Some farmers across the Great Plains say recent timely rains have improved drought conditions and dramatically turned around their crops.
“Those crops are some of the best I’ve seen in years.”
Western Kansas grower Clay Schemm tells Brownfield he expects above average yields for his sorghum and corn crops. “We’re fully canopy, beautiful leaves and black, wet dirt underneath of it. If we could get another shot of rain or two through July and August, I think we could be having an absolutely insane crop.”
He says the region went almost three years without significant rainfall and has picked up nearly 8 inches over 8 weeks.
