incoming weather

[roony]

Good idea Glenn. I feel like pulling mine up and burying them. Put them out of their misery! I hate waking up and looking at the miserable things.

[Dotch]

Those are some real beauties roony. Just can't imagine why they look like that. Maybe it'll warm up to 75 this afternoon ahead of the next band of showers but so far, it's struggling to make 70 degrees. Oh well, at least it's cloudy. I gotta post some shots of my peppers for comparison purposes. They're special...

[roony]

Just started pouring again!

[glenn57]

Good idea Glenn. I feel like pulling mine up and burying them. Put them out of their misery! I hate waking up and looking at the miserable things.

i thought the same thing Roony.....yesterday while at runnings they have a 50% off all plants. i looked at the tomatoes they had left.....they didnt look much better.

i'm hoping for a rebound!!

[Dotch]

That should perk those tomatoes up roony! Glancing at the Buick out the window, it's wet again & getting wetter. Paperwork day. Was at The Willows for lunch. I see they put the finishing touches on their new deck just ahead of it. Looks nice. 

[roony]

I haven't been there for over two years.

[Dotch]

We'll have to change that sometime. Cheese and rice! We got another thunderstorm heading this way, rather loudly I might add...

[glenn57]

No rain here.  Must be that clean livin!

[Gunner55]

Had another small shower after lunch here too & it still looks kind of rainy off to the west. I dumped a shade over .9" late this morning, when it looked like it might be done.

[Gunner55]

Had some rain on the lid to the burn barrel early again & I found another .4" in the gauge, so that's 1.3" in
 ~ the last 24 hours.

[mike89]

I see that Blue Earth County bought the land where the dam store was...   they torn it down yesterday

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/blue-earth-county-buys-demolishes-rapidan-dam-store-as-a-safety-response-to-area-flooding/ar-BB1p6ldM?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=fda3dc0da3404344803b7bc3dd2b4caa&ei=199

[Dotch]

Hopefully they can rebuild and make it even better. Kinda wish I'd made it there before all this happened. It would make a great place to cruise sometime if they can swing it.

Another .19" of rain at the ranch & .18" in Bugtussle in the past 24 hrs. Most of that was from about 10 minute's worth yesterday afternoon. Unless it tops it off overnite tonite doubtful, we'll close the books on this June's precip at the ranch at 13.98". Bugtussle should finish at roughly 14.67", give or take a hundredth. All this rain has made a real mess of things on many fronts, from the dam area to farmer's fields and on down the line. Likely won't see quite so many new pickups come fall.

[dutchboy]

How does crop insurance work in cases like these? Is the farmer covered against crop loss due to the monsoons of June?

Just curious as I know nothing about the types of insurance a farmer would have or not have.

[LPS]

I read somewhere and maybe it was from Dotch.  Farmers are hoping to get hailed out so they can get insurance to at least get something and put an end to it all. 

[Dotch]

How does crop insurance work in cases like these? Is the farmer covered against crop loss due to the monsoons of June?

Just curious as I know nothing about the types of insurance a farmer would have or not have.

I'm not a crop insurance guy but have plenty of friends who are both selling it and adjusting the claims. I'll try to explain it as simply as I can. Most farmers carry an RMA (Risk Management Agency) policy that covers based on the %-age of their APH, actual production history over a 10 year span I believe. Some carry a bushel based policy and others a price-based policy. Most carry 80 - 85% coverage on the guaranteed price program but have the option to buy up to 95% as some did. A lot of them did it at the time because they were betting after last year and the way the winter went, we'd be facing a drought. Total opposite but bonus! They're covered anyway. Those people who did are sleeping a little better at night especially with the lower commodity prices. Hail insurance can be bought separately as the RMA doesn't cover hail or wind damage below the percentage bought. Takes a pretty nasty beating to collect on it as I understand and the payout isn't as good as it is with hail insurance. Hail insurance starts paying once your deductible is met. Wind damage insurance is something that you can add to the hail policy you buy on corn. Not all carry hail insurance. It tends to be more popular in areas that get hit with hail more routinely. Generally it's more likely to pay on soybeans as they're more vulnerable. We've had more catastrophic wind events however so some are carrying it more commonly on their corn as well. Glad I don't sell insurance. It's almost as involved as trying to figure out the kinds of food glenn won't eat. 

 https://legacy.rma.usda.gov/help/faq/basics.html

https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-and-Procedure/Insurance-Plans

[mike89]

hearing the forecast for this week is not one I want to see...   one forecaster is saying large amounts of rain potentially...   not what anyone wants to hear I'm thinking...   

[Dotch]

It looks ugly fer sure here. 1-2 inches predicted tomorrow nite, another half to three quarters Tuesday, a break on Wednesday then rain again on the 4th with some lingering into Friday.

[Leech~~]

It looks ugly fer sure here. 1-2 inches predicted tomorrow nite, another half to three quarters Tuesday, a break on Wednesday then rain again on the 4th with some lingering into Friday.

Let's not just sit here, let's change that before our fireworks get wet! 

[Dotch]

  Don't you have some sasquatch to photograph? 

[glenn57]

  i'm mot seeing much for rain till later in the week?????

[Dotch]

Just what forecast you looking at, Bubba? 

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=45.4558&lon=-94.4274

[glenn57]

Just what forecast you looking at, Bubba? 

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=45.4558&lon=-94.4274

apparently not that one!!! 

i'll believe it when i see it happening!!!! 

[LPS]

The wind is really howling here. 

[Dotch]

Ya we got people thinking they're going to spray today. If it's steady at 20 mph & gusts up to 30 mph like they're talking, that probably ain't a good idea, especially given the chemicals they're spraying. Grandma's prize winning 'maters could be in jeopardy...

[roony]

At least they are lowering the predicted rainfall amounts.
Do tomato plants need leaves to be affected by herbicide drift?

[mike89]

windy here too, and the rain amounts seem to have dropped here too...   I'm ok with that...   

[LPS]

Wind went down and straight down rain now. Could be seeing it for a couple of hours.

[mike89]

Wind went down and straight down rain now. Could be seeing it for a couple of hours.

just looked at the radar and seen that...  some real red areas in it too... 

[LPS]

Just pouring now.  About 1/2" so far.  Lots of thunder and lightning now.

[KEN W]

At least they are lowering the predicted rainfall amounts.
Do tomato plants need leaves to be affected by herbicide drift?

Yes.....leaves will start to curl up. I till lawn cuttings into my garden and have to be careful not to get herbicide affected grass clippings in.

Supposed to get 1/2 inch or so tonight.