With the excessive amount of rain that fell overnight last Friday, area farmers are now waiting to see how the recovery goes.
The amount of rain received varied widely across the municipality, with some areas getting as much as 10 inches (25cmm) Friday night into Saturday, while others received just over three inches (76mm.)
Kent Federation of Agriculture President Jay Cunningham says the wet weather impacts different types of crops in different ways.
“I think any of the more tender vegetable crops are always going ot be more at risk with a heavy rainload or heavy waterload, than some of the more commercial robust crops,” Cunningham says. “A field of tomatoes or peppers would be more susceptible than a field of corn.”
Cunningham says that the impact that is likely to be seen either yield amount or quality of crops depending on the amount of rain received in a specific area.
“In commercial crops, it’s more likely to change the volume of the crop than it is the actual quality, but it can do both.”