I went to my farm yesterday to check on things. I was so disgusted with my food plots that I mowed off most of my corn and disced up half of my soy beans. The corn was short and stunted and not going to make anything anyhow. I left one strip just so they would have something to eat and provide a little cover. The beans in the section I disced up never came up worth a damn since they got no rain after planting nearly 2 months ago. Guess I'll plant more oats, wheat, radishes, buckwheat and turnips this fall in the extra space.
Yeah definitely not alone...we have been sitting on a bag of soybeans waiting to do a late planting, but it's pretty much a no go. We'll be focusing on Fall Plots as well, but as long as we're in a severe drought nothing it gonna matter. Brassicas could be deadly this year if you can get them to grow, due to the lack of corn and ag crops up come late season.
I feel ya, John. I was just telling my dad yesterday that if we wouldn't have timed this spring planting of our Brassica/Clover/Chicory mix like we did, it would have fried. That being said, I'm not sure I'm going to keep it standing through fall. The second half of the plot (currently clover) will most likely me tilled under come fall.
Yeah, at least in my case it's only a food plot. I really feel for the farmers who have to make a living at it. Depending on "Mother Nature" to make a living these days is risky business.
I feel for the farmers, I can't imagine just sitting around waiting and praying that they will get a paycheck this year.
The farmers around here who planted in the low areas they normally can't due to moisture or those who irrigate are gonna get a BIG paycheck...it's those that didn't or don't I feel terrible for...seems everyday I see another section or whole field getting cut down because it's deader than dead.
Glad all of the crops on the farm I hunt and all of the crops around there are irrigated... Hopefully there's some timely rains so everyone (myself included) can get our fall plots going.
John, I've been hearing the samething from buddies of mine. A couple of them used vacation day to put the plots in and now those are gone too. I just hope my buckwheat is growing. I missed the GTG this year to clear out a 1/4 acre and plant the Buckwheat. I had 2" of rain on it two days later. Something is growing but not fast. All of the corn is a wash. I've been traveling all of IL in the past month and its bad everywhere. Not sure how those little ones are going to survive a harsh winter if we get one.
That's too bad John. We've been dry here but not as dry as you all are down south. Our lawn here Is burning up but my plots are In the woods and their shaded pretty good. That's what's saving them so far. Best of luck with the replanting In the next couple of weeks.
