08/03/07 Sarceda farm profile, part 2

As we told you yesterday Fred Sarceda farms 350 acres near Wilder, growing alfalfa and corn this year. Like everyone else in southwestern Idaho he has seen plenty of 100 degree days in July. When we spoke to him in June it wasn't July that concerned him. SARCEDA "What we worry about is August. July normally you get a hot streak and then it will cool off. But I'm afraid that August is going to be really hot." Earlier irrigation demand last April coupled with the July heat has drained the storage water a lot faster than the experts predicted last spring. Sarceda saw what was happening. SARCEDA "We've probably got 45 to 60 days depending on the variety. You can kind of see the bull rows starting to show and that's what will pollinate the four inside female rows Idaho will need a good winter snowfall this year but Fred says there's no sense trying to outguess Mother Nature. Does he have a theme for his farm? SARCEDA "Get 'er done and move on." Fred Sarceda and wife Sandy were honored by the Canyon County Farm Bureau as its farm couple of the year. Voice of Idaho Agriculture Bill Scott