Crop conditions vary for NW Wisconsin farmer in United States

Published 2024년 8월 19일

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A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin, Jerry Morfoot, has reported wide variations in his crop yields due to planting delays caused by a wet spring. The frequent spring rains and clay soil in the area have affected the condition of his corn, soybeans, and hay. Morfoot anticipates lower overall yields this fall due to the planting delays and expects input prices to further impact his profits. He also noted that the later-planted beans are particularly affected, with some areas experiencing significant drowning.

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A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin is seeing wide variations in his crops, depending on when he was able to plant. Jerry Morfoot raises corn, soybeans, and hay near Cornell, and tells Brownfield the wet spring affected planting dates, and he can see the impact now. “Some of the earlier planted beans look much better than the later-planted. Corn, we kind of hit that pretty good but we still had areas that was too wet.” Morfoot says there’s a lot of clay in his area, so the frequent spring rains caused planting delays and he’s expecting less in the bin this fall. “Overall yields we know are going to be down because of ...

Source: Brownfield Ag