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Good morning bloggers,
A dangerous heat wave will be gaining strength during the rest of this week. Last night at 10 PM I upped the highs to 108° on three of the seven days. Today is day four of the current and strengthening heat wave and temperatures should surge to near or above 100°. Later in the week the temperatures will have to go higher, possibly much higher:
A huge anticyclone is now forecast to develop later this week and intensify over the weekend. This next map shows the 500 mb level forecast valid at 7 PM Sunday. 500 mb is the pressure around 18,000 feet above the surface and we look at this level as a valuable forecast tool. Usually we are tracking storm systems as they track through the westerlies in the cycling weather patter. A cyclone has a counterclockwise spin in the Northern Hemisphere, while an anticyclone is the exact opposite. In rare weather patterns an anticyclone can dominate the summer pattern in July and August and this is one of those years. The map below shows the forecast flow for later this weekend:
Above, you can see the strong anticyclone intensifying over the central plains states this weekend. But, the heat may build in faster tomorrow and Thursday. Take a look at the latest temperature forecast from the NAM model (12z or 7 AM model run):
This model has been pretty good, but a bit aggressive on the forecasts this summer. The white area indicates 105° or higher, and the second white line indicates 110° or higher. Wow! We will be analyzing this model and the other models that are now coming in and updating the forecast tonight.
Have a great day! We are in for a very significant heat wave.
Gary
I recall you and Jeff talking about how you would sometimes meet with groups of farmers in April and May in previous years to give them a heads-up as to what the summer would hold for the growing season, based on your theory.
When you met with them this year, did you apprise them of the impending disastrous drought?
Jerry,
Jeff does a weekly discussion with the Kansas City Board of Trade. And, yes, he has been weeks ahead of this developing disaster. A lead time on the order of four to six weeks has given them time to act. I will have Jeff come in and answer your question when I talk to him later this morning.
On May 22, you call for average precipitation for each of the months of June, July, and August after calling for a “very wet” month of May.
By May 22, most, if not all of the crops, were in the ground.
How was telling them about the drought — after it was already developing in June — giving them ‘time to act’?
Sorry for my skepticism, but it seems odd that you offered them ‘time to act’ but didn’t mention it here back during planting season.
Yes Jerry, but as we discussed weeks ago, based on your question, I changed the forecast.
Jerry,
From Jeff: “In early to mid-May we told them that we are very concerned it will be a hotter and drier summer. We knew the jet stream was retreating farther north. We didn’t realize that this was really happening until mid to late May. There were signs earlier that we should have picked up on. And, by June we knew that the corn crop was going to be a disaster and let them know how bad it likely was going to be”.
If you told them that in early- to mid-May, why did you forecast average precipiation for June, and for July and August too?
How does notice in late May – after the crops are in the ground and the drought is in full swing – give them ‘time to act’?
It is overhyped claims like these that make people question the veracity of your theory.
Jerry,
I didn’t realize until around early June that this was happening. And, three to four weeks notice is an amazing forecast given today’s technology. Jeff’s discussions with the KC Board of Trade really picked up this developing heat wave/drought forecast in June, not in May. He brought to their attention in May, but it wasn’t really until June. Now, can we let this rest. Where is there an overhyped claim?
Gary,
I really think you are hyping this up. I have been checking your forecast with the NWS’s are you are much higher than them. We know it’s hot, but please don’t make it any worse than it already is.
Megan
Megan,
There is absolutely no hype, in our opinion. We forecast what we think is going to happen. The NWS and other forecasts have been way too low. Where is there hype? Our 7 day forecast has seven straight 100°+ days on there and it will be right. Now, how high will it go? Our forecast highest temperature right now is 108, but as I said, and have now forecasted, we will be making a run at the all time highest temperature in Kansas City’s recorded history of 113°. It is an extreme forecast, but nothing less or more than what I think will happen. That isn’t hype. It is just realistic.
