This is just not right.

[rustred]

2’ of snow on the ground in March yet , and raining now like crazy. 42 f now.

 

[RedMF40]

I see some mud in your future

 

[Duner Wi]

108 F in one city in southern CA. Breaking all time record for March High temperature.

 

[Russ from MN]

Way above normal temperatures here in Arizona, have been setting new records all winter. Today was 106, that's 27 degrees above the normal average.

 

[showcrop]

2’ of snow on the ground in March yet , and raining now like crazy. 42 f now.

Be careful criticising the weather.

 

[Bob NY]

Two inches. Is that all?

 

[rustred]

Two inches. Is that all?

I posted 2 ft.

 

[Ray,IN]

Last Saturday we got a light dusting of snow; tomorrows forecast says it will be 83° and break the old record of 73°

 

[rrlund]

We keep loosing it and getting it back again. I cleaned feedlots yesterday and got it out while it was still a little crusty instead of all liquid. There was snow on the ground when I started, but it was just slippery mud when I got done.

 

[davidpick]

yep scary, I'm in So Cal with record heat. What's up?

 

[Duner Wi]

yep scary, I'm in So Cal with record heat. What's up?

Not to worry , we will average out over time.

 

[Texasmark]

2’ of snow on the ground in March yet , and raining now like crazy. 42 f now.

One year we had a couple of inches of snow in May here in N. TX.. 2 funny things: Didn't snow all winter and May isn't when you would have expected to have snow.

 

[504]

We don’t need snow, we have a few guys that are planting soybeans

 

[cjunrau]

had a guy tell me since 1970 his dad had seeded in march 10 years out of 40 according to his diary. this is Manitoba close to the US border. I find that hard to believe as I have seen it only a few years but then memory is not always as accurate as a diary.

 

[joeysmith]

Can row some corn here already

 

[Texasmark]

We don’t need snow, we have a few guys that are planting soybeans

Well the weather forecasters are making me feel like it's ok to plant my summer hay crop now........I'm hesitant as its usually last of May.

 

[rrlund]

I've planted oats in March two out of about the last ten years. Not this year. I was sitting here yesterday with a sheet of ice on the gates and cold rain coming down, and told the wife, this is why we don't calve the first week of April anymore. She said Oh I know, you don't have to tell me.

 

[paul]

I was strongly considering planting some oats the last 2 days of March, but the neighbor was spreading some beef manure on the field which I appreciate, and I became worried about the salt load and mat of manure being a good seed bed…. After disking it I decided to wait for this rain to wash it in a bit and mellow the salt a bit perhaps. If I can get a field cultivator through it after this rain period it will scatter and blend things a lot better.

I think it would have been a great time to get the oats in. I believe a neighbor planted a 40 in oats, I’m speculating for the Green Mill plant going up in Albert Lea.

So far the snow and ice and rain would be a benefit to newly planted oats in my climate.

 

[Texasmark]

Well I made up my mind. We have storms coming in tonight and tomorrow with rain in the forecast later on in the week. When the pasture dries up enough from the mentioned "much needed" current rain events, the seeds will be in the ground.....done deal. If by some hit or miss situation I have to replant....then I replant. Would really be a kick in the arse if I didn't do it now and later it turns out dry and still the crop isn't planted.......errrrrrrrrrr. The nice thing about Houston Backland Clay is that it is a summer crop dream. The spring rains are held in suspension and summer crops have a nice drink of water to do their thing.

 

[davidpick]

sounds nice, good luck