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Post by sportsjock on Jun 15, 2019 7:24:34 GMT -5
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Post by maplecityjake on Jun 15, 2019 7:27:30 GMT -5
Ironic, I was just having this conversation with a friend over coffee a few minutes ago. Prayers to our farmers in a time of struggle.
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Post by sportsjock on Jun 15, 2019 7:36:01 GMT -5
My wife and I drove the back roads through N/W Ohio yesterday.
Apart from winter wheat, viewing mile after mile, farm after farm of vacant, unplanted fields
is heart wrenching.
With a 3 day weekend of rain forecast and flash flood warnings in place, the scenario is growing increasingly dire.
All that is left to do at this point is pray there is a dry spell in our near future.
My home is surrounded by crop land and the farmer, who works the ground in my area has several thousand acres of workable ground.
Monday was a beautiful, clear day and the ground appeared to the human eye to be very workable.
My farmer arrived with his shiny, new JD equipment, pulling a planter with his JD 9570R dual wheeler. As I watched, he drove to the area was at one time standing water. Without lowering his cultivator, did a test drive the full length of this tiled and well drained field and back. The assessment must not have been good, because no planting took place that day. Soil compaction is a major concern and I understand that, but I'm guessing he might be second guessing his decision for a no-go on Monday.
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Post by clb6110 on Jun 15, 2019 12:35:19 GMT -5
I'm in the ag business but not a grain farmer. My inlaws farm a substantial amount of grain crops. They have less than 100 acres of corn in and no beans. Grain farmers due have crop insurance and govt subsidies. The cutoff date for corn was 6/6 and beans is 6/20. I don't want to p*** in my Cheerios as my inlaws treat me well but as a person who makes his living in ag but not grain farming sometimes it's a tough pill to swallow knowing grain farmers will receive payment without planting a seed.Really the people who will get hurt are the secondary folk like fertilizer suppliers,chemical suppliers,equipment sales,seed companies etc. I feel bad for the American farmer I feel worse for those guys.
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Post by sportsjock on Jun 15, 2019 16:52:47 GMT -5
I'm in the ag business but not a grain farmer. My inlaws farm a substantial amount of grain crops. They have less than 100 acres of corn in and no beans. Grain farmers due have crop insurance and govt subsidies. The cutoff date for corn was 6/6 and beans is 6/20. I don't want to p*** in my Cheerios as my inlaws treat me well but as a person who makes his living in ag but not grain farming sometimes it's a tough pill to swallow knowing grain farmers will receive payment without planting a seed.Really the people who will get hurt are the secondary folk like fertilizer suppliers,chemical suppliers,equipment sales,seed companies etc. I feel bad for the American farmer I feel worse for those guys. Crop insurance merely keeps their head above water, but they still sustain varying degrees of losses. It let's them live till next year. For farmers that have been on the edge, struggling to satisfy expenses and raise a family, this comes as a particularly cruel blow. The support industry will feel the effects as well and ultimately, every single American consumer will be subjected to the adverse effects of a tightened supply market and escalating prices. A lot of farmers are exploring quicker developing hybrid corns and the prospect of late season plantings, thanks to changing climate, extending the farming growing season. They are also thinking out of the box, concerning traditional crop rotation. There are many more options available to today's farmers than in years past, due to advancements in agricultural science, environmental factors and product development. How the farming community adapts and reacts to this situation, will be a story in itself and a wealth of information for experts to study and analyze. |
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Post by clb6110 on Jun 15, 2019 18:11:29 GMT -5
In a sense you are right. The big boys in north central Ohio will more than merely keep their heads above water. They will be fine. I also know from experience that most of the bigger farmers in the area that are now farming this season on paper so to speak have it in their blood to farm the soil. That's not going to happen on many many acres. That hurts their soul more than their pockets. Now the guy who farms 1000 acres and tries to raise a family...it hurts.
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Post by sportsjock on Jul 4, 2019 7:42:38 GMT -5
After a brief respite from the torrential rains, we were deluged with 5.9" of rainfall in a 30 hour period that began Wednesday night.
The last hope of late crop plantings seems to have been washed away. The spector of unplanted farm lands is going to be our landscape this season.
So, so sad. I pray for those farmers that will be struggling to survive this catastrophe.
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Post by clb6110 on Jul 4, 2019 8:16:37 GMT -5
Wow, Curious as to where you live. Here in Willard we only had a few tenths.
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Post by gibby23 on Jul 4, 2019 8:40:19 GMT -5
Same thing in Norwalk, one tenth of an inch where I live.
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Post by sportsjock on Jul 4, 2019 8:53:44 GMT -5
Wow, Curious as to where you live. Here in Willard we only had a few tenths. Our portion of N/W Ohio has been the epicenter of the torrential rains. This area that has endless miles of unplanted farmland is Wood, Seneca, Hancock and parts of Wyandot counties. I look out my back door and see a massive lake of standing water that was untilled, unplanted cropland and unfortunately, will remain that way till next spring. Down the road, the creek is over it's banks and covering the roadway. Crazy, attended the fireworks at Hancock Co. Fairgrounds and the cloud burst hit us on the way home. Checking the rain gage this morning, left me in utter disbelief. We got dumped on big time! Turns out, it was a small, narrow band of rain that swept through southern Wood/ norther Hancock counties. Go five miles north or south and things are bone dry today. |
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Post by kritz on Jul 6, 2019 12:00:41 GMT -5
Got some great southern Ohio corn at Drowns near Clyde. Some of the corn is looking good in Southwestern Hancock and northern Putnam counties.
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Post by sportsjock on Jul 6, 2019 14:42:08 GMT -5
Got some great southern Ohio corn at Drowns near Clyde. Some of the corn is looking good in Southwestern Hancock and northern Putnam counties. I agree, drive to other areas of N/W Ohio and the crops look great and all appears normal. The hundred acres behind me will go unplanted and approx. 80% of the corn crop in the Seneca, Wood & Hancock region will go unplanted this year according the Advertiser-Tribune. Those that could, hastily planted soybeans and hope for a late frost. |
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