Ok guys, I’m sorry but HOW accurate do you REALLY think that this honestly is? I mean it’s because literally NONE of the other stations are forecasting highs anywhere NEAR as close or as high as yours. You’re practically forecasting 110 degrees for Pete’s sake! The only other station that’s close to your forecast is forecasting around 104 or 105 degrees at the absolute most, and that’s only one one day before it “falls” back down to 100.
I have to agree with some other people…this honestly seems like it could be a lot of hype…
I’m sorry, I have to take that back. I just checked all of the other station’s forecasts…you all are literally forecasting about TEN DEGREES HIGHER than anyone else. That’s a big difference between the others…
Let’s see what happens before you call it hype! It isn’t what we do. I forecast the weather the same way and we are consistent. Last week we forecasted the 100s for this week while other forecasts were for lower 90s. Well, which forecast was right? I agree. Forecasting 108 degrees, within five degrees of our highest temperature ever may seem ridiculous, but we have already been to 105 degrees at KCI twice, and 106 and 107 on those days downtown. Our forecast for 107 degrees on both of those days was pretty accurate.
Gary,I,ll give your team high credits on your temp. forecasts this summer.Keep up the excellent work.,Kevin
Gary, you have mentioned about this excessive and dry summer fits the LRC, but at the beginning of summer when there were already signs of what was to come you predicted this summer would have average rainfall…what happened?
Maybe in a future blog you could show what happened in the August – October period of those hot and dry years of 1980 and 1988, did they continue to be dry and above average on temps?
Jeff,
Yes, and this was already addressed weeks ago when I adjusted the forecast to dry and extremely hot. We discussed it in the blog already. We have been on this heat wave summer forecast for a long time now. Our initial forecast was wrong, and our updated forecast has been right.
Im not worried about the hype, it probably will get that hot….I would like a forecast broken down into weeks for the next two months based off of the LRC.
This is something we are working on for sometime in the future. Right now, I can give you a broad forecast for the rest of summer and besides a couple of breaks, like we had in the past week, this heat wave summer is going to continue, possibly into September.
Gary, I realize that the LRC states that each year is unique, but I can’t help thinking there has to be come correlation between the heat and dryness of last summer (drought mostly in the southern part of the US), plus the mild temperatures of the winter. The last part of the summer last year was rather warm for us, seemingly above normal. There has to be something said that possibly unique patterns can build upon the foundation of previous cycles. One could easily say this weather pattern is now over a year old for parts of the US and the question then remains, how further in the future could we expect lower than normal rainfall and higher than normal temps.
I just don’t agree. The drought over Texas got significant relief this year. This is a new weather pattern and this summer’s pattern is related to the winter pattern we just had. By October, according to the LRC, a new unique pattern will set up.
Gary
Other stations and the NWS have always gone cooler on temperatures that far out. The thing I like about Gary and the Weather Team is they go for what they think is going to happen. When Gary has 100+ for 4 days in a row, no one else ever forecasts that bold. And the bolder hotter forecasts have been accurate. I think the meteorologists see what Gary is seeing, but just dont want to take the risk of forecasting that hot. But based on this Summer, I dont think its that much of a risk.
The Chief Meteorologist at a competitor has a known warm and dry bias and is normally always forecasting higher temps than NBC. He likes to use the downtown temp for his high for the day and even he isn’t forecasting temps as high as NBC is over the next 7 days.
We have already hit 105 twice this Summer at KCI, and this second heat wave is likely stronger and longer lasting. All this Summer gary has been more bullish on his 7 day forecasts than the competitors (which i look at too) and from 7 days out his forecats have been much more accurate than any of the competitors. I think think the other stations see what he sees and just dont want to go that high until they are sure.
