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Cool, wet weather delaying crops

By ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact )   Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 5:20 a.m.
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It’s getting to be a nail-biter for many producers who are wondering if corn and soybeans will have time to mature and dry before the first killing frost.

Two separate but related things are impeding crop growth in south central Wisconsin: rain and cool weather.

Rainfall has been scattered around Rock County, UW Extension crops agent Jim Stute said.

“On the west side of the county, they’ve had better rainfall distribution,” Stute said. “On the eastern half, they went through a dry spell, and the crops just stalled out.”

Janesville got 7.2 inches of rain in August compared to average August rainfall of 4 inches, according to Gazette records.

For a full story, read Thursday's Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s E-Edition or check back at GazetteXtra.com.




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