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Posted 3/20/2021 20:59 (#8905867 - in reply to #8905722)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SE North Dakota

Amen

1156versatile

Posted 3/20/2021 20:27 (#8905799 - in reply to #8905552)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Strathcona, mn

Went to grafton for kids wrestling yesterday evening. I got to explain to the kids what the dirty 30’s looked like, dirt drifting in the south road ditches. Saw one guy seeding east of drayton, nd and when we came home a guy was doing tillage at 11:30pm. Hard to believe it’s mid March!

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Posted 3/20/2021 22:29 (#8906031 - in reply to #8905799)
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chortitz, manitoba

Things are going to get worse. Not sure why so much fall tillage. Was bone dry. Seen a guy not far away wore about 1/2 inch out of the deere hitch pin doing fall tillage. Pulling so hard. Cant imagine their fuel bill

Mbmaring

Posted 3/21/2021 09:59 (#8906579 - in reply to #8906031)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

North west MN

In the case of beet ground the fields that are mostly blowing are the unworked fields. Seems like on beet ground you need to dig it a little to pull the leaves up again

jgry

Posted 3/21/2021 00:06 (#8906104 - in reply to #8905799)
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Argyle, MN

A few farmers around me have seeded cover crop barley where they will be putting sugar beets on. It a couple weeks hey are planning to plant the beets into the barley without working the field.

mutt

Posted 3/21/2021 20:20 (#8907864 - in reply to #8905799)
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nw kansas

That isn’t to bad, this makes you nervous

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Posted 3/20/2021 21:23 (#8905904 - in reply to #8905552)
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southern MN

Had to park the car and walk up the driveway, snow still melting into the mud around here.

What a difference a few 100 miles makes.

Paul

Small town farmer

Posted 3/20/2021 22:31 (#8906033 - in reply to #8905552)
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West Central mn

Went northwest ofJamestown today and can't belive how dry it is. You can plant every acre there is hardly no water anywhere. Scary sight!

outdoorswede

Posted 3/20/2021 22:38 (#8906046 - in reply to #8905552)
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NW MN

Crazy dust from Crookston to Larimore on HWY 2 today. Fire in the ditch as well. Hope they got it under control

CND

Posted 3/20/2021 23:18 (#8906078 - in reply to #8906046)
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Anamoose, ND

Yes it is dry here. Its too early to seed but soon some will decide it is go time. I did some field work today and hit frost where their was ground cover, the rest of the field was thawed and dry. I’m thinking if this weather pattern doesn’t change soon it will have a impact on spring wheat, canola, barely, flax and dry bean markets.

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Posted 3/21/2021 06:58 (#8906216 - in reply to #8906078)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a dry spring in ND for once???? Assuming it rains later on.

dittfarms

Posted 3/21/2021 07:48 (#8906300 - in reply to #8906216)
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ottertail co mn

My friends dad is 87, never ever seen it this dry and was like 4 the driest year in record last year. Water holes for cattle are dry. Pretty sure they don’t want a dry spring.

D6Joe

Posted 3/21/2021 08:06 (#8906334 - in reply to #8906300)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

east central ND

We are dry, on the edge of the very dry area. Dad is 81. He remembers seeding wheat a couple times in March. He says he remembers one time had a good snowstorm after some was seeded. Frost is coming out here.

I am trying to decide if the locally open winter (very little snow and mostly warm temps) is Mother Nature averaging out the last couple of really wet years, or are we going into a multi year drought. The radio weather dude says we’re about 7 month into whatever kind of dry spell is going on.

I’m worried. Our rain comes from the west, their really dry west of me. They have to get moisture before I do. But 2” or rain a month from now will go a long way.

Posted 3/21/2021 08:06 (#8906333 - in reply to #8906216)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

thunderhut - 3/21/2021 06:58

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a dry spring in ND for once???? Assuming it rains later on.

Um.......no thanks, we have exactly 0 soil moisture and no, it's really not a very nice situation.....

Posted 3/21/2021 09:20 (#8906485 - in reply to #8906333)
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SE North Dakota

Wouldn’t hurt my feelings if it’s drier. Tired of taking off 25bu beans due to too much rain. Plant into dust the bins will bust.

