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Date: June 27, 2012 at 13:10:57
From: The KS Farmer's Wife , [DNS_Address]
Subject: Fires in NW KS too |
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Formerly The Farmer's Wife.
We are starting to see grassland fires in the NW KS counties. Fires yesterday did burn outbuildings. They were trying to determine if any were homes this morning. Yesterday we had volunteer FD from CO and NE down to help out. Temp in western KS at Hill City at 3PM is 114 with a HX of 107, Topeka in eastern KS is 103 with a HX of 113. Difference in HX humidity.
Be careful with fireworks. Here unless they put a ban on it is going to be a long week.
Also corn is pollinating across much of the corn belt. This could make for a really poor harvest.
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Date: June 27, 2012 at 18:17:06
From: The KS Farmer's Wife, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Now central KS disaster declared |
URL: Emergency declared |
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This will likely not make headlines as they are reserved for high population density fires, but things are going south in rural KS.
Learned a new fact today. Combines cutting wheat do NOT run well in 105 heat and 113 heat index.
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Date: June 27, 2012 at 21:26:37
From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Now central KS disaster declared |
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earlier I saw a picture of a corn field in Ks. mostly dried, dessicated by the heat. The price of corn just went up by some 26% or something like that too.
Also, one of the cities in Ks was the hottest place on earth except for the capital of Saudi Arabia! Can't remember the name but apparently the heat is going to continue.
You have my ongoing prayers for relief from heat and fires dear lady!!
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Date: June 28, 2012 at 06:08:13
From: The KS Farmer's Wife, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Now central KS disaster declared |
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Sheila thank you for the thoughts, we need them. Farmers are careful thoughtful folks, but on one of our farmer sites, there is discussion this year "Is this the new normal?" and will food production continue on the plains.
If you want to read up on something that has always scared me from my days of do archeology work, Google "mega drought" great plains and southwest United States. The paleo -Indians moved from the Central Plains to AZ, NM, northern Mexico because it was better than being in the CP.
Future prices for corn are up everyday. If we get two more weeks of this like they are now saying, entire sections of the country will raise no corn or soy. This will have a long impact on food costs. More guys are starting to sell livestock herds, cattle and goats in this part of the country. If you have the deep freezer space you may want to keep an eye out for good sales in the coming months. Long term you have problems as the cow calf herds are not going to large enough to meet future demand.
Also infrastructure like roads, bridges (joints), water mains and electrical grids are not designed in most of the country to handle the heat loads.
I am doing laundry at night to cut down on the electric demand, but when it only getting down to 80 at night demand never really goes down.
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Date: June 29, 2012 at 17:45:54
From: Polydactyl in N. Bay, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Now central KS disaster declared |
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Big question: How is your water supply doing in the heat? Is there any way of cooling the crops (I know, that sound silly)? Let's not give Monsanto any new ideas- ;) I will help call the thunder beings each day to come to the CP area (why not, it's worked before and I do believe in miracles). I'm going to look up the CP drought. We had dustbowl and locusts before too where farmers really suffered, not to mention everyone starving in general.
Personally, I think it's not so terrible that people will be forced to eat less meat. If we could do sustainable farming, lots of covered hot house farming and HUMANE indoor animal farming, our health might be better off. Too much heat for too long, not enough clean water, radiation and chemical contamination - OMG, we are going into a food scarcity huh? I feel sad for the farmers who try to do the right thing and suffer from so many commerical as'hls at state and federal levels. The officials coming in and taking people's animals and harassing people growing things--I'd like to wring their necks myself. It's just not right.
Part of the problem is the huge demand for eating gargantuan huge amounts of food in this country. Something is wrong with us or the food I think. I think of the very small gourmet meals, one or two or three, I've had in my life that were perfectly paired and prepared fresh ingredients with small amounts of everything that seemed like my mind had eaten as well as my stomach!
May you have rain very soon. It takes just a little jet stream manipulation, see, although we know what's coming in with it- :(
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Date: June 28, 2012 at 15:06:48
From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Now central KS disaster declared |
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I remember seeing a program on those mega droughts and it scared the heck out of me. Well Colorado is getting rain now - thunderstorms at least. I'm praying that they put out those fires and maybe y'all will get some benefit from them too.
Ya know I'm a farmer at heart, know how they feel empathically so let's invision a break from that heat and a good crop too!
I've been trying to stock up for a long time. Hubby's a real carnivore so have to always look for meat bargains. Our freezer is full right now but am thinking about buying a larger one so as to stock up on more things.
Prayers to all!
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Date: June 30, 2012 at 15:40:56
From: Poppie, [DNS_Address]
Subject: All grains are going up in price. |
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Two months ago I got some of the brown rice cakes for $1.98 a bag at Raley's. Now they have reduced the number of bags on the shelves, and the price has gone up to $2.98 each. Producer is here, in California, so it can't be shipping costs.
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Date: July 03, 2012 at 21:28:08
From: Stardanya, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: All grains are going up in price. |
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I've noticed the price of food when I pay for it at the checkout. Sticker shock for same amount of food I would normally buy.
I haven't kept a tally, but with the flooding, the t
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