Well, I can't believe my eyes but I see the large operator near me is out there with a quad big ole JD and discing, (I can't see what the actual late model implement is) a crop of corn down, its a 30 acre field, sloped, all the rain washed out, the geese, weeds are incredible, I've never seen a farmer have to go back in a field around here, I am sure its happened but must be rare. I thought it was the spray rig. My farmer friend lost hay crops in there due to the geese in later years, but he planted strips when doing corn and alfalfa years back, to stop erosion, the other guy just planted all of it and the ruts are now incredible with the rain, washing it into our pond and he's been at it a long time, surprising, so I'm wondering anyone else seeing crop failures out there ?
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SweetFeet
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Everything around SE MN looks pretty bad. Will post some pics this weekend, that I took the last couple days.
Just a few crops that must have been planted in April look halfway ok. Others are tiny and drowned out. Still many others are not even planted - weeds are growing. But I am hearing that those with multi-peril insurance will have to plant a cover crop such as oats - just don't know when or how they will do it. Rained again yesterday and we just got a drencher this morning.
Sure do wish we could send some rain to those who need it!!!
Just a few crops that must have been planted in April look halfway ok. Others are tiny and drowned out. Still many others are not even planted - weeds are growing. But I am hearing that those with multi-peril insurance will have to plant a cover crop such as oats - just don't know when or how they will do it. Rained again yesterday and we just got a drencher this morning.
Sure do wish we could send some rain to those who need it!!!
I hear you on the rain, I happen to be home today and I see him disc'ng it under and riding the ruts, I should have taken a walk to see those, I would imagine the crop insurance would apply here, well as a test plot in my garden, before much of this rain, I saw no germination of a row of corn I planted June 5th, I have to wonder with the colder temps and all that darned rain, same thing happened in that field, seed must have rotted, but the next field up, which is a crested hill, very steep on one end, looks fine, but the back side could be a wash. Its finally dried out here, better than a drought, I have to wonder if he will plant a cover crop, don't think he would get grain off this field, maybe sileage corn, sold off or what, will be interesting to see what goes in. He put down lime and whatever else, they do take care of the fields, most here have not seen manure in a long time, they'd have to buy it trucked in, if available, as the other large operator 1100 or so acres, uses all of it.
Right in this area we have a little of everything. Drowned out. Yellow and stunted, ground that has nothing in, and good growing crops. Most of my stuff made it through and is starting to come out of the sickly yellow stage. I have a couple dozen acres of soybeans planted around June 4 that have not emerged yet and I am getting a little worried about that.
Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
It's the worst I've seen here since Agnes, I believe it was, came through in June of 1972. Washes everywhere. Crops in all conditions. Some fields being replanted. Many replanting spots. Guys trying to finish up soybean planting right now. Big old overgrown haylage being chopped up everywhere.
Teasing Alert! Might not call it a 'crop failure' but a 'farming practice' failure. The real worry times is when the Amish crops don't make it. SO, are the Amish fields green and growing OK? At least the oats and hay? Are the horses still plump or are they real skinny? Don't worry about the big equipment user in field for second time- it happens a wet spring year comes to balance the dry years- fat tires will get things done. If the horse team is out with boots on and a snorkel in mouth then you have problems with crop choice-- maybe switch to rice? Cranberry bog? Tilapia fish instead of cattle? Raise ducks instead of chickens- they'll be happy.
Central Wisconsin doing OK mostly, we're used to contour planting, grass strips to slow down the wet springs and the tops of hills do drain first. Get the seed corn from a good source- a 'Viking' brand seed perhaps may be better in wet ground than ???. Albert Lee seed has some 85 day corn in their catalog- Dakota and Canadian market but sometimes used for a replant in Iowa, brother got some a couple times and mother's cows liked it. RN
Central Wisconsin doing OK mostly, we're used to contour planting, grass strips to slow down the wet springs and the tops of hills do drain first. Get the seed corn from a good source- a 'Viking' brand seed perhaps may be better in wet ground than ???. Albert Lee seed has some 85 day corn in their catalog- Dakota and Canadian market but sometimes used for a replant in Iowa, brother got some a couple times and mother's cows liked it. RN
Yes, could be a "farming practice", this particular farmer, focused on grain crops, mostly if not corn, runs a fleet of tractor trailers, has a sizeable grain elevator, drying capability, but grew into this, started off like most family farms.
