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Nebraska farmer says his crops need more sun, warmer temps

A northeast Nebraska dairy farmer says his crops could use warmer weather and more moisture

Doug Timme of Wayne tells Brownfield it was a quick planting season for many farmers in his area. “I think everyone has crops in the ground. Everything is slowly growing but we really need some warm days to get it to stretch out and grow.”

He says the second cutting of alfalfa could happen early next week. “After the first cutting, it was slow coming back, but it’s starting to green up and look better now.”

Timme says recent rainfall is slowly recharging the soil profile. “If you dig down, there’s moisture in the top foot or so, but once you get below that it’s really dry.”

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the area remains in moderate and severe drought.