Good morning Gary and the weather team—if anyone wants to look up past climatological information in Kansas—Wichita’s NWS NOAA site has a link to free information back quite a few years–it downloads in PDF format—the information is similar to a book I have–tough weather year—Michael/Berryton/Topeka
Corn isn’t traded on the KCBOT wheat is. Corn and soybeans are traded on the CME. Telling us we are going to have a drought after the corn is already burned up doesn’t do a lot of good. I remember you calling for normal precip after the drought was already started, and I told you the pattern wouldn’t change until the end of August. I was skeptical of your LRC theory before, and after the blown forecast of last winter and May and this summer I’m almost convinced. If it doesn’t help you make an acuurate forecast its worthless.
Cornstalk,
Yes, I agree on some of your points but disagree on others! In the future, we can make these forecasts farther ahead of time to help farmers prepare. It is a work in progress. How many times do I have to say this? The summer forecast in May for near average rainfall was wrong. I changed that forecast in June. The updated forecast was for drought and extreme heat for the rest of the summer which is obviously going to be right. When a forecast is updated, then that is the new forecast. It’s what we do every day. The updated longer range forecasts have finally become quite accurate and weeks ahead of time. Did it help the corn and soy bean farmers? No! And, the KCBOT does discuss corn and soy beans with Jeff even if they don’t concentrate on that area. Could we have made this accurate forecast earlier? Yes. This is the only claim I am making. We could have and should have made the dry forecast earlier. We are learning more every year. You can disagree, that is up to you. But, the LRC absolutely helps us make accurate forecasts. They just aren’t even close to 100% accurate. No forecast is. We are predicting the future. Look at the forecast from June that I made. And for weeks now we have predicted these heat waves and a likely run at the all time Kansas City high temperature of 113 sometime this summer. If, as you say, “it doesn’t help you make an accurate forecast it’s worthless”, well it obviously isn’t worthless! This latest forecast has been dead on so far. The earlier one was not so accurate. We can use the LRC to make forecasts from days to months ahead of time. And, the forecasts will get better as we learn more each year. This has been a tough weather pattern to forecast these extremes.
With the LRC,You Should not have to change your forecast….CORRECT????
I assume with this massive heat for atleast 7-10 more days what will be happening to the trees. will they start to wilt and go dormant? Or possibly die? what happened to trees in Texas last year?
Wow – I didn’t realize how much higher you were going with temps until other people brought that up.
KMBC has the following for the next 7 days (Tues-Mon):
101, 101, 100, 98, 98, 100, 101
KSHB has the following for the same period:
100, 104, 106, 102, 108, 108, 108.
It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out.
Jerry,
And, last week they had highs in the low 90s for this week. We had 100s beginning today.
My goodness everyone. Let’s all take a deep breath. The heat seems to be getting to us. I am going to take this energy to my workout and I will check back in later.
If the model Gary depicts above, showing heights of greater than 594 decameters over us on Sunday is valid, then with the severe drought in place I think 100 is way too conservative for a high for next Sunday. 108 might be a tad high, but I think 105 is very doable and 108 is quite possible, esp. if heights near the anticyclone center are 598 or 599 decameters. The next contour line would be 600 decameters, and the model above doesn’t quite get that high. But a large area is covered by the 594 decameter contour, which means areas near the center will likely have heights between 594 and 600 decameters.
I don’t doubt temps well above 100 are possible – and even likely too. One aspect of a drought like this that doesn’t get a lot of attention is that the lack of moisture gives us greater extremes – in both directions. The mornings have been surprisingly cool — frequently dipping into the 60s – while the afternoons, the mercury can really shoot up there. The temp spread is much greater with the dry air – the low dew points – than it would be if there was more moisture in the air. As such, 107 – 109, etc… are certainly real and frequent possibilities this summer.
fascinating that this really feels “desert” like, where the nights are much cooler and the days heat up.. maybe if we actually had some “moisture” we could limit these temps..but that cost us in other ways.
I don’t doubt the extreme temps of this forecast. I use two main local sources (minus weather.gov) and when i see them in similiar thought patterns than I know there is a good chance the forecast can/may be accurate. While the other station (he who must not be named) is not as high, they are consistent in much higher temps than most sources, plus their blog indicated the temps may go higher which is completely on target with Gary’s forecast.
