Coffee anyone ?

[Mother Hen]

It's all by the coffee pot so brew a cup or glass if you prefer ICED COFFEE then let's head to @Grandmas Porch to gather around her stove. I'm about to go get my second cup but I'll make sure there's a fresh pot brewing for all who slept in this AM.
@Mini Horses @farmerjan How is the storm going where y'all are at? I don't think it's too bad here just yet but it's just getting day break so it's hard to see anything.

 

[Mini Horses]

Ahhh...Ophelia! Overcast, sprinkle rain all day Fri, got serious after dark and woke me at 3:30 with raging downpours. It continued until daybreak and now it's off & on bands of lighter stuff. I'd say the heavy part is over. You guys north and west of me will get your rains now. Still moderate, steady winds happening. Every surface out there is wet. No doubt ditches are full -- runoffs will raise the streams/rivers for a while. I've seen a whole lot worse!! But this was a real heavy, buckets of rain event. 😱

Already had breakfast & couple cups of coffee -- but, still sleepy. I feel a nap will happen since I wasn't ready to get up but, couldn't go back to sleep either. 🥴
I have no plans for the day right now. 🤷 in a slump.

My farmer with corn next door scrambled to harvest here and several acres behind me. I saw 4 tractor trailers full being hauled out, may have been more, cut during yesterday's sprinklings. Guessing 50' ers. Wouldn't get in/out of those fields today!

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee. It’s foggy outside, I can’t see the road. Visibility is about 300 feet. There is a county fair in Trinity today, I think I’ll go over there for a little while.

 

[farmerjan]

We have been getting sprinkles, light rain since about midnight or so. Woke up once to hearing it... but not real hard. We are only forecast to get an inch or so now... some winds but not bad... might get more later. Rain off and on, mostly on, all day which is okay. We need it here. Some gusty breezes but so far not much. Going to be in the 50's most all day so chilly/cool.

Hope the farmer got the bulk of it all out @Mini Horses so the wind doesn't knock it over and make a mess or lose it. The light sprinkles/rain will also be of benefit as they pack it if it was getting as dry as corn was here... help it to ensile better. Most here are done with the silage chopping since the corn was soooo dry from the lack of rain it just dried out way too fast.

 

[Mini Horses]

I believe he got it...can't see fields behind but lots hauled. Winds weren't bad yesterday. Glad for him! They were hustling😁

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Morning all. Frustrated having labor just very slow lol probably not a bad thing. I am slowly dilating last I was checked I was between a 5-6. I am so tired of being pregnant I am 41 weeks and three days. I am hoping to get this baby out sooner I did the miles circuit last night it suppose to help getting things going we shall see. I have had three other kids go over so not so surprising.

 

[farmerjan]

Hoping today is the end of the pregnancy for you... sounds like it is past time !!!!!! Best of luck today....

 

[SageHill]

Coffee and oatmeal with cinnamon sugar - heading out in a bit with Obi to graze - it’s his day. Then maybe some weed whacking and trip to the feed store and TSC. Light fog and clearing soon 58-77. We had light sprinkles yesterday but nothing to add up except no sun which kept the greenery happy.

 

[Mini Horses]

IN CASE...anyone was speculating as to raising broilers, here's a read to give you pause. Chicken ain't gonna be cheap at the store!! I feel badly for these family farms.😔. And many winter crops destroyed in FL. More grocery prices going up.

Live Oak poultry and crop damage to 'impact global market' - WUFT News

As the rest of Florida moves on after Hurricane Idalia, Suwannee County remains devastated. The areas impacted the most house chickens and crops, specifically peanuts and hay. Officials are worried about the recovery response and hope to receive outside help. Chicken houses in Live Oak, Florida...

www.wuft.org

 

[farmerjan]

Peanuts are also grown in Va, maybe 25,000 acres or so I think... and all this rain adds to the harvest difficulties here also. Nothing like Fla, and Ga have had to deal with...
Farmers are tired of dealing with all the disasters and the profit margins being so slim anymore. It is just darn hard to make a decent living with farming... I know everyone goes to the grocery store and says OMG prices are going up... but in comparison people spend an average of less than 8% of their budget on food in the US with most Europeon countries spending at least 10-15%....usually double what we spend.... everyone want cheap food and it has been produced with continuing innovation in the ag sector. You cannot "budget" for the disasters and with the insurance industries not wanting to take hits, like in Fl for the wind and such... so not offering insurance for the things that would most likely cause claims... there are going to be less and less farmers rebuilding. Not counting the huge increase in prices of lumber and building materials...
Get used to essentials costing more... it is not going to go down. Except for what the dairy farmer receives... Milk prices had gotten up to $25 per 100 lbs... approx 12 gallons of milk... the current prices are back to $16-18 per 100 lbs... and the high value of the cows now makes getting out a very good alternative... with needing to be there to milk 365 days a year, who in their right mind would go into milking cows in this day and age... yet do you have the slightest clue as to how many things have some sort of milk or milk product in them????
It is going to cost more to eat, and that is not going to get much cheaper when you add in the disasters and difficulties that farmers face nowadays and the slim margins they operate on.
Look at that article @Mini Horses referenced.... those pivots are very expensive and getting flipped is damaging to the pipes and everything... without irrigation to provide water in a timely manner, many crops would not produce...