This field, about half was just disc'd under, not sure what will follow.
We don't have any Amish near here, surprisingly.
Well if its a cover crop, or something, I know one deer stand that will have a lot of traffic by it, LOL.
Bad years will balance the good, he's done well with the corn prices as of late, so it may not be all that bad, but all the fields took large hits no doubt and the hay crop here looks real shy of what it normally is, orchard grass stunted, Timothy is headed out earlier than expected, we were almost in a small drought end of April, early May.
This field, about half was just disc'd under, not sure what will follow.
We don't have any Amish near here, surprisingly.
Well if its a cover crop, or something, I know one deer stand that will have a lot of traffic by it, LOL.
Bad years will balance the good, he's done well with the corn prices as of late, so it may not be all that bad, but all the fields took large hits no doubt and the hay crop here looks real shy of what it normally is, orchard grass stunted, Timothy is headed out earlier than expected, we were almost in a small drought end of April, early May.
I'm in a small pocket of southern MN that has done fairly well. Crops are terribly behind, spring was very cold, very late, very little sun, so it looks like the first week of May, not the last week of June.... But still, we are doing well.
Three sides of me, has been terrible wet, terrible crops, lettle getting done.
This is prime corn and soybean country, this has an effect on world grain supplies...... Going to be interesting how things sort out.
Crop insurance plans of the last few years has done what people want - less govt disaster aid, more insurance which is mostly privately funded, so there is less govt expenses. However, these policies reward one just leaving a bad crop, not going in late and replanting to anything that grows. So, donno if we get as much grain every year with these new crop insurance options.
Paul
Three sides of me, has been terrible wet, terrible crops, lettle getting done.
This is prime corn and soybean country, this has an effect on world grain supplies...... Going to be interesting how things sort out.
Crop insurance plans of the last few years has done what people want - less govt disaster aid, more insurance which is mostly privately funded, so there is less govt expenses. However, these policies reward one just leaving a bad crop, not going in late and replanting to anything that grows. So, donno if we get as much grain every year with these new crop insurance options.
Paul
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Amish around here just use horses to ride the roads, they hire tractors to do most of their work.
Bruce from Can.
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- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
I am sorry to hear of your hardships. Things here look good, was a wet spring, but every thing got planted, and for the most part is doimg fine. Hay crops a heavy, with no winter kill. Hope the best for you all, farming can be hard even when the wether coporates. Bruce
Since 2007, the farmer I lease my land to has had to replant 3 times, 2007,2010, 2013 due to heavy rains. He just replant last week. The field is tiled but it has a giant bowl in the middle. These 4-6 inch rains in one day the water just sits there, the tiles cant get it out fast enough. Last year (2012) we were in a narrow band that got 9 1/2 inches in 5 hours. Didnt have the field planted yet. We had around 300+ acres under water.
The rest of my property I grow landscape trees... bring on the rain. I will take it all. Except when I am balling/burlapping and walking around with 4 lbs of mud on each boot. But thats the nature of the beast. It takes a toll on your knees waded around with mud all day on your boots.
Rick
The rest of my property I grow landscape trees... bring on the rain. I will take it all. Except when I am balling/burlapping and walking around with 4 lbs of mud on each boot. But thats the nature of the beast. It takes a toll on your knees waded around with mud all day on your boots.
Rick
No hardship on me, er well I think, but in as much as I am a fan of agriculture, its nice to see it thrive, however your last sentence states the obvious, which we don't have much control of. I think due to the fact that this field being new to them, they'll figure it out, the wash and ruts, appear to be fixed, but theres a lot of soil at the bottom, and into our pond I am sure, field was idle since about 2006, after the geese ruined a really nice hay crop, my neighbor sure knew how to grow hay grasses here in somewhat marginal ground. I was just astonished to see that tractor and disc back out there, I'll have to inquire as to how much more of this there was, he's got quite a bit of ground around here.
That kind of rain is what wiped out a whole bunch of small bridges and towns here in 2011, like a 500 year event, drainage and hydraulics usually design to a 100 year event, no tile will deal with that even half of that. Good for the trees though, guess many will have lots of thick growth rings in your woods LOL !
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