Heat, Drought Take Toll On Kansas Farm Crops
Associated Press - Tue 08:16 AM 07/10/2012
43 percent of corn crop rated in poor to very poor condition
The triple-digit temperatures and lack of rain in Kansas this past week came at a critical time in row crop development.
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service on Monday reported declines in the condition of the state's major spring-planted
crops.
Among the hardest hit is the Kansas corn crop with 43 percent of it now rated in poor to very poor condition and just 18 percent in good and 1 percent in excellent condition.
Other crops also are struggling with 12 percent of the state considered to have adequate topsoil moisture.
About 33 percent of soybeans and 37 percent of sorghum crops were rated in poor to very poor condition.
Meanwhile, stock water supplies also are drying up with 51 percent reported short to very short.
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Iamgonnagetu
Tuesday 10 July 2012 11:19 Report this comment
Wait one minute Joe Koch said plants were looking good and not wiltering so he refused to put a ban on fireworks and open burning. That decision cost us tax payers a minimum of 50k in expenses for police and firefighters to fight fires.