Seds,
I think a 600 high is likely, and a 604 high is possible during the first half of August when the late June part of the LRC returns.
Speaking of the June LRC. June 1st tied a record low and June 2nd was near a record low followed by a “backdoor” cold front. I believe you have stated this year’s version of the LRC is roughly 45 days. Well, we are 45 days or so past these dates. Not sure I see any similarities. Would you be able to show us the similarities?
Well Gary, I picked August 12 as the hottest day of the summer…so it better not get too crazy in the next week, lol!
Oh My! I have followed this blog for a very long time, as well as the 41 weather team and still by far – the most accurate. Forecasting the weather isn’t an easy thing and I think Gary and his team work very hard at what they do along with taking time to give us an informative blog every day, not to mention all his work on the LRC. I LIKE that Gary is not afraid to step away from what everybody else is forecasting and own it – and he does so knowing that if it’s a bit off – he will take the HEAT for it here. Whether on the news or here on the blog if he simply said – it’s going to be really HOT and call it an update, ya’ll would want to know exactly how hot!
Sadly, one thing is for sure – the heat sure makes for grouchy people.
Keep up the good work 41 weather team!
OK, I’ve said many times before that I try to save my complaining about the weather for the winter but this is really pushing that resolve. All I can think about is how much better 108+ is than -8 or less would be. At least it isn’t icy and the pipes aren’t going to burst—I have to keep repeating those things. But I’m also looking at selling a herd of cattle that I built for over 20 years that are almost like pets to me. I remember their Grandmothers and Great Grandmothers. This is really challenging everything in my life.
Gary, I think what most folks are are trying to convey is changing your forecast in June was too late for those that profit or make a living from working land .
Hind Sight is 20/20, but altering your forecast in June to below average precipitation provided no benefit to those that work on farms and ranches.
Hay is harvested by mid-May through early June. The lack of rainfall from April to end of May already decreased the tonnage of hay that was produced. Then planting of corn, soy beans, milo, sunflower and other crops were already in the ground mid-May and doomed.
The LRC has not provided any benefit to those of us that raise the above crops. Winter wheat this year was able to be harvested as it did receive some moisture throughout the winter and a few of those early Spring showers….albeit those were very spotty too.
There is already a hay shortage and with the corn crop losses it will be very difficult to feed livestock with the limited amount of feed available. And to make matters worse the drought is encompassing a larger area of the mid-west this year, not just Texas and Oklamhoma like last year.
So in essence, the LRC did not provide any benefit to not plant or prepare for this drought as it was communicated that we would have average rainfall for this summer. I was very skeptical when I heard your predications, so I purchased more hay than usual. However, I did not think the drought would be this bad or last this long, so I am praying that I purchased enough hay for our livestock. I am already feeding roundbales that I normally would save for winter. This drought is rough on everyone….city and rural people.
Farmgirl,
Yes, good points. Perhaps soon, the LRC based forecasts will benefit the farmer and so many others. This forecast came way too late for any help on the corn and soybean crops.
Gary, when you’re able to refine the LRC to be a useful tool several months in advance(before planting) in a drought year, then you will have a home run, imo. It would be worth a fortune. Of course, these kind of droughts only occur about once or twice each generation in this area…
I don’t pay too much attention to weather in the summer; it’s either hot or too damn hot. However, when I heard the forecast of 108 for the weekend from Gary on 810 AM, I immediately went to other sites to see if that was a consensus. As indicated by other posts, Gary’s forecast has highs almost 10 degrees higher. I feel like this is a good litmus test for Gary’s predictions because: his predictions are in the upper 100s (which is usually rare), his first 108 prediction is only 4 days out (plenty of time for others to move up their predictions if they think they need to), and his forecast highs are about 10% higher than other predicted high temps. I am content to wait and see how this plays out instead of complaining about what *might* happen. I’d say if he’s within 2 degrees, kudos are in order, but if he’s off 5 degrees (splitting the average differences with “other” forecast highs and Gary’s) then maybe in the future, I should take forecast highs with the grain of salt most people already do.
