http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MT
Well, I guess we are now in a stage 4 drought. There is no stage 5!
Reservoir that feeds the river our town is on is about mud. The earth quake we had a while back damaged the diversion we use to fill the reservoir.
Irrigation shut off next week. Town moving to severe water restrictions. Possibly shutting off bulk water plant used buy stock water haulers and people hauling drinking water to cisterns.
We are hauling 8000 gallons of water a day to the cows. 1500 of that is coming from our well at home. The rest is coming out of a drain ditch next to to town. Which should be going to dry up when they shut the canal off. Not sure what I will do then. Maybe start pipelining again.
Grazing hay land. Should have enough hay to winter on....or should have had enough. Can't get our bred heifers sold right now, or a split load of calves.
Don't have the extra grass to feed them and can't afford to buy hay....if you could find any to buy. Not sure what to do about that.
People are liquidating herds. Cant afford to feed em this winter and people are out of grass. Market depressed.
Crops have failed. Safflower will be grazed I hope. We are going to try to cut the lentils. Very short and very few pods filled. Maybe get our seeding cost back?
Wheat did not fill, or very little of it did.
Garden failed. Crab apple harvest failed.
Well at home failed....but I got it going again! The well house is infested with snakes though.....sucks.
Dogs killed all the chickens again....so chickens failed. No eggs or meat.
Getting to where I don't like those counterfeit.....
Boat failed, but they closed the lake any way. Was going to teach daughter to water ski.
On the bright side my dad's dog is doing better.
