National Ag News

A Michigan farmer says he’s getting a jump start on corn planting before this week’s rain.

Jay Drozd grows corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. From the tractor cab, he tells Brownfield he’s making headway planting on sandier soils, but field conditions are touch and go.  “There’s only a handful of guys in the area that are starting with the forecast that we have ahead of us this next week.  A lot of guys are going to wait and see what that rain and cold weather does before they start up again.”  He says right now, planting progress is right about average, but rain predicted over the next two weeks could push that back to later than normal.

Continue reading Southwest Michigan farmer starting to plant at Brownfield Ag News.