Northeast Indiana’s drought has put farmers in the area on edge.
Greg Kneubuhler is the president of G&K Concepts which is a company that does agronomy work for farmers. He said the next seven days are critical to where this season’s crop yield will land, especially as we approach corn pollination season in July.
“If we don’t get rain leading up to that and into pollination, that can be very damaging to corn,” Kneubuhler said.
The National Weather Service predicted earlier in the week that Northeast Indiana could see minimal rainfall in the coming days, but Kneubuhler said that won’t be enough.
“They’re talking two, three, four, maybe five tenths (of an inch), which will definitely help,” Kneubuhler said. “That could keep us hanging on, but it won’t really cure us from what we need.”
Kneubuhler said farmers need multiple inches of rain to get out of the drought conditions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said a good year’s crop produces 181 bushels of corn or close to 9,000 pounds.
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