Record heat over the last several days was the last thing crops needed. We’re following Bridgewater area farmer Jason Hofer through the growing season. As we go down on the farm today, there’s the realization that for corn and soybeans, the heat is robbing bushels from the harvest.
It was ‘touch and go’ all year long with this year’s corn and soybean crops. Subsoil moisture was in short supply for a large area of the region because of a drought last year. It was hot and dry early this year which created concerns. Hofer says rains came just in time to avoid big problems.
Two stretches of 100-degree days all but choked the life out of the crops. And now, the waiting begins – the wait for the harvest to see exactly how much damage the heat caused in the fields. As he waits, Hofer is making sure he’s ready to when harvest time comes.
Hofer is still putting the finishing touches on grain bins destroyed by last year’s derecho. He’s hopeful to have that work completed before harvest begins.
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