While growing conditions get brighter for many areas around the U.S., the rain continues to fall in the Corn Belt as farmers try to salvage what crops they have left.
“We had 8.2" of rain in the last 24 hours. The crops in low areas are standing in 6 feet of brown water. I sure hope the 70-80 mph winds that came through last night didn't produce too many white caps in those corn fields,” says a Dubuque County, Iowa farmer.
“I just traveled across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and part of New York & parts of Canada. The crops where pretty rough because of flooding,” says an East Central Illinois farmer.
“Crops in my part of the world look great compared to what I seen elsewhere, even with all the flooding and bare spots I have and the sick puny corn I have in parts of my fields,” he says.
“We had another 2"-6" rain in last four days and lost 30% of river bottom corn, took trip to Pennsylvania line and all ground looks the same. We think 12%-15% will not produce and beans are hurt even more!” says a Charles Mix County, North Dakota farmer.
“I had potentially the best crops I've ever raised in the Rock River Bottoms until the 10 plus inches of Wisconsin and northern Illinois rain came down the Rock River. Water is floor board deep on the road which makes it tassel deep in the back fields,” says a Whiteside County, Illinois farmer.
“No one ever said farming was easy,” he says.
With many areas in the Midwest being devastated by crop damaging flooding, other areas of the country are beginning to shape up.
A farmer in Blackhawk County, Iowa is content with the crop he is getting despite the circumstances he and many farmers in Iowa have had to deal with. “Corn and beans look amazingly good for all the rain we've had. Some corn is yellowing in the low areas and beans are starting to show some stress, since they don't like having their feet wet constantly,” he says.
A farmer near Holdingsford, Minnesota, is excited for a “bumper crop” during this fall harvest. “Corn and especially soybeans look great. Corn in the early stages of milk and soybeans podding like crazy,” he says.
“Clear skies and warmer weather promoted cotton growth and harvesting of such crops as grain sorghum,” says a Texasfarmer.
After weeks of little to no rain throughout June and early July in areas along the east coast, a string of showers came through to liven things up.
“It was one of those million dollar rains for sure. Corn was firing over any high spot in a field. Soybeans had stopped growing. Pretty amazing how things can turn in a short time. Soybeans have really grown the past few days. Over all we look good,” says a Fulton County, Indiana farmer.
“In the past week or 2, we have got about 3 inches of rain here which has significantly greened things up. Corn looks much better and is in tassel. Things are improving dramatically,” says a
central Pennsylvania farmer.
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