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Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 7203391" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>[MEDIA=facebook]437681739658514/posts/3480392815387376[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p>A MALLEE FARMER'S SIMPLE GUIDE TO RAINFALL</p><p></p><p>It seems we always welcome rain as farmers - except for those times we don’t. This is a very simple guide to help you out to save asking.</p><p></p><p>If we have a 20-30mm Rainfall event in:</p><p></p><p>JAN - MARCH: Welcomed and cursed. Great for stored moisture and profits of chemical companies. Kills family time.</p><p>APRIL: Celebrated wildly if occurs around Anzac Day.</p><p>MAY: Dancing in the paddocks rain event. Causes ABC radio to push farmers to publicly state that this could be their best year ever. Enables a public proclamation of the ‘break’.</p><p>JUNE: Yeah – we'll take it. It’s June. If an okay April / May, not too fussed as its cold and the crops aren’t growing much. </p><p>JULY: Welcomed - as long as it’s already not too wet, then some nervousness the crops aren’t sending their roots down in prep for a dry spring. If you come to visit expect to get your car dirty on the muddy driveway.</p><p>AUGUST: Critical. Nervousness as weather warming up and frosts a risk. Caution: a good Aug rainfall event can lull non farmers into thinking the season can not go wrong from here. They would be wrong.</p><p>SEPTEMBER: Season defining. A second follow up event even better. Lot’s of enjoyable crop crawls. Media forgets us as there are no more drought and dust photos. Can allow farmers minds to drift to the possibility a positive season finish.</p><p></p><p>If we have a 10-20mm Rainfall event in:</p><p></p><p>1st WK OCT: Welcomed as will benefit most crops. Hay guys grumpy.</p><p>2nd WK OCT: May be welcomed, depending on what happened in wk one. Hay guys still grumpy.</p><p>3rd WK OCT: Tolerated, as unlikely to do damage.</p><p>4th WK OCT: Tolerated, depending on rainfall week 3. Creates harvest nerves.</p><p>1st WK NOV: Frustrating, as just delaying start of harvest.</p><p>2nd WK NOV: If no rainfall in wk 1 - gives opportunity to stop and fix stuff not picked up preseason, or broken in harvest week 1.</p><p></p><p>Major Harvest Rainfall events:</p><p></p><p>ONE: Okay</p><p>TWO: Tolerable if conditions are good (sunshine / wind) immediately following.</p><p>THREE: Frustrating, with risk of downgrades and crop damage. Glass half full farmers will speak of stored moisture for following year.</p><p>FOUR OR MORE: Completely over it. Harvesters in shed by Christmas unlikely. Don’t talk to us.</p><p></p><p>Hope this makes the reasons for our moods, conversations and paddock dancing clearer.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>SUMMARY:</strong></em></p><p><strong><em>There is no such thing as bad weather, just poor timing, different perspectives and bad choice of clothing.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 7203391, member: 71668"] [MEDIA=facebook]437681739658514/posts/3480392815387376[/MEDIA] A MALLEE FARMER'S SIMPLE GUIDE TO RAINFALL It seems we always welcome rain as farmers - except for those times we don’t. This is a very simple guide to help you out to save asking. If we have a 20-30mm Rainfall event in: JAN - MARCH: Welcomed and cursed. Great for stored moisture and profits of chemical companies. Kills family time. APRIL: Celebrated wildly if occurs around Anzac Day. MAY: Dancing in the paddocks rain event. Causes ABC radio to push farmers to publicly state that this could be their best year ever. Enables a public proclamation of the ‘break’. JUNE: Yeah – we'll take it. It’s June. If an okay April / May, not too fussed as its cold and the crops aren’t growing much. JULY: Welcomed - as long as it’s already not too wet, then some nervousness the crops aren’t sending their roots down in prep for a dry spring. If you come to visit expect to get your car dirty on the muddy driveway. AUGUST: Critical. Nervousness as weather warming up and frosts a risk. Caution: a good Aug rainfall event can lull non farmers into thinking the season can not go wrong from here. They would be wrong. SEPTEMBER: Season defining. A second follow up event even better. Lot’s of enjoyable crop crawls. Media forgets us as there are no more drought and dust photos. Can allow farmers minds to drift to the possibility a positive season finish. If we have a 10-20mm Rainfall event in: 1st WK OCT: Welcomed as will benefit most crops. Hay guys grumpy. 2nd WK OCT: May be welcomed, depending on what happened in wk one. Hay guys still grumpy. 3rd WK OCT: Tolerated, as unlikely to do damage. 4th WK OCT: Tolerated, depending on rainfall week 3. Creates harvest nerves. 1st WK NOV: Frustrating, as just delaying start of harvest. 2nd WK NOV: If no rainfall in wk 1 - gives opportunity to stop and fix stuff not picked up preseason, or broken in harvest week 1. Major Harvest Rainfall events: ONE: Okay TWO: Tolerable if conditions are good (sunshine / wind) immediately following. THREE: Frustrating, with risk of downgrades and crop damage. Glass half full farmers will speak of stored moisture for following year. FOUR OR MORE: Completely over it. Harvesters in shed by Christmas unlikely. Don’t talk to us. Hope this makes the reasons for our moods, conversations and paddock dancing clearer. [B][I][/I][/B] [I][B]SUMMARY:[/B][/I] [B][I]There is no such thing as bad weather, just poor timing, different perspectives and bad choice of clothing.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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