STOP RAINING ALREADY!
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The rains have made it realllll bad for farmers too, fungus, mud splashbacks etc.
"In the month of June, almost 3.5 inches of rain has fallen. That is more than an inch more rain than the area gets in an average June and the month is barely half over. And there is no end in immediate sight, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Aaron Tyburski. "It's still going to be moist for the next week or so," he said. There is a chance of rain almost every day through the weekend.
That is bad news for strawberry lovers, who can expect the season to be shortened by at least a week due to the over-moist conditions.
"It's much to wet for them," said Perry County farmer Brian Dobbs, who was having a banner berry year at his stand in the farmers market held Tuesdays and Fridays at the Farm Show Complex. "It changed in a hurry. Cool, damp weather isn't good for berries. Fungus, mold, that stuff is an issue. The strawberries are molding before you can even pick them."
The wet conditions impact more than the strawberries. Root vegetables are smaller because the rain has compacted the ground so tightly, Dobbs explained. The rainy weather has also hampered farmers, who need dry conditions to make hay and firm ground to get into the fields to finish planting.
"Pretty much everything is behind," said Dobbs.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Weekly Crop and Weather Roundup for the state, it's been almost a month since farmers have had more than three days suitable for field work in a week."
"In the month of June, almost 3.5 inches of rain has fallen. That is more than an inch more rain than the area gets in an average June and the month is barely half over. And there is no end in immediate sight, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Aaron Tyburski. "It's still going to be moist for the next week or so," he said. There is a chance of rain almost every day through the weekend.
That is bad news for strawberry lovers, who can expect the season to be shortened by at least a week due to the over-moist conditions.
"It's much to wet for them," said Perry County farmer Brian Dobbs, who was having a banner berry year at his stand in the farmers market held Tuesdays and Fridays at the Farm Show Complex. "It changed in a hurry. Cool, damp weather isn't good for berries. Fungus, mold, that stuff is an issue. The strawberries are molding before you can even pick them."
The wet conditions impact more than the strawberries. Root vegetables are smaller because the rain has compacted the ground so tightly, Dobbs explained. The rainy weather has also hampered farmers, who need dry conditions to make hay and firm ground to get into the fields to finish planting.
"Pretty much everything is behind," said Dobbs.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Weekly Crop and Weather Roundup for the state, it's been almost a month since farmers have had more than three days suitable for field work in a week."
