Farmers compare this year with last

Last year at this time farmers and ranchers in most of southwestern and southcentral North Dakota had nothing Donnell Preskey went with many of them to D C as they pushed for disaster aid They told congress they couldn t afford another year But as Donnell Preskey reports what a difference a year makes Last year ranchers were scrambling for enough pasture and hay to get them through the year Woody Barth Solen Rancher Devestating experience to go through that We did whatever we could to keep cow herd together This year pastures are green and beautiful Last year crops didn t grow Mike Appert Hazelton farmer Crops last year disaster too much heat and no rain This year crops are above average Appert More than double what crop had last year more like triple or four times the production last year Last year farmers went to Washington pleading for help nat - This year farmers chat with each other and smile Barth One thing that doesn t happen too often is excellent crops with an excellent price and we have it this year Spirits are back up hopefully people be able to stay in business Last year was hard on them Kevin Schmidt took pictures of his Corn crop to Washington last year It showed his corn just a little higher than a thermos it was so undeveloped he didn t get even a ear off it This is one Glen Ullin farmers corn in September 2006 This is Schmidts today sound of peeling corn Kevin Schmidt Mandan Rancher Could ve been filled out a little better not going to complain whole different world from last year As far as pastures go I had no grass by this time last year I was selling cattle Donnell Preskey Last year Kevin Schmidt got six bales from this alfalfa field this year he s cut it twice and got 200 bales And he says he could probably cut it again Schmidt Years like this take anytime Donnell Years like last year Schmidt I don t want to go through that again South of Mandan Donnell Preskey KX News