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Post by missouriboy on Jun 27, 2023 13:43:21 GMT
Great graphics. It's too late for hay here ... even native grasses. The small cattle guy who cuts our hay cut a week ago. Production was about half of 2022 on our native grasses. Fescue may have been hit harder. He has been selling off some of his herds because he has no feed ... and expects to be short for winter.
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Post by walnut on Jun 27, 2023 14:15:02 GMT
There's just no moisture in the soil here at the end of June. The native grasses have been replaced by a few sparse native weeds.
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 28, 2023 18:50:54 GMT
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Post by blueridgefarms on Jul 3, 2023 22:14:44 GMT
I'm honestly shocked by how good my dryland corn looks after less than two inches of rain. Considering that the last significant previous rain was back in mid-April, I had expected to be saving some combine time this fall.
If we catch even a couple more good rains, I might actually have to harvest those acres.
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Post by Sigurdur on Jul 3, 2023 23:19:50 GMT
I'm honestly shocked by how good my dryland corn looks after less than two inches of rain. Considering that the last significant previous rain was back in mid-April, I had expected to be saving some combine time this fall. If we catch even a couple more good rains, I might actually have to harvest those acres. Northern end, lots of spotty emergence. Rain came, some spots have now emerged. My spuds have uneven stand. Wheat heads are short, should fill though. Won't be a disaster, certainly won't be a bin buster. |
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Post by ratty on Jul 4, 2023 1:42:14 GMT
Queensland (and other parts) are getting some unseasonable rain atm .... better than three inches in places where that would be a quarter of their annual average.
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Post by steve on Jul 4, 2023 1:47:31 GMT
I had about 3.5 inches from Thursday night to Saturday afternoon. Bad wind Thursday morning blew some corn over. It is standing back up now. I should get another picture tomorrow. Attachments:
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 4, 2023 13:06:45 GMT
I'm honestly shocked by how good my dryland corn looks after less than two inches of rain. Considering that the last significant previous rain was back in mid-April, I had expected to be saving some combine time this fall. If we catch even a couple more good rains, I might actually have to harvest those acres. Northern end, lots of spotty emergence. Rain came, some spots have now emerged. My spuds have uneven stand. Wheat heads are short, should fill though. Won't be a disaster, certainly won't be a bin buster. Thank you for the extra CO2? |
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Post by Sigurdur on Jul 4, 2023 14:56:23 GMT
Northern end, lots of spotty emergence. Rain came, some spots have now emerged. My spuds have uneven stand. Wheat heads are short, should fill though. Won't be a disaster, certainly won't be a bin buster. Thank you for the extra CO2? The higher CO2 promotes plant health. The growth in potatoes the past few days has been exceptional. There are corn fields 80 miles east that are 6' tall. Somewhat poor stands, yet the additional CO2 will enhance yield of what is there. |
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Post by Sigurdur on Jul 4, 2023 14:59:37 GMT
This fellow is in northern Minnesota about 80 miles east of me.
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Post by steve on Jul 5, 2023 12:25:31 GMT
This was taken late yesterday afternoon in the same place as the previous photo. Don't' know what it looks like this morning. Had another storm last night with bad wind out of the north. Attachments:
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Post by Sigurdur on Jul 5, 2023 12:52:18 GMT
This was taken late yesterday afternoon in the same place as the previous photo. Don't' know what it looks like this morning. Had another storm last night with bad wind out of the north. Get rain with it? Nice corn. |
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Post by blueridgefarms on Jul 5, 2023 15:34:00 GMT
This was taken late yesterday afternoon in the same place as the previous photo. Don't' know what it looks like this morning. Had another storm last night with bad wind out of the north. That'll be fun to harvest. Hope you like driving one way.  We got anywhere from 2-4" in about 20 minutes. Don't really know exact amounts because it came sideways and most blew out of the rain gauge. But it was enough to get a little bit of runoff on the dryland, and that's a lot of water. Looks like I won't save much for separator hours this fall. |
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Post by steve on Jul 6, 2023 1:44:19 GMT
About 1" fell last night. Crazy shift in the weather. At one point last night there was a 20 deg F difference between Lincoln and Beatrice, 40 miles.
Most of our ground is terraced to reduce erosion so I drive what ever direction I have to. I think it is standing up pretty good and won't be much of a problem. It will be interesting to see what it makes. We have caught some showers that were very localized, but they were not excessive enough to build subsoil levels or run off. The tank was running on fumes so to speak. You do not have to go too far to find some bad looking fields. Ponds finally came up last night. I don't think it will be a bin buster but not a complete failure either unless August becomes a blow torch.
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Post by ratty on Jul 6, 2023 2:00:43 GMT
About 1" fell last night. Crazy shift in the weather. At one point last night there was a 20 deg F difference between Lincoln and Beatrice, 40 miles. Most of our ground is terraced to reduce erosion so I drive what ever direction I have to. I think it is standing up pretty good and won't be much of a problem. It will be interesting to see what it makes. We have caught some showers that were very localized, but they were not excessive enough to build subsoil levels or run off. The tank was running on fumes so to speak. You do not have to go too far to find some bad looking fields. Ponds finally came up last night. I don't think it will be a bin buster but not a complete failure either unless August becomes a blow torch. Remind me where you are again, Steve? |
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