Conditions getting a little bit worrying weather wise

[tw15]

Had a trip down to south Dorset for a bit of sea fishing and it is really noticeable that down there crops are really starting to show symptoms of lack of moisture and some grass fields brown . At first I could not believe my eyes but by Christ I was gobsmacked with how short some maize was looking and cereals were burning up .

 

[Chae1]

Start another drought thread!

Still wet up here, rarely get a couple dry days together. Contractor went past with chopper, he's still on first cut!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Pardon

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I spend my life digging to get rig of it
Send some Sun please

 

[multi power]

It's called summer

 

[Derrick Hughes]

It's called summer

Like the old Summers , still a little bit cold .got my overcoat on today

 

[Wombat]

Very nice here this last few weeks, start of June was crap but now it's warmed up and dried up it's all good

 

[Tarw Coch]

Certainly hasn’t been too dry here on a dry farm, ground conditions were pretty much ideal up until week last Monday, when we had a lot of rain overnight, this is what the fields looked like when I went to move the electric fence Tuesday morning.

I turned around and went back to the yard, the cows stayed inside for a couple of days, something I’ve never had to do before in summer. I’m sure it was the right decision as the Tuesday was wet all day too.
It’s surprising how quick the ground dries once it stops raining, and they were back out, having not trod the ground when it was saturated, making hardly any mess.
Just had to source some round bales to feed them for a couple of days as o didn’t really want to open the clamp only to have to resell it again, you just know it won’t seal tidily where you’ve been using it.
It did impact on the milk a bit but I’m sure it was the best of a bad job.
Been dry ever since until this morning, we’ve had some nice steady rain, just what was wanted.

 

[Wombat]

Hopefully that’s it for rain till after harvest now

 

[7610 super q]

Just about perfect here. I hope for a repeat of last year. Yields weren't that bad in the end + decent prices + no drying costs.
I'd rather 2 ton / acre @ £200 / ton, than 3 ton an acre @ £120 / ton + drying costs.

 

[Wombat]

Just about perfect here. I hope for a repeat of last year. Yields weren't that bad in the end + decent prices + no drying costs.
I'd rather 2 ton / acre @ £200 / ton, than 3 ton an acre @ £120 / ton + drying costs.

Exactly sold all the wheat for £190 + and no £15 deductions for drying.

 

[Brisel]

Had a trip down to south Dorset for a bit of sea fishing and it is really noticeable that down there crops are really starting to show symptoms of lack of moisture and some grass fields brown . At first I could not believe my eyes but by Christ I was gobsmacked with how short some maize was looking and cereals were burning up .

@ZXR17 said much the same thing. He's down near Weymouth. The coast seems to have missed the June rain. I had 76.5mm here in June - it saved a lot of crops but the spring crops are starting to burn off again on the gravel patches.

 

[upnortheast]

After last week`s droughty wind I noticed a couple of dairy farms in the valley today had lost a bit of colour, - especialy the organic one

 

[jondear]

Like the old Summers , still a little bit cold .got my overcoat on today

Wtf it's boiling down south! Must be because your near to crapweathershire!

 

[deleted user 837354]

Had a trip down to south Dorset for a bit of sea fishing and it is really noticeable that down there crops are really starting to show symptoms of lack of moisture and some grass fields brown . At first I could not believe my eyes but by Christ I was gobsmacked with how short some maize was looking and cereals were burning up .

I reckon we had the wettest June for a little while up here. I can see crops here and there looking pretty upset though.

 

[jondear]

Could do with some now next week a dry July will mean drought conditions again!
But then then it used to be called summer!

 

[Jerry]

Could do with some now next week a dry July will mean drought conditions again!
But then then it used to be called summer!

Getting very dry here. Grass has stopped and wheat burning off.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Wtf it's boiling down south! Must be because your near to crapweathershire!

It's raining here and cycling in my thermal top

 

[Nithsdale]

April and first half May were scorching here... 2nd half May was cold with a bit of rain... June was cold and wet. It would rain at some point every day in the first fortnight of June, here


BUT the reality is we have had bugger all rain. The ditches and drains up the hill are dry - except for 1... the wet areas of fields which you keep out of, were still soft this time last year. This year we can travel over without fear in tractors!. The rushes are struggling, and look much weaker than at any point in the last 10-12 years.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I think if a farmer moans about the weather this year there is no hope