As old as time, people have been trying to control this crazy thing we call weather, from rain dances to sacrifices to the gods because of a drought. But no matter what we do, weather is one thing we cannot change, as much as we want to. And weather lately has been a big problem in agriculture. Last year was such a bad drought that a lot of farmers lost their corn, skyrocketing corn prices. This year, winter left then came back again and again, the snow lingering into late April, this killed a lot of people's alfalfa. This year the price of hay will skyrocket. Putting farmers in yet another tight spot. Today the farm I milk for had to sell seven cows because they will not have enough haylage and hay to support them. Quite a few of them were past featured cows of the week, including Grandma Cow.
"Rain is a good thing" says Luke Bryan, but I have to admit in this situation there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Too much rain can cause flooding which will kill the crop. But not enough will kill the crop too. Like my grandma always said "everything in moderation." If only Mother Nature would listen and help out the farmers by giving out a more consistent weather pattern.
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