Fisherman Mike Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Cricket tomorrow at the College ground Cheltenham...but Im going to take my trunks & snorkle just incase...I think everyone but perhaps rice growers, are pretty fed up with it now...and all the Farmers around me are getting very edgy...early rape is starting to mildew and some of the winter barley and wheat from last year has had enough. I stopped on a well forward field earlier and the ears were black and smelt like the lads trainers....we need a couple of weeks good sun in July and August or the consencus is its going to be the worst harvest in living memory. I dont like to advocate panic buying but im going to buy plenty of veg this weekend and freeze it down to stock up the chest freezers.. Edited July 12, 2012 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I've spent most of today trying to buy hay, there is none for sale around here or any sign of some soon. I have an MG that I have used once this year and the same goes for our boat thats also been used once as the river is still in flood. Even the dog does not want to go out in it any longer. Olympics could be fun if it keeps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Its sadly ironic that this spring has produced some of the best stands I've seen in a while yet theres an ever diminishing chance of the full yield potential being realised through the persistent adverse weather. It was only a few months back that the veg growers in Anglia were debating whether or not to sow at all given the dire lack of rain that were forecast. All through May / June when the rain came I'd thought they'd **** out but in hindsight through a complete turn around they may have had a turn of luck. Certainly won't help the price of veg though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Mike, tell you mate, when you work outside, you just get so fed up with it, there are days when you think, why Im I doing this at my age, but then when you get the good weather, you think I couldnt work inside so its swings and round abouts in our job, lately its catching up with my acheing bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Round my permissions they grow haylage (cattle and horse food!) the 2 farms who stable horses haven't got any cutting done yet, one guy nearby did one cut, but it rained after he turned it, so the bales are full of mildew already....will be nigh on poisonous by winter! One guy has already ordered haylage in, but the supplier has nailed him on price, plus if he can't get some of his own cut its going to be bad for the horses, and their owners, could be a real shortage of food for us and the animals, and massive price rises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Interesting times ahead. How does it go? A country should always be able to feed itself and arm itself on its own. Well down poo creek missing a paddle. To heap on the depression.... You just don't want to know what the long range weather forecast is saying for the rest of this month and the whole of August Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Interesting times ahead. How does it go? A country should always be able to feed itself and arm itself on its own. Well down poo creek missing a paddle. To heap on the depression.... You just don't want to know what the long range weather forecast is saying for the rest of this month and the whole of August radio sad G,E,M ram it down your throat everyday tell u ow long its gonna last .i work shifts so everyweekend im looking forward to going out and 4 weekends in a row ive got soaked ,my permission is waterlogged so,s everyone elses around n,w leicestershire its a bit poor but wot do u do .im thinking of buying a speargun or boat :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Yes its not good, 250 acres waiting to be mowed and bailed, located a fox earth but no good as there covered by 3ft of grass nothing can be done around the farms toooooo wet, i had a call 2 weeks ago, it was all being planned for a mowing session but got rained off, i went for a walk round to see the bottom of the fields had had a river going through them, that put the water level at about 6-7 ft. Edited July 12, 2012 by Dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Some of the dairy farmers around here were going for 5 cuts this year;they've only got around to laying their second.Others who don't depend on young grass have only got around to their first,and some others had to cut regardless of the weather to open up grazing for livestock.Game dealer is shouting out for rabbits and we can't deliver the quantities he wants as we can't get off-road;ground far too soft. On the plus side cover crops are coming on great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav912 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 We've been quite lucky around here in that we've missed a lot of the heavy rainfall thats hit other parts of the country however our normal hay field has been baled and wrapped for silage rather than waste it, our neighbour has made no hay so far this year so will be struggling to supply his customers and his wife's horses. Our crops are standing up to it well at present, the only silver lining being that we have only had to use irrigators for 4 days so far this year on potatoes which is good in a way as it means we haven't got to clock watch at evenings and weekends to go and move the things but has the downside that the paypacket is deflated because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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