My corn has hailed out for the second year in a row; something like a 70% loss (so far). Watermelons have been hammered; not sure yet, how bad. I at least hope I have enough left for the grand kids and to shoot. Can't sell them if they are beat to hell and ugly, but they blow up nicely
Greg, my condolences on the hail. We had a severe hailstorm in 2020 that took out 60% of our crop. Every time the storm clouds gather, I'm thinking, "here we go again." So far, not so. Stay with it.
Art and intuition indeed. Cheers to a great crop!
My corn has hailed out for the second year in a row; something like a 70% loss (so far). Watermelons have been hammered; not sure yet, how bad. I at least hope I have enough left for the grand kids and to shoot. Can't sell them if they are beat to hell and ugly, but they blow up nicely
Greg, my condolences on the hail. We had a severe hailstorm in 2020 that took out 60% of our crop. Every time the storm clouds gather, I'm thinking, "here we go again." So far, not so. Stay with it.
What is the error rate of the two methods from year to year? Which method is more variable, or more consistent, over time?
In previous years, our less-rigorous, semi-casual estimates could be off by as much as 30 percent. We are attempting to tighten that up. :))