Gary/Jerry
What Gary says is correct, all other stations tend to play down the temps right up to the day or so before and then raise their temp forecast. If you dont believe it, test the theory for a few weeks and you will see that is the case.Two major weather sources really irritate me because they always change their forecasts so why have a 7 or 10 day forecast and one thing is certain, Gary and his team always go out on a limb to attempt to forecast what they feel will materialize.
Gary, I for one, believe some folks are going to owe you an apology or at the very least, going to have to come on and admit they were premature in their claims of “hype” once your forecasted temps verify.
Jerry,
Ill give you an example, Although were not suppose to name drop, TWC has been forecasting high temps in the 90′s up to the day before yesterday and now they have changed to 100′s. Now look at their forecasted temps for early next week which show 90′s as well then watch how they increase again. I have paid close attention to this since it seems to be an issue on the blog and wanted to evaluate for myself and wasnt surprised by what I found.
Not sure why your comment was addressed to me, as I never expressed any doubt about the current 7-day forecast or passed judgment on its accuracy – all I did was note the difference between it and KMBC.
My issues are more about the claims of the LRC being some crystal ball (see KSHB promos) whereby they can actually help farmers … they told farmers in the spring that May would be “really wet” and that we’d see average precip in June, July, and August…and farmers acted on that information … and are now going to be out millions of dollars.
The claims that the LRC can assist with long-term forecasting are the hype I was referring to – not anything related to the current 7-day.
Jerry,
My bad, I guess I misunderstood one of your posts….Unfortunately, this has always been the case and always will be in regards to farming. Some years are great and others not so much..but I understand your point
one more point to make, A few weeks ago, temps hit 115 + in Kansas ……So my question would be why would anybody think this cant/wont happen in Missouri? I realize none of us want it to verify but the reality of the situation is we are most likely going to.
Weather Team,
What is the record for the number of 100+ degree days in a single year?? I would think we would be making a run at this this summer… especially if the current forecast holds true and we have 7-8 days of 100+ degree temps. Thanks again for all your hard work!!
I saw another station mention this morning that there were some 59 days of 100+ degree weather in 1936.
The record is 53 in 1936.
OH no we are all going to melt. HELP i’m melting. I don’t think we’ll make a run at the all time high of 113. Gary is convinced we’ll make a run at it but I doubt it. One thing for sure the LRC is useless at longrange forecasting. This is an epic drought. One that you would think the LRC would have predicted.
Cornstalk, Mike said there wouldn’t be a drought just like his partner Gary. Oh well it’s all good! Time will tell if we make a run at 113.
I lived in Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley more specifically (North of LA) from 1985-2005. Summers there were almost always 100 degrees and most days were above 100 degrees. When you left an air conditioned office and walked outside it was like stepping into an oven. I can honestly say that 100 degrees versus 108 degrees is just hot. Anything 100 degrees or above feels the same when you are talking about a dry heat. So for me it does not matter if it is 100 or 108, hot is hot.
We had one Summer that was a lot of fun though. Everyday it was hot, and every afternoon for over a week we had severe thunderstorms roll through. The sky would darken, lightning then rain would come and we lost power during the storm every day. It did not matter though because the rain cooled it off. It was a rememberable Summer for sure and one I look back on fondly.
This Summer reminds me of the Summers back home, minus the raging brush fires. I got some great photos of those brush fires (Photography being a hobby of mine). I really liked the contrast between the brush fire and water.
Also, did anyone see the Northern Lights last night or the night before? I stayed up last night until 12:45 and did not see them. I am kind of bummed about that as I have never seen the Northern lights.
As to record for consecutive 100+ degree days, I feel like we had a good hot starch in August about ten years ago.
