Who's worried about the lack of rain?

[Wombat]

Anyway all the wheat is returning to that angry green look it had before it started to just tip a bit this last few weeks as it picks up more fert

 

[APJ]

Rain gauge for today sits at 28mm more than enough for us, filled river from empty to top of the banks.

 

[Ivorbiggun]

20 mill here yesterday, 38 mill for the week.

 

[Flatlander]

Currently sitting in a very dry dusty situation. 38 mm total this calendar year. Cooler than normal which had helped a bit but not enough moisture in the ground for even germination. Oats and wheat drilled close to three inches. Soys and canola will be dry seeded and the wife will have to do a rain dance. Third year in a row of below average rain. Last years total was barely 100 mm including snow melt so sub soil moisture is f all. Commodities has sky rocketed on the fear that n America and Canada is facing a catastrophic drought. livestock producer are facing very tough times ahead from lack of feed and having to buy expensive grain. Canola has more than double in price since Christmas. Wheat soybeans and barley are 75% higher too. Fertilizer has seen similar price hikes. Reading a weather and crop report while drilling today it appears a majority of the N and S American regions are in need of rain. Good prices ahead if you have a crop to sell.

 

[An Gof]

40.2mm yesterday and another 7.4mm since midnight. That’s enough for now.

 

[Brisel]

10mm yesterday. 30mm in May so far.

 

[HarryB97]

60mm in the last 10 days at Oxford, will set us up nicely but half the amount would of been more than enough. Warmth is what we really need plenty of moisture underneath!

 

[Fish]

10mm yesterday. 30mm in May so far.

Twenty miles south we’ve had 60mm, many of the drains are running this morning.

 

[benny6910]

I’m happy with what we’ve had so far in North Yorkshire, showers for the next 3 days aswell.

 

[teslacoils]

Proper warm breeze. Stuff visibly growing.

 

[robbie]

Proper warm breeze. Stuff visibly growing.

Same here, 19 deg according to the car earlier. It was sunny with loads of heat haze across the fields, I recon everything has grown an inch already today.

 

[Will 1594]

Same here, 19 deg according to the car earlier. It was sunny with loads of heat haze across the fields, I recon everything has grown an inch already today.

Can you see where its been yet , .been in tulip field today , and can walk round in sandals ,even after yesterdays 16 mm , be watering it end next week

 

[Macsky]

8° and raining here today.....can only mean one thing.....summer has arrived

 

[Heathland]

30mm since the weather broke,still too dry but better than nothing.

 

[robbie]

Can you see where its been yet , .been in tulip field today , and can walk round in sandals ,even after yesterdays 16 mm , be watering it end next week

Yes, we had water laying on the ground yesterday and drains are running although some on them never stopped.

Yes it was dry here and we needed rain but I think a lot of why crops likes pale/stunted/stressed was more to do with the prolonged frosty cold spell than anything.

 

[Werzle]

Sick of rain now

 

[Spencer]

Nothing repays its debt like the weather...

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Sick of rain now

I’m not. Might have had 20mm but it’s been warm and windy so a lot of that has soon evaporated.

 

[Jerry]

12mm in 35 minutes.

Pants

 

[teslacoils]

12mm in 35 minutes.

Pants
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Yikes.