Weather Thread

[Professor]

The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has said that there “is a growing sense of frustration and despair” among tillage farmers as poor weather continues to delay the harvest.
In a statement to AgriLand, the group said: “This bruising year and brutal harvest weather for tillage farmers must ignite a change of attitude to Irish grain.”
from 2020 https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/iggg-calls-on-support-for-irish-grain-in-brutal-harvest/

Tillage farmers are warning their crops have been severely impacted by poor weather throughout the year, which will result in a much reduced harvest for 2020.
Yields of some crops are back by as much as 30%, according to experts.
A drought earlier this year, which lasted for almost eight weeks, damaged many crops, as a result the growth pattern was affected.
From 2020 https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0906/1163481-tillage-weather-harvest/

 

[Professor]

Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest

Updated / Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019 14:34

Automated harvesting machines are unable to lift all the crop due to wet conditions, leading to increased food waste

Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.

Just 30% of the national potato crop has been harvested so far this year, with poor ground conditions making harvesting virtually impossible in some areas.

A leading expert in the national farm advisory service Teagasc has warned of "big big losses" if the current wet ground conditions do not improve.

Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest

Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.

www.rte.ie

 

[Mad as Fish]

Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest

Updated / Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019 14:34

Automated harvesting machines are unable to lift all the crop due to wet conditions, leading to increased food waste

Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.

Just 30% of the national potato crop has been harvested so far this year, with poor ground conditions making harvesting virtually impossible in some areas.

A leading expert in the national farm advisory service Teagasc has warned of "big big losses" if the current wet ground conditions do not improve.

Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest

Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.

www.rte.ie

These publications just love to be alarmist because that's what brings in the punters and there is nothing farmers like more than feeling that they are somehow a special case so the government should throw even more money at them. Naturally, the farming press panders to all this and they have pages to fill, so they send the nearest intern along to a field of puddles with a smartpone and hey presto, you have a story!

Every year there's a panic of some sort but farmers still go on farming.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Just for a little balance -

As usual, grass silage quality varies greatly around the country. The feed value of this year’s silage has been significantly influenced by the weather, early May first-cuts are excellent, late May and early June cuts are average, and many second-cuts are bordering on being too dry and not great quality.

Note the words 'too dry'. Also bear in mind that our man Brian Reidy is a consultant who's business is advising on feeding dairy cattle, if everything were perfect he'd be out of a job.

Grass silage quality - how does 2023 fare?

Many 2023 second-cut silages are very dry and will require careful management at feed-out, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[tldr]

It's another wet year and it's impact is noted in the adverse, the minister's being asked to rescue tillage farming.
Of course it's not all bad and good for some as you say but there is a trend toward increased periods of rain.
Actually I remember discussing this exact same thing last year on P.ish - probably with you too

From 2022 Title: Slow and difficult finish to costly potato harvest
There are still potatoes to be dug across the country and conditions are very wet, making grading and storage difficult.

Slow and difficult finish to costly potato harvest

There are still potatoes to be dug across the country and conditions are very wet, making grading and storage difficult.

www.farmersjournal.ie

Same as this year but this year it's worse.

Could be El Nino's effect on the Jet Stream channeling systems of low pressure towards us. The ocean has been very warm this year so there was a lot of evaporation and heat in the system. The met heads don't say this specifically in their deep dives but could be why. Here's some information (warning: digression).

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Note: they often caution of a possibility of frost in country areas so acknowledge the heat island effect in urban areas.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

eather unpredictability and above normal rainfall has made it a difficult year for the agricultural sector.

Don't those farmers ever stop whining?

As a lad said to me, they need a grant to get into bed and a subsidy to get out of it.

 

[Ruck Da Fules!]

View: https://twitter.com/PGaillimh/status/1723981520090583118?t=V36Pts3Scyq2Wvkfc5CKBw&s=19

 

[clarke-connolly]

View: https://twitter.com/PGaillimh/status/1723981520090583118?t=V36Pts3Scyq2Wvkfc5CKBw&s=19

Just Weather.

 

[Professor]

Just Weather.

MSN

. . . Dublin Bus and Luas tram services have resumed in the city after being axed before 10am due to the storm.

The bus-service operator advised services were returning on a phased basis with further disruption possible.

A speed restriction of 50kph was put in place across the entire Irish Rail network as a precaution on Monday morning.

An ESB spokesman said approximately 100,000 customers were without power supply on Monday morning due to the storm . . .

 

[clarke-connolly]

MSN

. . . Dublin Bus and Luas tram services have resumed in the city after being axed before 10am due to the storm.

The bus-service operator advised services were returning on a phased basis with further disruption possible.

A speed restriction of 50kph was put in place across the entire Irish Rail network as a precaution on Monday morning.

An ESB spokesman said approximately 100,000 customers were without power supply on Monday morning due to the storm . . .

More Weather.

 

[Professor]

More Weather.

Exactly! Apparently now there's more weather in the weather.
Storms used to be a few per season, now it's 1-2 per week - Another one ablowin' in on Friday!!

 

[Anderson]

How is everyone after Debbie does Ireland?

Not too bad here in Westmeath, power flickered a few times this morning, but overall we got away with it.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Its weather Love ye moron

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

My power is out can't see them getting it back on tonight black dark now and still wild ...unsafe working conditions for repair crews

 

[Wolf]

My power is out can't see them getting it back on tonight black dark now and still wild ...unsafe working conditions for repair crews

Get the candles out....

 

[Professor]

Its weather Love ye moron

Yes but it's exceptionally bad weather all through the year, and here's todays outlook

Multiple weather warnings now in place as back-to-back storms head for Ireland​

09/12/2023

Storm Elin and Storm Fergus will bring gale force winds to parts of Ireland as Met Eireann issued a range of weather warnings.
Storm Elin is predicted to cause disruption from Saturday and Storm Fergus that immediately follows will cause very strong onshore winds, coupled with high waves and high tides on Sunday.

Yellow warnings for rain indicate heavy rain will give a risk of localised flooding and some travel disruption on Saturday.
The Met Office also warns that strong winds may lead to some transport disruption as spray and flooding on roads may make journey times longer in affected areas.
Flooding of a few homes and businesses is also possible, along with some interruption to power supplies and other services.

Multiple Weather Warnings Now In Place As Back-To-Back Storms Head For Ireland

Storm Elin and Storm Fergus will bring gale force winds to parts of Ireland as Met Eireann issued a range of weather warnings.

extra.ie

The thing is that it's been raining fairly constantly before this and it will after the storms have gone, when it's not raining the skies are dim dimmed clouded over for most of the day.

It's not natural be any stretch of wishful thinking.

 

[Coal Gas and peat]

My power is back on .....quite unexpected really

 

[Wolf]

My power is back on .....quite unexpected really

An early Christmas miracle....

 

[Professor]

We've just had two storms over the last 3 days and now after checking the weather forcast it looks like we're in for Ton's of Rain, again later today and plenty more rain on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. Looks like it stops on friday & saturday but the country will be flattened by thick dimming dark canopy cloud then, back to occasional rain getting heavier as the days go by.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Who'd have thought we'd ever get weather like that in Ireland?