I would add one exception. I have read some types of zooplankton do come from rain. Do a search you will find research on this. Zooplankton can be found in the guttering of houses after a rain.
About that rancher story an investigation would probably find a hired ranch hand stocked the tanks.
As a kid growing up in the country it was my mission to keep ponds stocked with fish.
I�m sure I surprised many farmers.
This is a lot more fun than talking politics
