A Melt Like No Udder

[sumdumguy]

When I look at weather to the end of March, no
melt, just adding water, so even if we start the
melt on April 1, 6 weeks after, first seed in
gumbo puts us at mid May. Better stick my head
under the blankets.

[Burbert]

New Pope is from Argentina. Since that
appointment, frost will no longer be an
issue! Cousin the big weather maker in
the sky is now overlooking them favorably,
eh!

[Choice2U]

I envy you guys in the heavy clay EXCEPT on a year like this. Lots of snow, slow melt....mid may at the earliest, fast melt, early may but seeding 50% of your acres because of water everywhere. Pick your best evil. Your autosteer won't be able to drive you straight for a mile because of all your sloughs...welcome to my world of potholes and bush. I feel for you.

[Choice2U]

I envy you guys in the heavy clay EXCEPT on a year like this. Lots of snow, slow melt....mid may at the earliest, fast melt, early may but seeding 50% of your acres because of water everywhere. Pick your best evil. Your autosteer won't be able to drive you straight for a mile because of all your sloughs...welcome to my world of potholes and bush. I feel for you.

[bucket]

Does anyone here think that the government is going to address the problem if that is the case?

I am in the camp that no one should be pushed out of any business because of weather. It is completely out of their control.

True there are few occupations that have that trouble but farming is one.

I know that is farming's risks, but no one can plan for it. Not Warren, Eric or the other billionaires of the world.

Oh well, just thinking as up until the last few days, I was going to be close to 150 seedable out of 160 acres on most fields. Now, not so much.

The longer winter lasts, the quicker the melt. That is one exact fact.

[furrowtickler]

Yup, agreed bucket.

[$short]

Dealing with the weather is part of the job. There
are insurance programs out there to offset some
of your risk.

I wouldn't count on the gov't bailing us out again
like they did a few years ago.

[bucket]

True, but 36" inches of rain in a growing season, is an uninsurable risk.

No one can plan for that, and if they did, I think the neighbors would gladly drive them to the rubber room.

In our area 6" inches is the usual hoped for amount. Its typically 4" of well timed rains that make the difference.

[farmaholic]

This is going to get ugly, we need this
snow to start melting slowly but the
days tick by and all we get is more
added to the pile. There is allot of
snow to melt here, the faster it melts
the worse it will be for accumulation in
low spots and flooding. We ended last
season being able to clean up and till
allot of low spots but there is no way
in hell are we going to get into them,
that being said if it melted slower and
the high ground could soak up some of
the melt water that would help--out of
my control. Good luck everyone.

[freewheat]

Too early to tell. No panic yet. Untie the
knickers fellows.

[farmaholic]

Nothing to untie Freewheat- Commando....

[freewheat]

I keep my pants up with a piece of
twine,

I keep my eyes wide open all the time,

I keep the ends out, for the ties that
bind,

Please say you're mine,

And pull the twine!!!

By Roger Miller and Johnny cash.

[Hopperbin]

bucket bucket bucket i went to the states to pick
up my new 65,000 dollar camper and could not
not afford to respond to your post till now back
in saskatchewan cause i dont want to spend
money on tge roaming charges i must be true
saskatchan
resident also downed my beer 5k from the us
botder ate all the fruit partly to hide the alcohol
smell bullshitted about the other beers in truck
bullshitted the finger ever print pprobably could
have passed a lie detector test that day.

[Hopperbin]

oh and i think you should prepare for some
adverse weather or go farm somewhere they do
not have adverse weather where ever that may
be probably no where

[Hopperbin]

oh and i think you should prepare for some
adverse weather or go farm somewhere they do
not have adverse weather where ever that may
be probably no where