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Local farmers hoping heavy rainfall helps with drought conditions
Local farmers hoping heavy rainfall helps with drought conditions
Local farmers hoping heavy rainfall helps with drought conditions

Published on: 10/30/2024

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The month of October has been a challenging one for local farmers who rely on the rain.

With drought conditions affecting much of Southwest Missouri, these next couple of days could provide much-needed relief that farmers have been needing.

One local farmer in Springfield says he's had to get creative because the cost of running a farm is not cheap.

"After two years of drought, my wife and I decided we should do something different instead of just try to rely on buying hay to get through it or selling cattle numbers down," said Nathan Isakson.

Like many farmers around the state, Isakson is dealing with the effects of a drought. He says although he had a feeling this was going to be a dry fall, he was hoping it would've gotten better by now.

"We've had no rain since early August except for one quick shower about five days ago," Isakson said. "We can't put wheat in behind this because when that plant germinates, if there's no moisture, it'll burn off and die and then you've lost your seed investment, the fuel and time and your machinery as well."

Fire departments across the region have responded to several pasture fires in the last few weeks in Lawrence and Barry County, leading farmers like Isakson to say they are going to take advantage of the wet weather that's coming this way.

"The plan was Labor Day to have wheat in this pasture, and that's not happened this time," said Isakson. "So this weekend, looks like Saturday afternoon, we'll be drilling that wheat with a forecast of rain that's coming."

But even though rain is forecasted for much of the area, severe weather could play a factor in the overnight hours, which is why Ronnie Bell with the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management says it's important to be weather-aware.

"The most important thing is to be aware of your surroundings, make sure you have a way to get weather information, make sure the notifications are enabled on your phone," Bell says. "But the number one way to get notifications is that weather radio. Make sure you've got one with you."

News Source : https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/local-farmers-hoping-heavy-rainfall-helps-with-drought-conditions/

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