One good proper flooding and you will never complain about drought again.

[ajl]

Rain pouring down from the third thunderstorm in as many days. Haven't got quite as much as they did further west of us. Much rather lose a crop to drought than a flood.

[sumdumguy]

Both drought and flooding suck.

[furrowtickler]

Both drought and flooding suck.

Drought is a slow death , flooding is quick
both not fun
whoever said farming is so easy needs a 2x4 over the head

[furrowtickler]

Ignorant , uneducated and inexperienced need not apply

[helmsdale]

Ignorant , uneducated and inexperienced need not apply

Make sure you log the few wins that matter! Cause my God, Mother Nature wins more times than she loses.

[furrowtickler]

Very true , for most of us the wins are far and few between.

[biglentil]

Haven't had measurable rain for nearly a month, and hot, hot, hot. Can hardly keep the lawn alive and been dragging the hose around so the evergreens dont die. She done stick a fork in it, cooked as the kids these days would say. Anything sowed later than late May will be 1-800 crop insurance.

[Dr Tone]

If given the choice at the beginning of the year I’ll order a drought every time.

[ajl]

My main concern is no hay. Last year was dry but by now I had some bales that were reasonably good quality. At the beginning of last week the hay field was a bathtub. By the time it dried down so for cutting, I could sense more rain on its way. That was 3 storms ago. Neighbor finally cut half a field of overmature alfalfa. Checked to see if it was dry enough to bale Saturday. Nope. Now 3 times washed. Crop insurance will at least take care of my canola and barley, which have been write offs for a month already. Wheat is now in a claim as well as the bathtub areas are expanding. God forbid there is fusarium. However, hay insurance is moisture insurance. Doesn't pay if the field is under a couple feet of water, since you got moisture.

[blackpowder]

Ignorant , uneducated and inexperienced need not apply

Describes me 45 years ago.