Posted 3/21/2021 09:53 (#8906568 - in reply to #8906485)
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Central ND

How about planting into concrete? Can't even get anything into the ground here........

gregrundell

Posted 3/21/2021 10:15 (#8906614 - in reply to #8906568)
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Garden City Ks

Plant into concrete your yields can’t be beat!

swne

Posted 3/21/2021 10:22 (#8906625 - in reply to #8906614)
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Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska

Hahaha!

Posted 3/21/2021 10:29 (#8906643 - in reply to #8906614)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

:-) lol

Posted 3/21/2021 10:21 (#8906624 - in reply to #8906333)
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Mather, Manitoba

Did you get any measurable snow at all this winter?

Posted 3/21/2021 10:28 (#8906640 - in reply to #8906624)
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Central ND

Nope, haven't had any measurable moisture since July......

Posted 3/21/2021 10:19 (#8906620 - in reply to #8906216)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Mather, Manitoba

I'll take dry seeding. Too often we end up swimming in mud. The last 15 years we seem to get 3 to 5 inch rains instead of a 0.5 to 2". Everyones comparing it to 2012. We had more snow/moisture in 2012 winter but it was warmer from January on. 2010 was hot and dry until August 1. Got 3.5 inches that afternoon and ended up totalling 26 inches from that day to Halloween.

swne

Posted 3/21/2021 10:23 (#8906629 - in reply to #8906620)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Cambridge, southwestern Nebraska

I have seen some really dry planting conditions in the spring then turn around and have an OK growing season. You just never know.
Most of the time I think we kind of average out with rainfall but it's the timing that is important.

Posted 3/21/2021 10:29 (#8906644 - in reply to #8906629)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Mather, Manitoba

Ya. 2017 we got lucky. Ended up getting a week long 4 inch soaker mid april. Filled up the tank before starting seeding

Posted 3/21/2021 10:30 (#8906647 - in reply to #8906620)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

I agree to a point, but this is the driest we have ever been in my 20+ years, we can't even get a shank in the ground.......

Posted 3/21/2021 11:22 (#8906745 - in reply to #8906647)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SE North Dakota

Must be raining now.

Posted 3/21/2021 11:23 (#8906747 - in reply to #8906745)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

Here? Not hardly.......

Posted 3/21/2021 12:20 (#8906857 - in reply to #8906747)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SE North Dakota

It’s funny how everyone forgets how it used to be before the wet summer’s of the early 90s. There is a reason devils lake got so big. It was wet for 20 years. Before that it was normal precipitation. Kind of like this. Never used to be row crops around Bismarck. Now that it’s been wet now all the pastures get plowed up. There is a reason they were pastures to begin with it was normal rainfall. Lol. I just think it’s funny now that it’s getting back to normal climate it’s all of a sudden dry???

JCWND

Posted 3/21/2021 12:28 (#8906874 - in reply to #8906857)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

I don't think five inches a year is back to normal rainfall. If that was the case we would have a way lower yearly average

Mbmaring

Posted 3/21/2021 12:28 (#8906875 - in reply to #8906857)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

North west MN

not that is going to be like 1988 but do you remember 1988. Dirt blew all spring and no rain wheat only got a foot high or so very little yield. Field and road ditches filled with top soil. Blind Culitated beets so stop the blowing before the beets even came up. weather does seem to go in cycles and to tell you the truth we do better here on the dry side and not under water.

Posted 3/21/2021 12:43 (#8906913 - in reply to #8906875)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Mather, Manitoba

88 was bad but everything was cultivated heavily back then.

Posted 3/21/2021 12:47 (#8906921 - in reply to #8906857)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

silverluv75 - 3/21/2021 12:20

It’s funny how everyone forgets how it used to be before the wet summer’s of the early 90s. There is a reason devils lake got so big. It was wet for 20 years. Before that it was normal precipitation. Kind of like this. Never used to be row crops around Bismarck. Now that it’s been wet now all the pastures get plowed up. There is a reason they were pastures to begin with it was normal rainfall. Lol. I just think it’s funny now that it’s getting back to normal climate it’s all of a sudden dry???

Yeah sorry buddy, this ain't normal......4-5" rainfall and 0 soil moisture is not the normal......we raise wheat, canola and peas, like we have for as long as I can remember. Haven't broke any pastures either, always cracks me up when someone from hundreds of miles away has the answers......

