Ohio State University: Rain, Rain Go Away – Farmers Want to Plant Someday
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- "Historic" delays in planting lead to tough decisions
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Relentless rain across much of the country has been an inconvenience and annoyance for many people.
But for farmers in
The last 12 months have been the wettest on record in
On
As of
The delay in planting adds an extra layer of strain on farmers already facing low prices for corn and soybeans, low animal feed supplies and uncertainty about trade relief aid.
"The delays in planting and effects on in-field crops of forages and wheat are historic," said
"The agricultural community is facing many important decisions in light of the relentless precipitation that has occurred this spring," he said. "The decisions farmers make in the coming weeks will have a lasting impact, affecting management decisions for the next year."
While there's still time in the growing season to plant soybeans, how many acres will be planted in
Livestock producers also have been affected by the historic rains, which have left supplies of hay - a primary livestock food source - at record low levels in
Some
Up to one-third of
"We want to plant. That's what we do as farmers," Brown said. "So it's a ridiculously hard decision not to plant."
In
A lot of
"They're the farmers under the most stress right now," he said.
But planting and finances are on everyone's mind.
"People are anxious," Richer said. "We're seeing farmers with a tremendous amount of financial, mental and even physical stress over the delayed planting this year."
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