snow

[Klause]

Was hoping for a dryer sprung.... so much for that pan.



Back in the mud for 2015 uggg

[freewheat]

Yeah, I had a thread about that a bit back, looking forward to some drier weather...Within a week of that thread we got another foot or more. And now this. Winter is too long.

Mud is no fun.

[Partners]

Hope for a early melt..

[PrairieDude]

How much snow up that way Krause?

[parsley]

Full blown snowing here, coming in from the southwest.. Big flakes. Wind. I'm hunkering down. Pars

[Klause]

It all blows so hard to tell but I bet getting close to 2 feet.


Almost 6 inches today. 8 in the last storm free wheat is talking about and some in between.

[wilagro]

Moisture is needed for plant growth. I like snow...even six feet of snow would not hurt most farms around here. At one inch of water per foot of snow even eight feet of snow is no big deal.

[bgmb]

We have had a couple of big snow years here over the past 10 years it sucks, one year we still had snow in the fields on may first.

I hate big snow years just makes the low spots really wet I would rather have a dry winter dry may and then have a wetter june and july.

[freewheat]

Wilagro. Take it. Take it all.

bgmb: May 1st? ONCE? That would be nice. lol

But seriously, you are right. Snow is often more debilitatiing than rain, it gets the moisture problems started in the first place.

[bgmb]

HA, well yes once had snow in the middle of the fields still. many times we are seeding with drifts on the fence lines and trees.

But Yes I agree its a bad cycle too much snow means you cant get a crop seeded and then your fields just get wetter and wetter. This is why I advocate for seeding a crop at all costs even if you just break even its still worth it just to keep the land in production.

[fjlip]

Deep snow amplifies the COLD = slower/longer melt therefore COLDER soil temps, on top of runoff creating humidity that keeps the wet cycle going.
COLD is the evil, that goes along with WET. WARMER is DRIER! Where the f*ck is all this man made disastrous earth killing HEAT?
The crazy winds are making it scary DEEP on all the roofs here again. Watch that snow load!

[grassfarmer]

Here you go:

http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/06/warmest-january-in-northern-hemisphere-g

Warmest January in the northern hemisphere in their 36 year records.

Glad to have 2-2.5 feet of snow on the level here, sure need it with the exceptionally low moisture reserves we had going into winter.

[Hopperbin]

And its only mid feb. We often get a lot of snow from here on yet. Cat tail sloughs extremely full so runoff could run late Or be very full If got them.Might have to learn how to eat more cat tail. Parsley got any recipes? The ex was doing a pretty good job cooking it. With chicken and lots garlic. Kids eat it like candy.

[SASKFARMER3]

I hate snow here we go! Snowed on top of mountain last night here!
Big storm our way, just great just great. Willy your delusional.

[SASKFARMER3]

I hate snow here we go! Snowed on top of mountain last night here!
Big storm our way, just great just great. Willy your delusional.