Ron Faubert, president of the Kent Federation of Agriculture, says it’s a frustrating time for those trying to get the last of their crops off the field.
“It’s definitely stopped the harvest of soybeans, corn, sugar beets, and the remaining crops. It’s a daunting task this year trying to get the crop conditions right without doing compaction on your farms as far as wet conditions are concerned,” explains Faubert.
Faubert says some areas of the county had more rain than others.
“[The weather] seems to be changing daily here. It looks like starting next week we might get windy, drier [conditions] that will help dry out some of the crops here so they can continue the harvest. Each area seems to vary on the amount of moisture they got. The more you move east, sometimes there are areas of more rain,” says Faubert.