First, let me say that I am not complaining. Things are how things are. That said . . .
Dumped another 4+ inches out of the guage this morning from last night's downpour. Half a dozen terraces that washed over a month or so ago, that I repaired before planting, just got washed over again. More terraces washed over this time than last time. Many beans that weren't washed out are silted in. Guess the heaviest of the rain happened here and downstream since the creek bottom ground didn't get flooded this time. Good thing since I just replanted those beans yesterday, first time it's been dry enough since planted the first time. It's looking like I should have taken PP on as much ground as possible, instead of fighting the weather to put the crop in, fighting the weeds, planting too wet, etc. -- think that's what some of the neighor's are doing, and it's looking more and more like the right choice.
Don't know of any hay that's been cut that hasn't gotten rained on. Now hearing about really low quality wheat, and excessive vomitoxin levels.
This will be easily my worst year of farming, although I've only been farming 20 years. I, too, have done better in drought years than it looks like this year is shaping up.
I haven't been saying much lately -- just because things suck here doesn't mean it's that way everywhere. Yep, just another of the "M" states, not an "I" state. Still, it amazes me how the board prices can figure in record production even before the crop is planted, but somehow needs proof of probable production problems.
