While planting season has been progressing quickly in Northwest Missouri due to favorable weather, local farmers have some concerns about what recent dry conditions will mean for their crops.
Kevin Moore, senior agronomist at MFA Incorporated, said there’s been a lot of crops planted so far this year compared to other years around this time.
“We did start off a little bit on the dry side,” Moore said. “Fortunately, the rain that we have had has been absorbed by the soil very quickly and didn’t delay being able to work in the field.”
Moore said while the mild weather forecast appears suitable for planting in the weeks to come, these dry conditions may start to impact the growth of crops in the later seasons.
“My main concern would be with everything being on the dry side, at some point we’re going to need some rain for the crops to grow,” he said. “The low amount of moisture we have could have some negative impacts in the later months.”
One of the concerns that farmers have with these dry conditions is how the cost of food will rise from current prices.
With fluctuating temperatures, officials believe now is the best time to take advantage of planting before the dry conditions of summer.
Source: newspressnow.com
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