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Paintboss
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August 02, 2012 at 04:42:13 AM
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And definately off and on into next Saturday!! Lets hope they are wrong as usuall.


kooks
August 02, 2012 at 07:24:08 AM
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Posted By: Paintboss on August 02 2012 at 04:42:13 AM
And definately off and on into next Saturday!! Lets hope they are wrong as usuall.


If it takes raining out the entire 360 and 410 nationals to end this mother of a drought, so be it.



The pain that this drought is going to cause this country hasn't even begun to be felt by anyone that doesn't make a living off of the land.








Runge28
August 02, 2012 at 07:32:16 AM
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^dislike!!


kooks
August 02, 2012 at 07:54:15 AM
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^dislike!!


I like watching sprint car racing but I really like to eat everyday.


Eating takes precedence over watching racing and in the coming year you will see that as grocery bills go up people will have less money to spend going to races and attendance numbers will drop even more.



This drought is serious, way more than the media or govt is telling.


The last time this country had a nationwide drought like this was 1988. In 1988 this country had a HUGE reserve of grain built up (4 billion bushels of corn) from the prior years of good crops.

We don't have a grain reserve anymore. That 4 billion bushels of corn that was in the reserve in 1988 is about 40% of what the crop in this country will likely be this year.


The corn crop in Iowa is pretty much beyond helping but the bean crop can still be helped if it rains NOW, after the 410 nats are done the beans will be also.



I know I'm boring you to death and you want to watch sprint car racing for the next 10 days without rain but I don't think you understand the severity of what is going on.





longtimefan
August 02, 2012 at 08:41:50 AM
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Kooks, you are right, people haven't begun to see where this is going. In addition to the grain reserves we used to have we had supplies of dairy products and other commodities stored ahead. We are now almost hand to mouth on food supplies because people complained about the government spending money to store these things. They called it farmer welfare, well this year they are going to see that consumers benefited more from those supplies than farmers did. No one can afford to stock enough to make an impact but the government. Hell people are so out of touch now that if you have a seven day supply of food ahead now it is one of the signs that you may be a terrorist.



artie langes habit
August 02, 2012 at 08:43:26 AM
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I like watching sprint car racing but I really like to eat everyday.


Eating takes precedence over watching racing and in the coming year you will see that as grocery bills go up people will have less money to spend going to races and attendance numbers will drop even more.



This drought is serious, way more than the media or govt is telling.


The last time this country had a nationwide drought like this was 1988. In 1988 this country had a HUGE reserve of grain built up (4 billion bushels of corn) from the prior years of good crops.

We don't have a grain reserve anymore. That 4 billion bushels of corn that was in the reserve in 1988 is about 40% of what the crop in this country will likely be this year.


The corn crop in Iowa is pretty much beyond helping but the bean crop can still be helped if it rains NOW, after the 410 nats are done the beans will be also.



I know I'm boring you to death and you want to watch sprint car racing for the next 10 days without rain but I don't think you understand the severity of what is going on.





I feel Iowans pain. Here in Texas we are in a 4 year drought. The lake is so low that there's 40 yards of grass at the ends of the boat ramps. I hate to say it but the only thing that would end the drought is a cat 3 hurricane
More weight, more regulation, more similarity in the 
cars.... that will ensure plenty of thrills for years 
to come.  Only the most average talent behind the 
wheel will be needed with such awesome equipment on 
the track!
minthess 8.28.14


cubfan07
August 02, 2012 at 08:52:05 AM
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What forecast are you looking at? Local stations (8 & 13) show chances only today, Saturday and

Tuesday. All of which 30% of less. This drought has gone on long enough but whats one more week

going to add? Let's go racin.


