Parmer said less than half of the state’s corn is planted and farmers are going to have to practice patience for a few days.
“Right now we’re sitting at about 30% of the corn planted. A lot of that went in about a week ago and a lot of those planting dates are just now starting to spike through the ground. So for right now we’re going to be on hold for at least probably a week before we get back to the fields.”
When it comes to soybeans only about five per cent of the crop is planted, and ragweed and marestail are starting to show. Parmer said the wet weathers and warm temperatures mean the weeds will start to bolt quickly.
“We’ll just have to stay on top of it and hopefully we get some dry weather to get across some of these fields that are still unsprayed.”