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Weather systems are not bringing rain to everyone

Rainfall amounts have varied widely in Wisconsin during June, affecting crop conditions.

Andy Bensend raises corn, wheat, and soybeans near Dallas in northwestern Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield moisture has not been a problem for his farm so far.  “Since the last ten days, we’ve been getting enough moisture so that our topsoils are fully recharged.  A lot of our subsoil moistures that we were concerned about earlier I think are beginning to be recharged but when you get down about three feet, the ground is still really dry.”

Zeb Zuehls grows corn, soybeans, and hay near Montello in south central Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield the forecast has called for rain, keeping him from cutting hay while his crops get dryer and dryer.  “All of these day of rain they keep talking about, and I don’t know if we’ve even got two-tenths in the past two weeks.”

Zuehls says this weather is frustrating for him and his hay-buying clients.  He’s also wondering how long the corn will continue to look good.