Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Heavy rainfall hinders crops during growing season
June's torrential rainfall has area crops looking like a bad haircut.
According to New Century FS agronomist Alic Mohni, a lot of fields are uneven this year because of heavy precipitation totals. Many area farmers have had to replant portions of their corn and soybeans multiple times thanks to double-digit rainfall totals that drowned out some fields
"I feel like a lot of guys are trying to get something planted on these flooded areas to just get something on there," he said. "It needs to stay dry."
Mohni previously thought later-planted crops would have better yields, but he's since changed...