Dewey Terrill

JC Post

The repeated rounds of snow and ice have made it difficult for cow-calf producers.

Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte referred to a conversation he had with a producer this week. “I was just talking to a fellow yesterday ( Thursday ) that tried to keep a calf alive for 72 hours and just finally lost it. It makes it tough, it’s up and down, it’s muddy, that all weighs thing down. We get these waves of storms coming in,  the one this weekend they’re talking strong winds which really does concern me because that causes so much more chilling effect.

A winter storm watch is in effect for Saturday afternoon and evening.

As far as any benefits are concerned, Otte remembered how dry it was a year ago. We’ve gotten the soil profile pretty well filled back up. We’re going to have good grass in the pastures eventually when it warms up and starts growing, and there’s water back in the farm ponds.