Rain causes headache for Michigan farmers

EATON RAPIDS, Mich. (WILX) – The rain anticipated Friday isn’t excellent news for farmers who wish to get out within the fields. It means they’ll have wait longer to plant some spring crops.

“Rain, rain, go away,” is what many farmers are considering proper now. Mark Kastner owns Hillcrest Farms in Eaton Rapids. He’s been a farmer nearly his total life. He stated 2022 this yr stands out as the worst yr but for rising these recent greens.

“The rain has most likely put us a stable two weeks behind on our crop rotation,” stated Kastner, “The rain and the chilly climate Could sluggish it down much more than that as a result of the the soil is simply too chilly to plant proper now.”

There’s been quite a lot of precipitation within the Lansing space for the reason that begin of the brand new yr. Meteorologists stated nearly an inch and a half above regular. Sure crops don’t do properly in chilly, moist circumstances.

“If it’s a heat climate, fruiting crop like tomatoes or peppers,” Kastner stated. “Most likely candy corn.”

Kastner stated he makes use of greenhouses as a result of he can management the local weather. For vegetation he can’t develop within the greenhouse — he’s anxious.

“Throughout the board there’s a yearning for greens that we simply can’t meet the demand,” Kastner stated. “Individuals need recent meals.”

Farmers stated it could take wherever from a couple of days to every week for soil to dry out from an over abundance of rain. That has quite a lot of them two weeks behind on planting.

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