Rain has hampered grass production.
High Rainfall Has Made Grass Fertilization Difficult
Posted in General by Curtis Williams
We set a record for rainfall in February with over 14 inches of rain which is making it difficult to get out into the fields to fertilize the this year’s grass seed crops. These weather anomalies since October which prevented fall fertilization are now known as atmospheric rivers, and they are living up to their name! Even California which has been in a 5 year drought is complaining about all the rain! Snow pack is a whopping 187% of normal.
As we have reported, our grass seed production acreage has been reduced by more than 100,000 acres in the last 5 years, which has given rise to some really great alternative crops that will supplement a growers revenue.
Now comes the state of Oregon and Feds with new regulatory restraints for Paid Sick leave and EPA pesticide regulations that kicked in on January 1.
Additionally, the money hungry state legislature is trying to introduce legislation to re-classify agricultural land so it can be taxed under “potential” use rates rather than actual use rates!