The USDA reports crops are mostly in good to excellent condition, but a western Wisconsin farmer is concerned about the lack of recent rain and what that will do to soybean and corn yields.
Tony Mellenthin farms near Menomonie, Wisconsin, and is President of the Wisconsin Soybean Association. Mellenthin says, “We’re in drought conditions right now, and it worries us a little bit because August is the month that makes soybeans and we’ve had less than an inch of rain total in the month of August and that’s come in two or three different shots.”
Mellenthin tells Brownfield he’s seeing the negative effects of dry weather already.
