BATON ROUGE -
The current round of dry weather - approaching drought conditions in some areas - is putting the state's farmers in a bind.
LSU AgCenter experts say some of the state's corn crop is "really suffering" and there's no forecast of rain expected over the next week.
Dr. Ronnie Levy, a soybean and small grain specialist, says fields planted early are doing well, but later-planted corn is going to have yield losses.
He says most soybean fields are severely affected, especially in south Louisiana where almost none is irrigated. He says what may have been a 40-bushel-per-acre crop may now be cut to 20 bushels per acre statewide.
Dr. Gary Hay, interim director of the LSu AgCenter's School of Animal Sciences, says dry weather is also impacting pasture and hay production.
LSU AgCenter experts say some of the state's corn crop is "really suffering" and there's no forecast of rain expected over the next week.
Dr. Ronnie Levy, a soybean and small grain specialist, says fields planted early are doing well, but later-planted corn is going to have yield losses.
He says most soybean fields are severely affected, especially in south Louisiana where almost none is irrigated. He says what may have been a 40-bushel-per-acre crop may now be cut to 20 bushels per acre statewide.
Dr. Gary Hay, interim director of the LSu AgCenter's School of Animal Sciences, says dry weather is also impacting pasture and hay production.
