June 28, 2024

[@TKelly4020]

How much rain have you got in the month of June, and also was the “flooding” water from the dakotas or just excessive rain?

[@iafarmer]

I think we have gotten 13 inches or so for june. Has been excessive rain. A couple fields have cricks running through them so some water damage we have is from local runoff. Along the river is where the complete disaster is

[@TKelly4020]

@@iafarmer It seems Mother Nature has a hard time with the “right amount when needed”

[@RemembranceFarmsLLC]

My jaw when you said “that’s not a creek”. The amount of water you’ve gotten is just crazy

[@iafarmer]

Been a few years since we've been this wet. Definitely makes everything a challenge, but can't change the weather. I just hope it quits by harvest or we're in for a fight

[@TAHDAHFarm]

I'm left a little speechless. Wow.

[@iafarmer]

Definitely a challenging year but could always be worse. Hope things are looking good in your neck of the woods

[@TAHDAHFarm]

I could not complain about anything after watching the mess you have. My corn for being planted lat looks good and should be knee high by the 4th. Beans, some look really good, and others are struggling.

[@samtalley791]

Know how you feel this year planted a good bit of early beans that still haven’t canopied and look awful yet 1/2 of them had to be replanted, then it rained forever and got started with corn later than I like, then the 4430 engine gave up on me and had to have help to finish, dad had a stroke the same day, then it turned off hot and dry finally catching some rain but could use more. Now just watching the grain markets fall…

[@iafarmer]

Well sounds like you've had your fair share this year. Keep your head down and push on and it'll all work out. We're all in the same boat. You gotta get the tractor overhauled then?

[@samtalley791]

@@iafarmer yes. 3800 total hours and was overhauled in 81 by the previous owner. So not a lot of hours on overhaul. It’s going to an independent shop to get done. Not sure how bad it will be price wise. Thought it was just a fuel knock to start with but it ended up being deeper than that.

[@kolewiebensohn]

Just wild the water you guys got on you! Here in my little part of Iowa things are looking damn good. Did get about 3 inches of rain though last night into this morning. It can stop raining, gotta get some oats cut and baled up before they turn.

[@iafarmer]

We got about 1.4 for the day. I'm sure we are over 30 inches now for the year. I'm ready to see dust again lol

[@kolewiebensohn]

@@iafarmer lol that's what my seed dealer said, he wants drought again since we proved we can grow crops in a drought. Have you ever put a radio in your 4630 before? I just got a 4430 and was looking at radios for it.

[@iafarmer]

@kolewiebensohn yes, I highly suggest a jensen heavy duty. They aren't cheap, but they are good and have a backup battery so you dont have to run a constant power line to save clock and preset channels. I think I got the last one off ebay. I have them in all but 1 tractor and when that one dies it's getting one too

[@kolewiebensohn]

@@iafarmer yup Id like to find an original radio and 8 track player for it but that would have to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's getting a paint rehab, you got me hooked on that Malco Rejuvenator and that stuff really works like a dream.

[@farmark457]

Man you just can’t catch a break this year. Makes you wonder what harvest time will be like. Thx

[@iafarmer]

Definitely a wet year. All our prayers for rain the last couple years are being answered I guess. The wet springs I've been through are usually met with wet falls. Hopefully not but I guess better be prepared for it

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Well it kinda became a creek 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@iafarmer]

Yup he needs a waterway worse than I do but I'm afraid it's a little late for his farm..

[@seth1704]

You should check out Sioux county Iowa where I'm from, we are making national news, the towns of Rock valley and Hawarden are the two towns that I'm in between and the Sioux & Rock rivers runs right past my place except I'm on top of the hill so my house stay dry, but my creek bottom pasture fences all got washed out, I had 70 round bales made that were real nice hay that got flooded with water halfway up the bale, and 40 acres of crop land that got flooded that I may or may not to replant depends if it quits raining for 2 weeks.

[@iafarmer]

@seth1704 man that sucks. It's definitely going to be a challenging year to carve a living out of.

[@AgWildNebraska]

How does this compare to 93

[@iafarmer]

I think we are close in rainfall amounts, but the way I remember, the fall of 92 was wet so the ground was already saturated to start in 93. Guess it was a good deal we were as dry as we were to start this year. I bet that's why there wasn't alot of new tractors around this area during those years. Halloween blizzard in 91 followed by 2 wet years.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

You got just a little too much water.. and we haven't gotten enough.. Hopefully everything works out!! We should have been cutting by now, but dragging my feet. Still working on the new to us baler.. it's in really good condition, but the previous owner didn't do 💩 for maintenance.. UHG

[@iafarmer]

Oh it always works out and we make the best of it. Hopefully you can get it up and running good. We ended up with double the amount of hay on first cut over last year. Had about 2 days to do it all though.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@iafarmer ya, one way or another, it always works out.. Grass was looking better than the last few years, but that was a month ago.. still looks like a better crop though. Spent all winter trying to find a baler, then May 15, got one at auction. 2190 Massey 4x4. Newer than the old 4900, and for the most part, in better condition. Looks like maybe 20k bales.. vs the 80k on the 4900. And parts are available for the 2190.

[@404nitro]

Looks kind dry there like you could use some rain................... Wow!

[@iafarmer]

I figured it'd quit by now but probably won't be able to buy a drop in august