-Austin Rankin

YungWun24
August 02, 2012 at 09:15:03 AM
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Posted By: artie langes habit on August 02 2012 at 08:43:26 AM
I feel Iowans pain. Here in Texas we are in a 4 year drought. The lake is so low that there's 40 yards of grass at the ends of the boat ramps. I hate to say it but the only thing that would end the drought is a cat 3 hurricane


Artie, I remember working on a project last year and speaking to someone in TX...they were actually wishing for the hurricane to head their direction vs heading east. I hope it rains, but at about 1am-8am. And as someone said, many of the crops here in Iowa and in SE Iowa are beyond repair and are already dried up with out enough kernals on the cob if any at all. I dread to think what would happen to the nation and the midwest hit a drought that lasted longer than one season. My wife and I started stocking up on canned goods and freezing fruit that is in season. These next 10 days will help me forget all that!
Keep It Real

kooks
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Posted By: YungWun24 on August 02 2012 at 09:15:03 AM
Artie, I remember working on a project last year and speaking to someone in TX...they were actually wishing for the hurricane to head their direction vs heading east. I hope it rains, but at about 1am-8am. And as someone said, many of the crops here in Iowa and in SE Iowa are beyond repair and are already dried up with out enough kernals on the cob if any at all. I dread to think what would happen to the nation and the midwest hit a drought that lasted longer than one season. My wife and I started stocking up on canned goods and freezing fruit that is in season. These next 10 days will help me forget all that!


This years drought is going to raise grocery prices a bunch, its going to take a little time but it is going to happen.



IMO, if we have a nationwide drought like this again next year there will be grocery stores that will be running low on inventory in 2014.









artie langes habit
August 02, 2012 at 10:04:33 AM
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Posted By: kooks on August 02 2012 at 09:37:50 AM

This years drought is going to raise grocery prices a bunch, its going to take a little time but it is going to happen.



IMO, if we have a nationwide drought like this again next year there will be grocery stores that will be running low on inventory in 2014.








If they'd quit forcing ethanol down everyone's throat corn supplies would be fine.
More weight, more regulation, more similarity in the 
cars.... that will ensure plenty of thrills for years 
to come.  Only the most average talent behind the 
wheel will be needed with such awesome equipment on 
the track!
minthess 8.28.14

MissouriSprintFan
August 02, 2012 at 11:24:02 AM
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This message was edited on August 02, 2012 at 11:26:28 AM by MissouriSprintFan
Actually, in the near term, beef prices should be going down. Farmers/ranchers selling off parts of their herd, because of lack of feed sources, makes a surplus right now, thus bringing prices down. That in turn will eventually raise beef prices down the road, probably late winter into spring, because of the sell off now, which will lower the amount that would normally be sold then, creating a demand . Now then, remember when the prices start going up, if they go up sharply, don't let them blame it on he drought and farmers. Most products which are made from grain, only a small percentage of the cost is actually the cost of the grain. The majority of the cost is processing, packaging, shipping, and advertising. Just for example, take a $2.00 loaf of bread. It contains about $0.20 worth of wheat. The price of wheat could double and that same loaf of bread should only cost $2.20. In other words, the drought shouldn't affect food prices as much as some people are afraid of and as much as the processors will try to convince you.

longtimefan
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I don't have time to go into all the details now but do the ethanol opponents realize that 38 pounds of every 56 pound bushel of corn used for ethanol is still fed to livestock. All the ethanol process removes from corn is the starch, the remaining distillers grain is then fed. No, corn supplies would not be ok without ethanol. In fact without ethanol everything that is soybean based would go even higher than it is going to go.




Paintboss
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August 02, 2012 at 11:37:43 AM
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I didn't say I don't want rain. I just don't want it all this week! You can water dead corn all you want, It is not coming back to life!!!

vanh
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I didn't say I don't want rain. I just don't want it all this week! You can water dead corn all you want, It is not coming back to life!!!


Beans will

Not a farmer are you



Paintboss
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Nope not a farmer. But let me recant my wishes! I pray that it steadily rains 1/2 -3/4 of an inch of rain every day from 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. therefore revitalizing our bean & grain crops, hopefully saving some of the corn and help save the Dunkins from dumping tons of water on the track. Or what ever weather we need to bring our agricultural decline back to 100%. And if it permits me to see all the races this week then thank you God and thank you Mother Nature for your blessings of much needed water and great timing.. Forgive me because that was a touch on the sarcastic side, but I do live in a heavy farming community and Its very evident that we need some relief. ;-)


egras
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Born and raised on a farm. Live 3 miles from that family farm. Is still in my family and help out when I can. That being said, our county and surrounding counties have been declared disasters, but some of that is a little deceiving. There is going to be areas (our family farm included) that produce some pretty decent yields considering. Not saying bin buster 200+ yields, but 140-160 in some areas will not be unheard of. Beans still have a chance, but need rain in the next 5-10 days or they will be bad, bad, bad. If we get the rain in the next 5-10 days, the beans will be good-excellent as they still look very good all over. Not flowering yet, and pods are flat. A good shot of rain and they will start to pod like crazy.

