May 19, 2010
Illinois producers contemplate replanting corn
Some Illinois farmers are considering replanting corn that has been sitting in water over the past week, according to the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
The department said Monday (May 17) that the amounts that may be replanted are small relative to the 12.6 million acres of corn Illinois farmers are expected to plant this year.
Farmers got off to an early start this year, but Illinois said 96% of the anticipated crop is in the ground. But wet, cool weather has been the rule the past week.
University of Illinois crop expert Emerson Nafziger said that kind of weather leads to so-called lost days when the crop does not grow. He does not believe that the weather, at least so far, is causing serious long-term problems to crop growth.
