Drought and Survival
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KSQ2
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Same ol same ol… really beginning to not like some parts of Kansas. After 4 months of this, you’d think there would be a change. What is keeping the rain from us??? According to the radar forecast, it’s about to really cut lose up there, and parts have already had 2”+ today. We haven’t had 2” TOTAL in over a hundred days!!!!!!
weekender21
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September has shown her ugly side in western NC. Great rain opportunity Labor Day weekend and the week after. I planted on 02 September.
The rain stopped on the 12th and there is nothing but sun in the forecast. Cool nights but a few upper 70’s and low 80’s days ahead.
This may be a “winter rye to the rescue” kind of year.
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The rain stopped on the 12th and there is nothing but sun in the forecast. Cool nights but a few upper 70’s and low 80’s days ahead.
This may be a “winter rye to the rescue” kind of year.
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Are you saying you got too much rain and it’s too cool?
Well I guess all it took was us getting cattle to really turn off the moisture down this way. Lots of wind and hot days dried it out quick. A week of triple digits coming up starting tomorrow and no rain chances at all in the 14 day...gonna be feeding hay in 3 weeks if nothing changes and that’s with the cattle scrounging 
KSQ2
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Ranchers up here are in a real dilemma right now. Sell herds now and sell hay too? Cattle prices are still a pretty good right now and hay is selling for a premium, but selling those herds you’ve worked so hard to improve is not a easy decision. But if they wait too long, prices will be in the toilet. There is NOTHING in the pastures right now and the future doesn’t look bright. This makes my food plot woes look silly.Well I guess all it took was us getting cattle to really turn off the moisture down this way. Lots of wind and hot days dried it out quick. A week of triple digits coming up starting tomorrow and no rain chances at all in the 14 day...gonna be feeding hay in 3 weeks if nothing changes and that’s with the cattle scrounging
Cattle were selling well on Saturday and their were a lot come through. Every week of no rain more cattle come to the sale.
deer patch
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Cattle prices will be down in October because it’s called “dead calf month” for a reason.
I am learning so much...it was 96 today and I have 3 weining heifers being fence weaned. Everyday they are always out waiting for me when I get there for a little feed. Today they were nowhere to be found for about an hour when they finally walked out of the brush...the main one who stressed never even walked over near the fence where mama was and she barely ate. We watched for awhile and had to leave but got a couple trail cam photos of her just before dark. The other 2 seem fine...
deer patch
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I’m sure you already know that fence weaning is the easiest on the cow and calf. I’ve always been told that in October when the nights are cool and days are warm is when calves can just die for no apparent reason. Say 40’s to mid 80’s. Your heifer looks healthy and with the temps in the morning being high, I would stay in the shade of the trees also, plus they can eat leaves and grass. Flies are bad here this year and cattle love to get near or under the limbs of a cedar tree to help rid there self of tormenting flies. Enjoy the journey.I am learning so much...it was 96 today and I have 3 weining heifers being fence weaned. Everyday they are always out waiting for me when I get there for a little feed. Today they were nowhere to be found for about an hour when they finally walked out of the brush...the main one who stressed never even walked over near the fence where mama was and she barely ate. We watched for awhile and had to leave but got a couple trail cam photos of her just before dark. The other 2 seem fine...
Thanks, I got there this evening and they were out and looking great. The entire herd looked really good today and my next challenge is watching a pond that is getting really low that is in the pasture with the main herd. This no rain in sight and triple digit temp deal is getting really old...
weekender21
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No, I’m saying we got plentiful rain to get the crop started then nothing. I’ll lose some for sure, just a dry spell (drought) at the wrong time. But, it’s just a food plot and drought in the Appalachian mountains isn’t comparable to the mid west.
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pinetag
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In the same boat here. I seeded plots on Aug 26 and then reseeded a week ago. We had light rains after each seeding so the plots germinated, but total accumulation is less than .5" in the last two weeks so everything is just shriveled and drying up.
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KSQ2
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The school shut off the water fountains yesterday, so students were instructed to bring their own water; isn’t a covid outbreak, it’s water restrictions. The bathrooms have signs that say emergencies only, whatever that means. Next step is bringing porta potties and setting them outside the school.
Drycreek
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T-Max
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My buddy's boy is a Senior at Caney this year.
catscratch
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We've had a few water breaks that kept us from having water at the school. The board has bought bottled water to get through those days. Doubt that could be affordable for much time. Our watershed's water level is below the gate. No water to release, would have to be pumped.
dogghr
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Man I’m hating this for you guys. I know how depressing it was in our recent’19 4 months wo any rain. No crops and worse yet no browse for deer. Acorns aborted early and were poor quality. Rough year for deer and ‘20 buck racks were subpar.
Only good thing was even the weeds stayed suppressed for couple years especially thistle.
I’ll with hold the bad news of plot management 3 years later for another time. You guys can only handle certain amount of bad news.
Prayers for rain soon!
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Only good thing was even the weeds stayed suppressed for couple years especially thistle.
I’ll with hold the bad news of plot management 3 years later for another time. You guys can only handle certain amount of bad news.
Prayers for rain soon!
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