If excessive moisture is the new "normal", what does your farm look like in 10 years?

[bucket]

My land would be a swamp. Part of it is already.

[furrowtickler]

Bucket - in no way am I poking fun at you but there is a way to make a lot of money and have unlimited entertainment with overly wet years - check out RYC Florida - "Red Neck Yacht Club"
Just be the first one in your area to do it.

[TSIPP]

if the grass is up to the buffalos belly there wont be much sediment in the rivers to measure. when this land south east of moose jaw was first surveyed one hundred and thirty years ago it was full of small lakes and pot holes.

[grassfarmer]

wmoebis, The millions of buffalo weren't grazing at any great stock density. Even with greatly depleted cattle inventories across North America there are likely twice as many cattle now as there were buffalo at their peak - and the buffalo were grazing everything including all the land that is in grain now.
With the land in pristine condition its no wonder they were up to their bellies in grass!

[sumdumguy]

Does history repeat?

[blueversi]

I agree with Klause, it is a cycle, a rather sickening one. The 50's were extremely wet in this area from what I've been told. If this continues for another 10 years I will sell a couple quarters to some nature lover/hunter type and go to work simple as that.

[Hopalong]

Can recall the cycle of the 1950's.
Quack grass was a big problem.
Intensive tillage was only control.
Lots of wind and water erosion.
Forage and livestock helped,at least until 1961 when everything dried up and there was no feed.
Thankful for the things we have today and confident that adapting to change is a better solution than resisting it.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Hopalang, thanks for the history. 50's must have been mostly dry here, as that is the only time Grandpa ever farmed what we now call the lowland. Cows can barely cross it most years, grandpa had oats there in I think 55. Neighbor said there was a year in the 50's when it rained so much they lost all of the hay, it floated away, fields didn't dry for months, lost grain crops at the same time.

[craig]

We had one bad year of excessive rain and now have been fighting a high water table for the next three. Don't see us getting out of this situation any time soon. We have resorted to tile drainage and feel we will have short payback based on first year experience.

[farming101]

It will look much the same or worse. It has looked like this example for 4 years.
Battle plan-Write off wet areas and fight to save buildings.
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