weather

[Guest]

Really? maybe he has the same rain gauge as SF3? Official reports are indicating 200mm (8") That's still a huge amount of rain but to get more than twice that what time period are we talking about?

yea your right , my typing mistake , meant 7.5 " , dirty rain . leaves a trail of destruction

[checking]

AF5.

Does tiling work in your area? Anyone done it?
Not talking about cost of installing, but if those are your constant conditions, is moving a better option than installing?

[grassfarmer]

AF5.

Does tiling work in your area? Anyone done it?
Not talking about cost of installing, but if those are your constant conditions, is moving a better option than installing?

That far west of #2 in AB should be grass and cow country. It's extremely marginal grain country on account of the frost and short growing season never mind the occasional wet year.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

AF5.

Does tiling work in your area? Anyone done it?
Not talking about cost of installing, but if those are your constant conditions, is moving a better option than installing?

I've experimented doing some on a small-scale myself , It is working. Now that land is approaching 4000 and acre it makes sense to do it on a large-scale. Have enough natural slope and outlets to make it fairly easy and practical. I am of the belief that the potential and limitations are already priced into any land in any other area , The window for moving to affordable land has long since closed. And don't get me wrong, In spite of the Excess moisture, We grow some incredible crops when they don't get hailed out. Just requires different management and some improvements.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

That far west of #2 in AB should be grass and cow country. It's extremely marginal grain country on account of the frost and short growing season never mind the occasional wet year.

I agree 100%. Just like farmaholic advertises his Paradise as the slum of the ghetto to keep the rest of us away. This is all very marginal pasture land , We are hoping to expand the frost free grazing season from two weeks to three if global warming ever happens. The occasional wet years nine out of 10 are minor compared to the frosts. Much of it is better suited to cattle country, Which is why I still keep a hundred and some cows here , To make use of that and as insurance. But with my lack of math skills, I can't figure out how to pay for land using cattle. If Grass farmer had it figured out he would probably still be here too.

[farmaholic]

A guy I know sent this to me, this is the Lampman area.

[ajl]

Too wet is far better than too dry because you get a big crop on those islands between the sloughs. Only people who think that have not been wet enough. I feel sorry for those in the Lampman area. That is worse than the flooding we got in '16 and 17.

[sumdumguy]

In 2011, the flood’s affect on farmers just out of Lampman was brutal. One farmer told me he had 12 feet of water on his land. His buildings were severely flooded and they needed a boat to even get to his yard. Needless to say, their farmyard was trashed. They said that farmers north of them were ditching and when the water got to their place it had no where to go. That area has serious issues. Hopefully there is a plan to deal with their water problems.

In the Wascana flats miles of flat, low land was lost to flooding in the fifties. Wascana Conservation Authority (a group of farmers that got provincial approval) dug two or three big ditches into Wascana Creek and drained I’d like to say two municipalities, - maybe more. Those ditches made a huge difference with annual maintenance costs tacked onto taxes on all land draining into the project. Don’t know what a ditch like that would cost today. ( Only thing is with these projects guys blow (dirt) into the ditch or build approaches, remove spillways and during the dry years, no one notices until a 3-inch downpour and the flow is tested.)

What other options are there? Hopefully Lampman area can organize and get a solution built.

[Guest]

that was us in 15 , feel sorry for them . its sickening . all of a sudden saving homes and yards becomes more important than crops . this rm is still waiting for money from pdapp

[Sheepwheat]

Too wet is far better than too dry because you get a big crop on those islands between the sloughs. Only people who think that have not been wet enough. I feel sorry for those in the Lampman area. That is worse than the flooding we got in '16 and 17.

Lol. Exactly.
Ever been unable to seed because of too dry?
Had 6 bushel canola because of too dry?
Had to dry that 6 bushel canola because of too dry?
Had to leave crop over winter because of too dry?
Wrecked machinery from pulling it out because of too dry?
Had nitrogen leaching because of too dry?
Been unable to spray because of too dry?
Been unable to work outside most of the summer because of too dry?

If you ain’t experienced the misery of too wet, it is hard to even fathom. I would far rather have too dry.