Gary,
I have often been skeptical of local meteorologist and I’m still not a believer in your LRC. But if people paid attention more to your 3 day and 7 day forecast they’ll start to see how accurate you have been. Last week I was suprised that you predicted for us to set a new record but you were pretty darn close, maybe a degree off. As to you supposedly hyping the weather by predicting something different from other stations. I’m glad you going with your own forecast and not going along with others forecast. The NWS is a good outlet for weather but they’re often conservative with their forecast and they don’t have the time or the resources to make a quality forecast like you team can cause they focus on the whole country. Truth is, I’m not even a big fan of yours, I prefer the Busby, but you do provide the best forecasts and results.
It’s also nice to see the blog and the comments today, good conversation.
I hope the GFS is right, it shows a cooldown here by July 27 or the following weekend. What do you think, Gary?
It’s insane to think that this year we are going to absolutely smoke the number of 100 degree days that were realized in the previous five years combined!
http://www.kshb.com/dpp/weather/weather_news/triple-digit-heat-doesnt-come-often-in-kansas-city
An interesting anecdote. My sister is a world traveler. She currently lives in Hawaii, but she spent 6 years in Germany from 2000 to 2006. This spring, about April, I told her about how warm this past winter was in KC and how this spring was also incredibly warm to that point. She said to me that what I told her reminded her of the winter and spring of 2003 in Germany, which were unusually mild, and said she thought we would have an excruciatingly hot summer this year. The summer of 2003 was the hottest summer in Europe in centuries. I was there before the worst of it hit in August, and it was already miserable because folks (including my sister) don’t have AC there. In the end, thousands died in Europe in the summer of 2003.
It is easy to forget but 2003 was a blazing summer here too, just not that extreme.
This one is like a longer version of the late summer of 2000 (never will forget going to the K-State opener at Arrowhead that Labor Day weekend) and I fear Gary is right and the worst is yet to come.
I don’t know any farmers that plan based off of any long range forecast. We already know that any forecast over a week out is pretty much a coin flip. Thats why I don’t have faith in the LRC, I have never seen long range weather forecasting be accurate. If Gary had been predicting hot and dry it wouldn’t have changed my plantings any. I expected it to be hot and dry because it had been, but I just hoped I was wrong and Gary was right. Another point, the day anybody can precict a drought, they won’t be a weatherman for a living, they will be lying on a beach drinking something cold. If anyone had known this drought was gonna happen they could have bought grain futures and be retired by now.
Gary,
Just saw that we are in yet another heat warning until Saturday! When will this end? This heat has been horrible this year!
Poor row-crop farmers…they net $560/acre on their beans from last year and get an big boost from the new farm bill. Now they complain and blame Gary that they are missing out on the NET $1,225/acre they could’ve gotten on corn – had it produced 150/acre. You’re qualified for the low-interest loans now that they’ve declared drought disaster areas for every county in MO, and oh yea… you can also harvest trash and obtain the LDP… must be nice to be a farmer right now, and mooch a very good living off the government.
Let’s see… 750 acres at $1,225 equals $918,750 NET… no wonder farmers have gotten wealthy over the past two years.
You are in accurate on several counts. The farm bill has not passed. And not every farm will qualify for assistance. Small family farms usually are not large enough to receive any type of help. We HAVE NEVER asked for or taken money from the government. We work full time jobs in addition to running a small farm. So the next time you sit down to eat, maybe you could stop and think about the person that is giving you nourishment. Not every farmer is looking for a handout.
I agree long range forcasting does not work. Gary and crew do a pretty good job with the weather forcast. But for all of mans smarts, technology and such you cannot predict what mother nature is going to do in the long term. She runs in cycles and ups and downs and is very hard to predict. Like some one said if you could predict long term weather floods, drought, heavy thunderstorms you would be a rich person. I just hope all the weather people on our T.V stations would not say I hope it doesnt rain because certain events are going to happen. I have news for you without rain (water) nothing will happen. Just hope and pray this drought ends for everyone. Tim
It’s kind of amazing to me that Dallas/Fort Worth and Kansas City both share the same all time high temperature record, 113 degrees. I lived just west of Dallas, in Mineral Wells, in June 1980 when Dallas hit their all-time high temp. I had just moved to Texas from New England 11
…months prior to June 1980, so that summer of 1980 when Dallas hit 100 69 days was my full intro to Texas summers! What an intro it was.
