M5farm
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I have seen my fields flooded before and in years past it was just a part of spring, This year it creates a whole new set of problems. I am at full capacity with my cows. Spring has been a blessing with grass coming, I am still feeding hay and liquid feed to give what grass I have a chance and to try and rotate fields. Cows are in good shape. when I checked the field yesterday water had receded about 2 ft all the way around. Major storms rolled thru last light and one lighting strike was real close and it got my coffee pot. when I left this morning another 3 1/2 inches and the second round could produce another inch. one area where I saw the receding water was up the 2 ft and another 5 ft. I am looking to find some more land but it is nearly impossible to find anything with grass right now. it all been disced up for row crops. In this pic is 80 acres It was taken in a dry year. the black outline is 80 acres the red line is where the water is right now. the green outline is normal flood area in spring . the yellow is the holes that hold water in a normal year.
I sure hope we continue to get rain, Just not 4+ inches a week. if the water is not down by the end of may I will have to reduce my herd by at least half.
I been thru droughts(nothing like texas has had) and hope I never see another drought but this is a situation I have never had to deal with before.
I sure hope we continue to get rain, Just not 4+ inches a week. if the water is not down by the end of may I will have to reduce my herd by at least half.
I been thru droughts(nothing like texas has had) and hope I never see another drought but this is a situation I have never had to deal with before.