Another Dust Bowl?

[brighteyes]

Found this interesting...In light of the food prices already rising and weather anomalies around the globe affecting crops, not to mention contamination of our oceans due to radiation (Pacific) and oil (Gulf)...could anyone say we are perhaps witnessing the beginnings of a "Perfect Storm" which could be the catalyst for the famines Jesus spoke of in Matthew? Seems the breadbasket of the USA is in some serious trouble...


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42454820/ns/weather

[im4Jesus]

Found this interesting...In light of the food prices already rising and weather anomalies around the globe affecting crops, not to mention contamination of our oceans due to radiation (Pacific) and oil (Gulf)...could anyone say we are perhaps witnessing the beginnings of a "Perfect Storm" which could be the catalyst for the famines Jesus spoke of in Matthew? Seems the breadbasket of the USA is in some serious trouble...


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42454820/ns/weather

In Texas, we are experiencing a severe drought. Our yard looks so dry and dusty. Very sad.

[dleader]

We have had the second driest winter here on the Colorado plains in I forget how many years. We used to get a decent amount of snow.

[4Truth]

We have had the second driest winter here on the Colorado plains in I forget how many years. We used to get a decent amount of snow.

I wish I could send you our snow! Just when I think it is Spring we get another big dump of white stuff! I cannot believe it is April and still no green grass ... very few buds on the trees yet either!

[Pistos]

When is there not a drought in Texas?

Be it rain, the ability to drive in traffic, the ability for self-control, decency, or the intellectual capability of it's citizenry?

Sorry, this Okie saw an opening for a friendly jab...and took it.

[Damaris]

Romans 14:19. Times are tough, let's edify one another. Several years ago, we experience a pretty bad drought, but nothing like Texas and some other areas are going through, this could mean devastation for the farmers and many others in those areas, not to mention the price of food for the rest of us.

[Zazzy]

[QUOTE=Pistos;2049990]When is there not a drought in Texas?

It seems like it's gotten alot worse the last couple of years. Two summers ago, we were feeding our cattle baled rice stalks. If it does rain soon we'll be in a lot of trouble.

[Jane]

Coming from the central valley in CA here, which is a huge farming area. We are pretty much always in a drought (not right now b/c of an unusually wet winter), so the farmers do not rely on rainfall at all. I'm scratching my head wondering why they can't just hook up those huge sprinklers that stand above the field and water everything that way.

[ronbo477]

This is off the top of my head. I was listen to the news on radio and a short farm report came on. It said 60% of Texas wheat crop was poor or worse, no percentage of the crop was excellent. In Oklahoma 51% of the wheat crop was poor or very poor. 3% of the crop was excellent. In Kansas 34% of the crop was poor to very poor. Some farmers said when it gets that bad one of the options is not to harvest it and let cattle graze on it. With ethanol using so much corn now wheat is likely to skyrocket. The biggest losers are the third world countries who can't afford corn now and likely not be able to buy wheat with China, Russia, India vieing for the excess grain.

[ronbo477]

Jane

Irrigating is very expensive and requires massive network. Almost all the wheat reported excellent is irrigated land. My wife was talking to a lady who's family farms she said it cost her a 1,000 dollars every time she waters the farm. In CIA reports it states most wars will be fought over water in the next decade.

[ibelieve4evr]

Wow! Look at the 12 week animation

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/12_week.gif

[dleader]

I wish I could send you our snow! Just when I think it is Spring we get another big dump of white stuff! I cannot believe it is April and still no green grass ... very few buds on the trees yet either!

We would gladly take it! Grass here is brown and dead.

[HeLives]

Start your own garden. Great videos on youtube.com from John Kohler called Growing your greens, or use this address: www.Growingyourgreens.com. Almost four hundred videos--most around 10 minutes. He was inspired by the Dervaes who grow only edible plants and trees on their small urban yard--about a 1/5 of an acre. They grow so much in raised beds that they sell some to local restaurants. They also have some videos, but not as many and not too many "how to do it" like John Kohler.

John Kohler transferred his front yard into all raised square foot gardens and gets most of his food from it as well as feeding several friends.

Mel Bartholomew had a PBS show years ago called "The Square Foot Garden." There is a book titled "The All New Square Foot Garden" by Mel. It is a lot easier than his first book, "The Square Foot Garden" or you can just watch the "Growing Your Greens" videos.