On the ethanol subject, how dare the farmers try to come up with markets to increase the value of their product. Uncalled for. I am so happy we don't have to worry about overpaying anywhere else in this world for anything because someone wants to diversify their products and create a better living for themselves. Give me a break! All you dumbasses complaining about the price of corn better remember one thing: If it weren't for the farmers making money these last 3-4 years the way they have, our economy wouldn't be recovering from a recession, we would be in year 3 or 4 of a depression. Farmers spend their money on goods and services that employ American workers. They don't stuff their money in Swiss bank accounts and blow it on trips to Italy. They buy trucks, equipment, grain storage, etc. Every overpaid nickel in the grocery stores and at the gas pump has been worth double to the economy, so suck up the impending 3-5% grocery price increases coming (overall prices) and deal with it. Things would be a lot worse in this country if corn were $2.50/ bushel again, trust me!



mattmusselldesigns
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August 02, 2012 at 02:36:36 PM
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The weather is nasty in the midwest thats for sure. Heat, drought etc. but out here in Santa Maria, CA were having a record year for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries and other crops. Weather here has been mid 50s at night and mid 70s during the day for months now. I read an article that had Santa Maria alone as producing 350 million pounds of strawberries by June up nearly 30 million pounds and the crop has been extra sweet and high quality. All that heat in the middle of the country has been pulling in cool coastal air to keep us in mild temps and conditions. Hopefully some moisture does occur out there for you all.


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sprintcrew
August 02, 2012 at 05:19:58 PM
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I live in Iowa and I support the corn industry. I think Iowa should continue to grow corn and soybeans. But as far as nationwide production of ethanol ethanol goes, I think it's time we looked at more efficient crops for ethanol. For example, sugar beets produce twice as much ethanol as corn and 40% less water for ethanol produced.

http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2010/12/16/sugar-beets-may-push-corn-out-of-ethanol-production/

I also hope the algae project helps with the biofuels dilemma as well.

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003999.html




sprintcarfanatic
August 02, 2012 at 05:34:14 PM
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And to think they have been killing that algae in the Grand Lake there in St. Mary's instead of harvesting it. Has had a bloom the last 3 or 4 years & was just starting to make headway until this year.



herman327
August 02, 2012 at 06:39:03 PM
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Born and raised on a farm. Live 3 miles from that family farm. Is still in my family and help out when I can. That being said, our county and surrounding counties have been declared disasters, but some of that is a little deceiving. There is going to be areas (our family farm included) that produce some pretty decent yields considering. Not saying bin buster 200+ yields, but 140-160 in some areas will not be unheard of. Beans still have a chance, but need rain in the next 5-10 days or they will be bad, bad, bad. If we get the rain in the next 5-10 days, the beans will be good-excellent as they still look very good all over. Not flowering yet, and pods are flat. A good shot of rain and they will start to pod like crazy.

On the ethanol subject, how dare the farmers try to come up with markets to increase the value of their product. Uncalled for. I am so happy we don't have to worry about overpaying anywhere else in this world for anything because someone wants to diversify their products and create a better living for themselves. Give me a break! All you dumbasses complaining about the price of corn better remember one thing: If it weren't for the farmers making money these last 3-4 years the way they have, our economy wouldn't be recovering from a recession, we would be in year 3 or 4 of a depression. Farmers spend their money on goods and services that employ American workers. They don't stuff their money in Swiss bank accounts and blow it on trips to Italy. They buy trucks, equipment, grain storage, etc. Every overpaid nickel in the grocery stores and at the gas pump has been worth double to the economy, so suck up the impending 3-5% grocery price increases coming (overall prices) and deal with it. Things would be a lot worse in this country if corn were $2.50/ bushel again, trust me!



Well put! I couldn't agree more.





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