El Nino... t h e n... La Nina...!!!?

[TOM4CWB]

From Agriweek OCTOBER 12 2015:

"The current El Nino climate phase may be quickly followed by its opposite, La Nina, an abnormal cooling of surface tem- peratures in the southern Pacific, according to some climate scientists. Under one scenario it could bring dry weather towards the end of the 2016 corn and soybean growing season in the American corn belt and western plains states, possibly extending into western Canada. Even without a rapid switchover to La Nina, summers following previous strong El Nino events have tended to be warmer and drier than normal across the central North American continent. However few predictions concern- ing the current edition of this cyclical phenomenon have come true."

[tipsy]

here's hoping it's significantly drier for 16 this gobbler is sick of mud!!
rain, water and mud are slowly and painfully eroding equity on our farm.

[ajl]

The scientists yap about El Nino all the time but have not been able to come up with an accurate prediction yet so like BSE science doesn't have a clue.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea sick and tired of mud. So dry or dryer is way better. Also one note most crops were made this year because when the heat was on the smoke helped and then the roots went deep and sucked up a lot of moisture to make it till the rain hit. A repeat for some areas will not happen if its dry next year.

[blackjack]

Your so right sf3...here in the Red Deer area the lighter soils had some great yields...it was like the perfect storm with the late July early August rains that helped finish the crops.Normally dry June and July lead to disappointment.

[fjlip]

It's shocking how much SALTINITY has shown up, taking acres away. Lots of ZERO crop due to 17" of rain, enough for 3 crops! Yes sick of the WET sh*t, mud, salt, weeds, soft roads, f*cking beavers, water logged drainage ditches we CAN'T mow!

[TOM4CWB]

On our farm Edmonton East.. and Killam, the fall rains have brought our moisture deficit to almost nothing... will be almost like planting on summer fallow next spring.

A challenge getting our crop off... as late rains delayed much of our Canola and flax crops at least 2-3 weeks. Just getting mature now.

[farming101]

Salinity is not going away any time soon. It will cap yields in places for years to come.
It would probably pay to go variable rate after mapping the land for electrical conductivity. The amount on fertilizer needed is greatly reduced in many areas. The crop just can't thrive with all the salt at the surface.
Abundant rains the last few years masked the problem. 2015's dry spring and early summer really brought it to light.