LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan farmers are well behind normal years getting their crops in the ground due to a stormy spring. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says as of Monday, just 42-percent of the corn crop in Michigan has been planted, down from the five-year average of 87-percent by this time in June.
Only 31-percent of the soybean crop is in, also down sharply from the 73-percent average.
While the cool and wet spring is hampering field crops, Michigan’s fruit is doing well with apples, tart cherries, blueberries, and peaches appearing to be in good condition thus far.
(courtesy MetroSource News)