Hey Quiet Man the new farm bill hasn’t been passed yet so you don’t know what you are talking about. I never said anything about wanting anybody to feel sorry for me or any other farmer, I was just discussing the fact that nobody can predict the weather accurately long range. Maybe you should post on things you know something about, because the new farm bill( which by the way passed the Senate but doesn’t look like it will get out of the house before break) surely isn’t one of them.
One more stat, take it for what you will. Today was day 10 of 100 degree heat. “IF” it was to be 100 every day from now until the end of August, that would give us 55 100 degree days for the year, which would be an all-time record. I seriously doubt this will happen, but just something to ponder. There have been some 100 degree days in September as well in the historical record.
Headed to Michigan later this week, and then to a cabin on Lake Huron near Tawas City, MI next Monday. Checking water temps there, currently in the 70 degree range, which is VERY nice for Lake Huron. Last summer it was so cold it was unbearable for more than a few minutes. Can’t wait to jump in!
I have a question: Can excessive heat outside make you sleepy a lot even though you are in air conditioning inside? I find myself being fatigued, even though I’m in a/c. It seems so strange. Is it the heat, the humidity, both, or what?
The answer is NO..Staying indoors will make you a lazy,worthless,wuss..Get off your computer,and go outside,and get some exercise. signed,Kevin
Quiet Man.
You ought to check your facts before spouting off about something. You say farmers can make $1225 Net on 150 bushel corn. The facts are new crop corn price is somewhere in the neighborhood of $7.40 depending on the basis levels of the terminal you deliver to. $1225 per acre divided by 150 bushel per acre = $8.17 per bushel. That is a gross per acre price. Now take out expenses. That leaves you a net price well below your claim of $1225 per acre. The facts don’t lie.
Maybe all farmers should just quit producing food. I wonder how long people would stand for going to bed hungry. Afterall we are solely responsible for destroying the environment, producing co2 gasses out the wazoo, and last but not least contributing to the obesity of everyone in the world……. Give me a break. We live in the greatest country in the world and because of the work of a very small percentage of the population have the cheapest most plentiful food supply available to us. At least put some thought into your next baseless attack.
There is a documentary that explains growing and marketing corn, which everyone should see who has an interest on how corn is produced..It,s called Corn King. You can google “Corn King” and possibly watch it,and learn something.
I found the movie”Corn King” http://www.hulu.com/watch/255609
I’m not sure if you were replying to me, but if so I’ve got hands on experience in growing row crops. In my opinion corn king is not an accurate representation of real world farming.
Quiet Man talks like farmers will get rich even in a disaster year like this. This year many will use the money they get from crop insurance, which farmers pay for, to pay input suppliers. Even if you raise nothing there are still a ton of input costs to grow a crop. Hopefully there will be enough left over to start it all over again next year.
One thing is for sure you can always find someone somewhere that has it a lot worse than you do. I’m thankful to get to do what I enjoy doing. I’m thankful for my family and my health.
I agree with Farm Girl and Mattine. This individual has spouted off several times with inaccurate facts and figures…
My opinion is that he is angry and envious. It’s sad to see someone speak with such ignorance, but all of the farmers in my family, and within our huge circle of friends (farmers) know that what he is saying is ridiculous.
Now, with that said, I am not a farmer, but an educator. My family has farmed for 4 generations, and I am proud to still own the family farm, (5,000 acres) after all these years. Thanks to my great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, and my immediate family, we must have done something right. (NO BAIL OUTS) EVER!!!
Holy Heated battle. God loves you all. Farmers, Weathermen, and trolls. Please for the love of God relax and drink plenty of water. Check your neighbors and dogs.
Peace People!