The weather has caused delays in corn and soybean planting in Indiana.
Farmers have planted about 96% of the state’s corn crop, with only 89% of the crop having emerged. Both of those percentages are behind the state’s five-year averages.
Agronomists say corn in the northern portion of the state is looking really good, but that’s not the case statewide.
Many areas have had too much rain, causing uneven fields and yellowing.
Indiana’s soybeans are not any better off at 93% planted and 85% emerged, also behind their five-year averages.
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