Drought

[bobk]

Nothing here , and we're the capital of rain

 

[balerman]

Yes but in a livestock area if you don’t have stock you don’t have income on a normal year. This year we’d all be better selling up and selling the feed

Bet overstocked and cut everywhere lot are scratching their heads now and more heat due this weekend ?

Some that are overstocked and overborrowed wont survive this,i can think of at least 3 round here that are in a dire situation.One started up a dairy unit a couple years ago,has 300 spring calvers now,eaten the 2nd cut grass,will soon be opening the 1st cut clamp,could be empty again by November.There is no grass left here at all.Specialist sheep farms are in a similar situation,BBC are saying August will be dryish as well.This drought will take some breaking now,we have had rain 4mm on Monday and 13mm a on the 1st of July,but the moisture deficit is massive now.

 

[Grassman]

View attachment 694466 We caught a shower of 1.5 mm.
But this big one went on towards Shrewsbury

That's a cracking photo!

 

[Grassman]

Our local bbc weather forecast just said dry and hot all next week

 

[Still Farming]

Walesonline article of furance like heatwave due back !

 

[Wombat]

Getting as most crops are past the point of no return so apart from the grass, I am leaning towards keep it coming I want a stress free harvest

 

[Bob c]

Getting as most crops are past the point of no return so apart from the grass, I am leaning towards keep it coming I want a stress free harvest

like we are here now,.........so just get it over with
glad i got no cows ,....just sheep

 

[4course]

Getting as most crops are past the point of no return so apart from the grass, I am leaning towards keep it coming I want a stress free harvest

just been servicing the drier cos as sure as hell as soon as the combine goes down the lane it will p down every third day for 3 weeks and one of the days in between will be foggy, im still at least 10 days away and could cut the lot in 8

 

[DRC]

Roads were wet in the next village today , but despite being overcast , no rain here at all.

 

[Wombat]

just been servicing the drier cos as sure as hell as soon as the combine goes down the lane it will p down every third day for 3 weeks and one of the days in between will be foggy, im still at least 10 days away and could cut the lot in 8

Ha yup, stuff looks (apart from the spring barley) ok as we only have one lighter field but the skyfall will be first week of August the rest is going fast and we missed everything Monday so let's just get it done at 28deg

 

[Wombat]

Roads were wet in the next village today , but despite being overcast , no rain here at all.

I have said many times this year in a normal year we would have had an inch of rain, but the most threatening cloud formations just past through and seem to have done since early May not heard a rumble of thunder all year.

 

[4course]

Heads up, just checked our insurance re fire and consequential loss as the place is tinder dry or will be if the heat returns.all it takes is some dick to play with fire and up harvest goes bearing in mind that grain is still going up on futures and straw if sold is adding value so thought it prudent.

 

[timmyboy]

Just a random fissure. Wattisfield Diss Norfolk

 

[DrWazzock]

Thunderstorms forecast for Saturday here. The jet stream is dropping and splitting aparently.

As above, I'd rather it stayed dry now so I can clear the mess that are my crops this year and just move on. They aren't a disaster but nothing to get excited about.

 

[puppet]

Local farmer and weather watcher here has only 2 inches rain since 1st June. May must have been similar. Usually would be 3-4 inches each month so grass is really suffering now. Second cuts are disappearing, hay good but yields poor and some eating into reserves which should be for this winter.
I am sure by September there will be grass and mud again but store cattle might be cheaper for the big August sales if the uncertainty continues.

 

[Wombat]

Local farmer and weather watcher here has only 2 inches rain since 1st June. May must have been similar. Usually would be 3-4 inches each month so grass is really suffering now. Second cuts are disappearing, hay good but yields poor and some eating into reserves which should be for this winter.
I am sure by September there will be grass and mud again but store cattle might be cheaper for the big August sales if the uncertainty continues.

Think we have had 40mm since May 1 and I think we have been quite fortunate.

 

[jondear]

Local farmer and weather watcher here has only 2 inches rain since 1st June. May must have been similar. Usually would be 3-4 inches each month so grass is really suffering now. Second cuts are disappearing, hay good but yields poor and some eating into reserves which should be for this winter.
I am sure by September there will be grass and mud again but store cattle might be cheaper for the big August sales if the uncertainty continues.

We wouldn't have had an inch in that time in 2 lots !

 

[Robw54]

Our local bbc weather forecast just said dry and hot all next week

We we're back to dust by Sunday after fridays rain. Grass burnt up something cronic now. Chap local with ring feeder out for cows.

 

[Wombat]

We wouldn't have had an inch in that time in 2 lots !

15mm in 4 bits since June 1 here

 

[Spear]

7mm since mid may here