This is getting old

[Welding man]

Here in the Shenandoah we got 34% of our normal June rain and do far less than 25% for July.

Some of the farmers in my area are already feeding the hay that they bailed last month. Pasture is toast. If we don't get rain soon it's going to be a long winter and who knows what is going to happen to cattle prices.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Some of the farmers in my area are already feeding the hay that they bailed last month. Pasture is toast. If we don't get rain soon it's going to be a long winter and who knows what is going to happen to cattle prices.

If cattle prices go up, it will make it tougher for me to quit .

 

[Steve in VA]

Some of the farmers in my area are already feeding the hay that they bailed last month. Pasture is toast. If we don't get rain soon it's going to be a long winter and who knows what is going to happen to cattle prices.

Our hay cut in May was 82% of last year. Not a very good position.

 

[bc]

The soybean plant has been genetically modified to be resistant to certain/specific herbicides. Mark.

And that brings up another issue. Genetically altered. Read about Wheat Belly and what they have done to wheat since the 80's and our obesity problems. Think low carbs.

 

[Bill in Colo]

Neighbor who puts up most of the hay in my lilltle valley lost a few days the last week in June, but since the 1st its been steady for 3 JD swathers, two Freeman Sp small balers, two 3x4 balers, 1 Sp NH stacker, and crew of 15.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

And that brings up another issue. Genetically altered. Read about Wheat Belly and what they have done to wheat since the 80's and our obesity problems. Think low carbs.

I think that is mostly BS, promoted by folks that want to sell you their health lifestyle diet plan/book. High fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated vegetable oils have a lot more to do with obesity and the gluten in wheat flour ever will.

 

[bc]

I think that is mostly BS, promoted by folks that want to sell you their health lifestyle diet plan/book. High fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated vegetable oils have a lot more to do with obesity and the gluten in wheat flour ever will.

Ok. I cut those out years ago and I don't see much of those on food labels anymore so if we rule those out then something else must be doing it. Fast food?

 

[old]

Neighbor who puts up most of the hay in my lilltle valley lost a few days the last week in June, but since the 1st its been steady for 3 JD swathers, two Freeman Sp small balers, two 3x4 balers, 1 Sp NH stacker, and crew of 15.

I just spent a little over 2 hours mowing hay. Much of what I had first cut with out stopping and picking it up looked like it was already starting to dry but it is in the low 90s today and a bit of a wind

 

[urbancase]

I am with you, we did have any rain forecast till Wednesday. Cut hay yesterday and rake when I got from the trap shoot, getting sprayer ready to finish spraying and we just got a half inch or close to it. Just love it.

 

[EFV]

Neighbor who puts up most of the hay in my lilltle valley lost a few days the last week in June, but since the 1st its been steady for 3 JD swathers, two Freeman Sp small balers, two 3x4 balers, 1 Sp NH stacker, and crew of 15.

PICTURES ! That sounds like a cool thing to watch.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Ok. I cut those out years ago and I don't see much of those on food labels anymore so if we rule those out then something else must be doing it. Fast food?

Fast food is loaded with the things i listed, including high sodium content.

 

[flying belgian]

I want to get hay done but where I live I have not had 3-4 days of no rain. 7:25 this morning there was a very loud thunder clap and been raining ever since. Yesterday morning it rained and we got 1.5 inches. Day before we got around 1/4 inch. I've put up all of 7 round bales so far this year. Hay mower broke down and I fixed it but ever since we have had rain every day or ever other day

Forecast looked good last week so I cut 10 acres grass alf mix. just about dry and popup shower dumped half inch. Finally dried out again yesterday so we baled it up. This is first cutting and way to mature and it looks awful. 90% of my customers are horse women. Their not going to buy this and I don't blame them but if they need hay soon here in so mn their going to have to lower their standards.

 

[old]

Forecast looked good last week so I cut 10 acres grass alf mix. just about dry and popup shower dumped half inch. Finally dried out again yesterday so we baled it up. This is first cutting and way to mature and it looks awful. 90% of my customers are horse women. Their not going to buy this and I don't blame them but if they need hay soon here in so mn their going to have to lower their standards.

I cut hay today and it looked pretty good with the undergrowth nice and green. Seem the fact we have had a lot of rain seemed to slow it down growing

 

[Liquid_wrench]

Fast food is loaded with the things i listed, including high sodium content.

You are right Bruce, High fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated vegetable oils along with sodium are in many common foods that we buy at the grocery store and are creating long term health problems for many.

 

[bc]

Fast food is loaded with the things i listed, including high sodium content.

Probably so Bruce. I go in tomorrow for blood tests. They have been consistently low for sodium the last few years. They tell me to use more salt but still not enough apparently. Will see how this year's test comes out.

 

[Roger in Wisconsin]

I want to get hay done but where I live I have not had 3-4 days of no rain. 7:25 this morning there was a very loud thunder clap and been raining ever since. Yesterday morning it rained and we got 1.5 inches. Day before we got around 1/4 inch. I've put up all of 7 round bales so far this year. Hay mower broke down and I fixed it but ever since we have had rain every day or ever other day

Bad year for hay. It's been raining here since May. Finally stopped but very wet.

 

[T.R.K.]

I sure wish you could send an inch or so down here to NC.

 

[old]

I sure wish you could send an inch or so down here to NC.

Well I think it would not be down but to the east. Some area in MO and AK got upwards of 12 inches of rain in the last 24 hours

 

[T in NE]

Be careful.
Many a drought started after someone said they wish it would stop raining.

 

[old]

Be careful.
Many a drought started after someone said they wish it would stop raining.

Where i am we are up by almost 5 inches and some places in less then 24 hours received 12 inch of rain and has caused major flooding and damage