cool maps; showing USA drought history back to 1896

[boarderbloke]

[URL="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/20/us/drought-footprint.html?ref=earth"]USA Drought Maps[/URL]

[furrowtickler]

Thanks for the heads up.

[errolanderson]

boarderbloke . . . thanks for this post.

2012 looks a lot like 1934. almost
suggests that weather and our economic
cycle is in-sync.

[furrowtickler]

Be interesting to see a Canadian map.

[hedgehog]

3 bad in a row in 34-36 and 54-56.
was 34 the dustbowl?
these stats are all june, july will be way worse.

[TOM4CWB]

hedgehog,

We have relatives in Southern MN and in 1934-36 it was so dry/hot the soil temps got up to 140-60 deg F and cooked many of the microbes in the soil. It took 2 years to rebuild the soil to where it could properly grow healthy crops again.

We would assume with reduced tillage that this will be less of a problem in 2012... the increased plant residue on the soil surface tends to reduce peak soil temps during the afternoon.

[TOM4CWB]

Furrow,

This Ag Canada Site has interesting recent information:

http://www4.agr.gc.ca/DW-GS/historical-historiques.jspx?lang=eng&jsEnabled=true

Cheers!

[jhurkot]

Has anyone had to spray their canola for bugs twice?
We already sprayed once for seedpod weevil at the
beginning of the month.

[sumdumguy]

I am told that Oungre, Radville, Pangman so dry,
no rain for more than a month. Heat is
decimmating the crop.