We Need Rain
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
Atlanta, Georgia
July 21, 2016 9:19pm CST
I had a long conversation with one of my sisters today. She was working in her garden, picking tomatoes and green beans. She intended to cook green beans for a meal and can the tomatoes.
It's so hot in their area that their hay is drying in the field. She said there is no hay and people are going to Tennessee to buy hay for their cattle. Farmers and ranchers are in a bad situation. My sister and her hubby still have hay that was cut and stored before the drought but she said it wont last long. They are desperately hoping for rain.
We need rain, too. but we aren't as desperate as they are.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul 16
I hope your sister gets the rain they need. It's terrible that the hay is drying in the fields and isn't good for the cattle. We have plenty of rain, might even be too much, but I'm not a good judge of that. We haven't had any brown grass this year at all and tomorrow we're supposed to be in triple digits. I'm not looking forward to that.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
we need rain here but not strong rains just in moderation
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@RubyHawkright, like our dams here. it is an extended summer here now
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet I expect our weather will be hot until September. hope we get some rain before then.
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@praveenkumar06 (4077)
• Hyderabad, India
22 Jul 16
this year was to hot climate through out the world , most of the farmer are face the water problem the land are get dried till 250 feets it hard to pump the water from underground , u need to plant basic need thing for last for long time and less water needed for it
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@praveenkumar06 (4077)
• Hyderabad, India
22 Jul 16
@RubyHawk try green house where u can plant where water is saved more and u can grow lot of verity in small place which may be sufficient for u family and other too , or else try step farming water is saved n used as it gone done
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
24 Jul 16
@RubyHawk We had rain last night but it only lasted about 20 minutes and then the heat and humidity came right back. I know that we needed rain a while back and I'm really not sure what the situation is now. I don't see any rain in the forecast for the next week, other than a shower here or there. I really do hope you fare better!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
I feel them. Last summers season, we were actually desperate for rain that came late in the rainy season. Summer season here really means no rain but with the el niño phenomenon, the situation was worse for the farmers who were even told before the coming of the season that they shouldn't plant as it might just die coz of them impending drought.
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@eliza_godinez12 (5726)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
Oh! That's very sad news. Hope it rains very soon and everything turned fine.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Jul 16
i feel fer 'em! last year we got lucky'n the rains came 'fter many years'f drought. we'd folks from 's far's california comin' 'n buyin' 'p all the hay 'round here. ran the prices through the roof! 'n a massive shortage 'cross 5 states :(
the pastures here're burnt to a crisp with the triple digit heat'n no moisture. but, seems that parts'f california're 'n worse shape'n 's...'gain.
i hope y'all get some relief soon, though not the excess that seems to plague some parts. this feast'r famine schtuff's fer the birds, eh?
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