Water, or lack of

[sumdumguy]

Everyone who wants the old website should send admin a message.

[rastafarian]

?So we have went thru 7 years of drought and your saying we have 3 more ??!!

[goalieguy847]

I remember just a short.. 2 years ago. Coming off 2 straight years of 20 + inches of rain.... absolute disaster up around edmonton area. Basement flooded for 1st time in history on our 100 yr old 4th gen house. 400 combined acres out of 3000. Complete wreck. Lots of snow that following winter... seeded next spring and everything came.up awesome.. nice rains til mid june then the taps shut off and monster heat for 2 months.
WHEAT BARLEY AND CEREALS avgd 10 to 20. Canola avgd 16. Peas single digits.

Im over winter snow. Im going to put all my eggs in the spring/ summer rains basket and starting to believe that heat blast is our [NODE="1"]Home[/NODE] yield robber.
subsoil moisture is overrated.

( i say this in jest.. but also somewhat serious!)
June is our month that makes or breaks the crop... not december.

[Old Cowzilla]

Few more calfs coming today least don't have to worry about pushing snow before truck shows up. Didn't have to plug tractors in last night so saving on hydro bill but think January will come in with a vengeance.

[biglentil]

Gopher running around just now. Odd for dec14th, definitely saw its shadow.

[Freightshaker]

You’ll never lose a crop in December, just some hope!

Cattle guys here best to have a backup plan for water. Not a slough or dugout has water.
It can turn around in a hurry too.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

?So we have went thru 7 years of drought and your saying we have 3 more ??!!

I searched the post I was referencing. It was from October of 21, and he was calling for 8 years of drought. I assume that maybe included 21? So only 5 years left. Just search Macdon It's one of the last posts he made.

[Taiga]

December last year was -30C and colder for the entire month, and first half of January 2023. Sure enjoying this winter so far. Very very dry here, don’t care about lack of snow but need rain come June.

[helmsdale]

5 months of winter left and monsoon season due. Be careful what you wish for.

I'd be crucified if I asked for what I want here in the triangle. Have I mentioned It's dry?

My god... nothing from surface to water table level. NOTHING!

[Guest]

I can’t believe how much more land drys out without snow cover

[helmsdale]

I can’t believe how much more land drys out without snow cover

We call it *freeze drying* here. You have continual freezing/frost overnight that then gets wicked away during the warm windy daylight hours. We have been "net drying" here the last 1.5 months.

[foragefarmer]

I searched the post I was referencing. It was from October of 21, and he was calling for 8 years of drought. I assume that maybe included 21? So only 5 years left. Just search Macdon It's one of the last posts he made.

The post you use to map the future of your farm on. First marketing, now long range drought forecasting .

Have you ever wondered why he's never been heard from since making that post?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

The post you use to map the future of your farm on. First marketing, now long range drought forecasting .

Have you ever wondered why he's never been heard from since making that post?

He said he was cashing in and retiring.

[helmsdale]

He said he was cashing in and retiring.

I believe he also said he'd had enough of this place? I've no idea why...

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I believe he also said he'd had enough of this place? I've no idea why...

I'm also wracking my brain trying to think of a reason why someone civil, intelligent and mature who wanted to discuss commodity marketing on a commodity marketing forum would have left in frustration.