LOL! Not exactly my first choice of titles .

I took this 5 minutes ago. So close, yet so farrrrrr!

 

[RemudaOne]

Thought I'd also post a picture from this spring....

Those were the days...... Sigh

 

[Royd Wood]

Wow, I finally won something....LOL! Not exactly my first choice of titles .

I took this 5 minutes ago. So close, yet so farrrrrr!

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/remuda1/ae126bb3.jpg

Oh we have had a few of those "so close yet so far " days including today. Your Spring shot reminds me of happy days.

Its so bad around here we have had two calls today from sheep breeders who are selling whole flocks and a Galloway breeder who wants to reduce his stock by half as NOBODY has any hay for feeding now and winter.
Tough times ahead