(MPR) – “A pretty dire situation” is how one farmer describes crops in flooded southern Minnesota.
One agronomist says after corn and soybeans sit in flooded fields for 48 hours, the crops will die.
Higher ground drains more quickly…giving crops a chance to recover. The issue is that the soil is still saturated.
Too much rainfall flowing down through the soil takes nutrients the plants need deeper into the soil, sometimes beyond the reach of crop roots. Loss of nitrogen is particularly damaging for corn plants.
Weeds and plant diseases are difficult to control.
Minnesota farmers have until July 15 to report damage to crop insurance agents.
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