A farmer from the Randolph area says their crops are looking very good thanks to the five inches of rain they have received in the last week and a half.
Lyle Peters of Henervic Farms says this year they planted mostly spring wheat, canola and corn on their fields near Randolph. He says today the ground is wet and there is water in the ditches, something that has not happened in awhile. But Peters says for the most part, the rain was very welcome.
In between each rain event, it seems temperatures have soared into the 30 degree range, causing some crops to stand in water in the sweltering heat. According to Peters, that combination does not have as negative an impact once the corn is as tall as it is.
"The corn has grown so much now in the last week now with all the heat and the high humidity," he says. "The same thing with the soybeans, they don't mind the wet feet as it were."
"Some of that is maturity, but some of that has to do with the water and the heat as well," he says.
And though Peters says the canola needed the moisture, he suggests there are places on their farm where the canola probably drowned.
Meanwhile, Peters says they also farm near St. Malo, where this year's crops include mostly corn and soybeans. He says in the last week and a half their fields have probably received about eight inches of rain. This forced water to run over the road in spots as ditches could not handle the volume of water.
"There has been some minor flooding of the crop," he says. "But even there, it's been so dry that the rain has been welcome too."
Even with eight inches of rain, Peters says their fields near St. Malo look very good.
"I would say better than we've had the last couple of years," he says.
Peters notes none of their crops have received any hail this summer.
He says right now they could use temperatures in the 25 to 27 degree range, with no more rain for a little while.
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