After a year of flooding, Midwest farmers face a stifling heat wave that's spreading across the U.S.
Aaron Keilen, an organic farmer from Portland, Michigan, was unable to plant on 75% of his land this year due to flooding, and was delayed in planting his crops until the last week of June, over a month later than usual. The delay will hurt his yield; after May 15, each day a farmer doesn't plant crops means a roughly 1% reduction in corn yields. For soybeans, each day after June 1 means a 1% reduction in yields, Keilen said.
Nationwide, farmers are expected to harvest the smallest corn crop in four years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA in June lowered soybean and corn production estimates, and after widespread planting delays this spring, will release a report in August with updated plantings figures for corn and soybeans.
"You're mentally struggling with issues of flooding, and then it's hard physically to be outside in this heat to get work done," he said.Climate change implications. is projected to increase significantly, even if greenhouse gases are kept below standard levels.
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