The drought is getting real

[sumdumguy]

Looking at tonight's satellite, that big blob pushing down from the north is not letting the Idaho Lows up. Buzz off, must be the Ruskies!

[Hopalong]

Lesson learned from dry years is importance of control of weeds and volunteer crop growth before seeding.
See some of worst emergence fields is ones seeded late and not sprayed until just before. May also have suffered from poor seed and fertilizer separation.

[helmsdale]

If the powers that be do not bless this stretch of real estate with a significant rain today or tomorrow, there is serious trouble on the horizon. Early seeded peas and oilseeds are likely OK, but need the heat to stay away so they can draw the subsoil moisture up quick enough to keep up to filling the pods. Later seeded is struggling to stay in bloom. Heat and wind are taking their toll, and most flowers are aborting. Early seeded wheat is flowering but will need a drink to put anything in the head, while later seeded stuff is just heading and taking on that lovely blue complexion. Another week of this and heat and wind will take a significant toll.

[LEP]

Sumdumguy, that dealer in Havre is where big buds were manufactured originally. He regularly takes in wore out big buds and completely rebuilds them updates the hydraulics and then paints them. I make it down every year or two and always stop in to see the what he has on the lot.