Weekend rain

[vvalk]

Just so everyone knows....we are arguing about rain....pretty ****ing stupid isn't it...

I said 4.5 inches is too much over the time period received for my land basically....

But VVALK wants to argue which is fine....just remember he is the guy trying to represent you...so if you end up with a ****ed up program ...there is probably a reason why...

Here is a guy that whispered to Yerry to implement a free market and now in the calgary herald he says it doesn't exist....no shit...he also forgot to implement transparent and accountable reporting of Grain companies , grades etc....too difficult...

But the WCWGA stern letter to the federal ag minister will probably set things in motion....

Ask yourself what your commissions are doing. Again Bucket back up your big mouth and join a group. You know everything, the sask wheat commission could really use someone like that

[grassfarmer]

Got 1.5" here, mostly in a 5 hour spell on Friday. Land has gladly soaked it in and I'd be happy for more.

As for big rainfall events that was why I was posting Gabe Brown's claims about infiltration rates a while back. Claims he upped infiltration rates from 1/2" hour to 10" hour. Maybe an exaggeration and not true on every soil but I'm sure he is onto something - we are working hard to increase our infiltration rates but have a long way to go. I want to hold all the water that falls on my land yet my neighbours are all dedicated to getting all the water off their land.

[ajl]

Way to much here. 3 inches since last week Wednesday on top of already wet land. Crop was coming nice but now has significant flooded and waterlogged areas. Showering today and need to spray bad.

[zeefarmer]

Another 3/10’s this morning puts us just under 5” since June 13. Just under 3” since Friday morning. JDGreen territory.

[flea beetle]

Not as bad as AJL but definitely wet and need to get spraying. Was waiting for some rain to get out spraying, and now it is relentless. Raining as I type here now.

[Guest]

Here on my clay I don’t care how dry it is or how big the cracks in the ground are 4.5 inches will cause problems! A slow rain is worst because as the clay gets wet it swells and the seals and then water just pools and runs.

what'd u get ?

[Guest]

Got 1.5" here, mostly in a 5 hour spell on Friday. Land has gladly soaked it in and I'd be happy for more.

As for big rainfall events that was why I was posting Gabe Brown's claims about infiltration rates a while back. Claims he upped infiltration rates from 1/2" hour to 10" hour. Maybe an exaggeration and not true on every soil but I'm sure he is onto something - we are working hard to increase our infiltration rates but have a long way to go. I want to hold all the water that falls on my land yet my neighbours are all dedicated to getting all the water off their land.

are you in good shape now , for the grass?

[seldomseen]

what'd u get ?

.8 of an inch here. Perfect amount for now!

[Sheepwheat]

Infiltration rates are highly dependent on climate region, wind vs. bales, vs. calm, heat vs. cold etc., parent material in the first place, ie texture, topography, how moist the soil is already, and yes management to an extent at least. If soil is saturated, infiltration just won’t happen because it is physically impossible, unless pure sand.

We got 2.5 inches. Some water laying. Some places that got that much would be dry already, some would be flooding. Mostly depends how moist the soil was in the first place...

On our soil, you would never willingly put 4 inches on at once, that is simply nuts. 2 inches is borderline. In the worst of the wet years, a tenth of an inch of water was not infiltrating in virgin land any more, just running off.

I wonder if gabe brown starts with wet soil or dry soil to test his infiltration rates?

I do know in our long term no till garden, with 6 inches of organic matter above the mineral soil, water never lays, the om holds it until it can infiltrate. Never have to water the garden. Ever. Soil is always moist under that mulch.

So vvalk, unless you know intimately and have farmed buckets soil, you have no right to claim to know if his rainfall is too much or not. Especially if you farm irrigation on soil that can take 4 inches without a problem!

[sumdumguy]

We got over 2 inches in two days, but driving around the Wascana flats yesterday, the iddy biddy canola looks like a rain soaked mouse, not good yet but here’s hoping it will realize that rain is good and turn on the grow jets. BUT not complaining at all. Too dry for too long sucks.