Posted 3/21/2021 13:17 (#8906982 - in reply to #8906921)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SE North Dakota

Well I am not going to sweat it. It’s March. Plenty of time to rain. Always does.

Posted 3/21/2021 14:04 (#8907097 - in reply to #8906982)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

That's probably true there........I agree this is a good time of year to have a drought but after 7-8 months of 0 moisture I start to get concerned........not to mention the fact that IF we had enough moisture to get a crop in and growing like you guys do I wouldn't be worried either, we could go until june 1 fairly easily then, it's alot easier to not worry about being dry when you aren't dry.......

Edited by jd4930 3/21/2021 14:21

Posted 3/21/2021 15:29 (#8907246 - in reply to #8907097)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SE North Dakota

Let me know in September. Bet you get the big bumper crops as usual and us in the valley drown out as usual. Seems to be the norm with the hillfarmers. Always get the big rains. We do too that’s the problem.

Posted 3/21/2021 15:56 (#8907286 - in reply to #8907246)
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Central ND

Well I'm not sure where these big bumper crops as usual info comes from.......and while I don't wish poor luck on anyone I hope you're right about us getting rain

campbell

Posted 3/21/2021 10:29 (#8906642 - in reply to #8905552)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

CENTRAL ILLINIOS

We were dry here 10 days ago too. 3" of rain last week cured that in my part of central IL. Don't know how far north it went.

bigcorn02

Posted 3/21/2021 12:38 (#8906902 - in reply to #8906642)
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I'll take wet, I can fix that with tile. I can't fix dry no water to irritate with here

CMN

Posted 3/21/2021 13:49 (#8907063 - in reply to #8905552)
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West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12

Not here. Maybe the wind will finish melting the last eight inches of snow we got last week.

Rain forecast for most of next week here.

Tom88

Posted 3/21/2021 14:32 (#8907141 - in reply to #8907063)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SW ND

The drought we are in here is by far the worst I have ever seen. At least 1988 we had snow during the winter. There is ground right now I would not attempt to pull a shank through. Nothing but dry lumps. Top couple inches is like powder.

sugarbeet

Posted 3/21/2021 15:59 (#8907289 - in reply to #8907141)
Subject: Its driyer than ever for this time of yr

Never seen such little snow for the winter here. Soil in the field is loose just like it was last fall, not mucky and sticky like normal for this time of yr. The entire northern plains is in a full fledged drought. If the date wouldn't be march we'd be all done planting already for as dry as it is.

EDIT the wind yesterday didn't help anyone

Edited by sugarbeet 3/21/2021 16:00

Posted 3/21/2021 17:27 (#8907418 - in reply to #8907141)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

Tom88 - 3/21/2021 14:32

The drought we are in here is by far the worst I have ever seen. At least 1988 we had snow during the winter. There is ground right now I would not attempt to pull a shank through. Nothing but dry lumps. Top couple inches is like powder.

Exactly the same at our place, but don't worry it will rain and we will have a bumper crop like always. ;-)

Tom88

Posted 3/21/2021 18:25 (#8907534 - in reply to #8907418)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

SW ND

The rumor keeps spreading that if we are not done seeding by April 16 you won’t finish. It is suppose to start raining and not stop and what’s left will be PP. I have a hard time believing that. The last good rainfall was around July 1 2020. We live in the land of extremes. There is no normal. I think they said 14 degrees above normal for March so far.

Posted 3/21/2021 18:45 (#8907587 - in reply to #8907534)
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Central ND

Same here, last week in June was last we had anything measurable here too

NWNODAK

Posted 3/21/2021 19:15 (#8907685 - in reply to #8907534)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

NWND

Tom88 - 3/21/2021 17:25

The rumor keeps spreading that if we are not done seeding by April 16 you won’t finish. It is suppose to start raining and not stop and what’s left will be PP. I have a hard time believing that. The last good rainfall was around July 1 2020. We live in the land of extremes. There is no normal. I think they said 14 degrees above normal for March so far.

Hahahha never gonna happen here. We will plant end to end side to side 100% this year with anything less than biblical rains.

Posted 3/21/2021 18:47 (#8907593 - in reply to #8907418)
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SE North Dakota

Count on it.

Posted 3/21/2021 19:23 (#8907708 - in reply to #8907593)
Subject: RE: Dust bowl

Central ND

I hope you're right, my banker will be relieved! Lol