Thursday, July 25, 2024
Chris Judd

Finally, wet grass!

Whether you watch your rain gauge, watch your lawn turn brown, or if you are a farmer, you notice that to get the same amount of hay that 100 acres of first cut yielded, it took 260 acres of second cut hay.
The pasture is turning brown, the corn is shot out and twisted looking for rain, the soybeans are stunted and also half the foliage is turned down for lack of rain. By Aug. 6, farmers were looking at greatly reduced crop yields in Pontiac County for 2022.
Some of North America was flooded, while other areas were too dry for too long and even burning up. This translates into reduced grain yields, reduced beef cow herds, reduced dairy production and higher egg and chicken prices (because chickens, hogs and beef consume mostly grain) for fall of 2022.
Spring and fall are the two . . .

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