Are we heading for another dry spring?

redsloe

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Location

Cornwall

• Apr 6, 2021

• #61

Courier said:

This years miscanthus harvest is in the shed - Many years it isn't dry enough to cut until the end of April and the new shoots are showing by the time it is ready to bale a couple of weeks later.

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Ours is on the ground but I'm not worried about it getting too wet for about 10 days!
Or new shoots yet either, 3 degrees atm.

 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Apr 6, 2021

• #62

Sleet and fluffy hail here this morning

 

PSQ

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Arable Farmer

• Apr 6, 2021

• #63

It's a record!

We've managed to get to the 4th page without the Ozzies chipping in with "call that a drought?, once we didn't get rain for 17 years and mum had to chop her arm off to feed the dog..."

 

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redsloe

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Location

Cornwall

• Apr 6, 2021

• #64

PSQ said:

It's a record!

We've managed to get to the 4th page without the Ozzies chipping in with "call that a drought?, once we didn't get rain for 17 years and mum had to chop her arm off to feed the dog..."

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That's because they're benefiting from a moist summer and lining up bumper crops to harvest. They can't take the p!ss out of the poms when they got our weather!

 

Yale

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North East Wales,upland farm,800-1300ft

• Apr 6, 2021

• #65

PSQ said:

It's a record!

We've managed to get to the 4th page without the Ozzies chipping in with "call that a drought?, once we didn't get rain for 17 years and mum had to chop her arm off to feed the dog..."

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@cows sh#t me to tears

 

Derrick Hughes

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Location

Ceredigion

• Apr 6, 2021

• #66

Plenty of white rain today , but this cold will do a lot more harm than shortage of rain

 

Greythundercloudys

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• Apr 6, 2021

• #67

This cold weather will f**k everything up, really haven't had any spring like days around here, maybe one 3 weeks ago, cold for next 10days up in Scotland anyways.

 

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som farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

somerset

• Apr 6, 2021

• #68

desperate for nice warm steady rain, we are just drying out on top, moisture underground, but not that deep, put a water pipe underground 3 weeks ago , 15ins down, dry. Just hoping it's not 4 dry summers in a row for us, now spring is here, we are looking out for hay, load in today, £100/tonne. could be cheap, or dear, but good insurance.

 

cows sh#t me to tears

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Livestock Farmer

Location

southern riverina Australia

• Apr 6, 2021

• #69

PSQ said:

It's a record!

We've managed to get to the 4th page without the Ozzies chipping in with "call that a drought?, once we didn't get rain for 17 years and mum had to chop her arm off to feed the dog..."

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Was 18 years actually. And never mind Goldilocks..the weather is perfect here, so suck s**t

 

cows sh#t me to tears

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Livestock Farmer

Location

southern riverina Australia

• Apr 6, 2021

• #70

Yale said:

@cows sh#t me to tears

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cows sh#t me to tears

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Livestock Farmer

Location

southern riverina Australia

• Apr 6, 2021

• #71

som farmer said:

desperate for nice warm steady rain, we are just drying out on top, moisture underground, but not that deep, put a water pipe underground 3 weeks ago , 15ins down, dry. Just hoping it's not 4 dry summers in a row for us, now spring is here, we are looking out for hay, load in today, £100/tonne. could be cheap, or dear, but good insurance.

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Plenty of hay here be more like £200 /tonne and you organize a ship to get it through the suez

 

ollie989898

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Hanging from a twig, in a deep sleep.

• Apr 6, 2021

• #72

Bloody cold here. Over the weekend the cleavers, cow parsley and weeds were growing in the verge in the lane looking well pleased with themselves. This morning they look like they have had a whiff of MCPA!

 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Apr 6, 2021

• #73

ollie989898 said:

Bloody cold here. Over the weekend the cleavers, cow parsley and weeds were growing in the verge in the lane looking well pleased with themselves. This morning they look like they have had a whiff of MCPA!

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Clover like that here!

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Apr 6, 2021

• #74

Bit dry and windy down this way...

Large Dartmoor gorse fire was started on purpose

Police closed the road between Dartmeet and Two Bridges while crews dealt with the incident

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

 

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som farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

somerset

• Apr 6, 2021

• #75

cows sh#t me to tears said:

Plenty of hay here be more like £200 /tonne and you organize a ship to get it through the suez

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cant afford for the wait at suez

 

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Werzle

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Location

Midlands

• Apr 8, 2021

• #76

Bloody dry now and crying out for some warm rain, frosts and wind baking the ground. Forcast for april is more of the same too

 

michael N123

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• Apr 8, 2021

• #77

Less grass here than there was 2 weeks ago silage pits nearly empty and buying fodder beet for the ewes as there’s no point spreading fert when it’s this cold and dry

 

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Northern territory

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Livestock Farmer

• Apr 8, 2021

• #78

You won’t be able to buy two dry days come harvest.

 

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som farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

somerset

• Apr 8, 2021

• #79

cousins wheat going very yellow on the stone, dying off, our grass is in reverse, warm rain, or just warm and no wind.

 

Northeastfarmer

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Location

Cleveland

• Apr 8, 2021

• #80

This wind has drawn every bit of moisture out of the ground