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Soil temps just not warm enough

While the calendar says we should be planting corn, soil temperatures say otherwise and for Jerry Bambauer who farms in Auglaize County, western Ohio, he’s paying more attention to the soil temperature.

“We need some heat out here to get the moisture to move in the soil profile to get us dried out so we can go and get the beans and corn germinated once we do put it in the ground,” said Bambauer who serves as President of the Ohio Soybean Association.

Audio: Jerry Bambauer, farmer, Auglaize Co. Ohio (1:00 mp3)

Bret Davis who farms in Delaware County, central Ohio, says anymore he doesn’t pay attention to the calendar.

“Because I planted corn the first of June and had some of my best corn in years,” Davis said. “I’ve learned that the date on the calendar doesn’t mean anything anymore, it’s what kind of start that crop has and how it can finish.”

Davis says they’re finding other things to do around the farm to keep them from going out and doing something they may regret later.

Audio: Bret Davis, farmer, Delaware Co. Ohio (1:10 mp3)