Big rain event HA HA HA. For us.

[sagewood]

3 mm of rain just n.e. of Calgary--I can kick up the dust in the pens this a.m. It did freshen the air until the howling wind got us yesterday--the wind pretty much dried up every bit of moisture that we got--it took from Mon. to Thurs. to acquire 3 mm of moisture and 12 hours of howling wind yesterday to dry it all up. We are coveting a nice, warm spring rain out this way. There is sub surface moisture, but we need something for the top few inches to get the hay and native grass started.

[rook]

zero moisture west Edmonton. Wheat cleaning appointment on April 20, and this year that feels a bit late. Forecast does not show any sub-zero temperatures and I'm actually considering rolling shortly. Tough call between utilizing what little moisture there is and frost risk, which is a decision not usually faced around here.