The summer started out with the driest weather we've seen in years.
The worst drought since 1988.
Sure we've gotten some rain the past few weeks...
But is it enough rain to make a difference?
Farmer Jamie Scott said, "It's greened up, it looks better but that's only part of it."
Especially the corn.
Jamie Scott said, "It can help stop it from deteriorating farther but it's pretty much hurt."
Jamie Scott farms 2,000 acres in Warsaw and says the rain came too late for most crops.
At Clunette Elevator Company, owner John Angland estimates corn will yield only 30 to 40 percent.
He says looks can be deceiving.
Clunette Elevator Co. owner John Angland said, "So what you see out there are cornfields that as you drive by you think 'there's going to be corn' when in fact when you walk into the field, there is no corn"
Angland says the outlook for soybeans is a little better.
John Angland said, "If we continue to have moisture and good growing conditions we could have a reasonably normal soybean crop in most cases."
A lot depends on when soybeans were planted...the later ones have a better chance.
As for hay...
John Angland said, "We anticipate that with the moisture the hay crop will somewhat recover."
And if you thought the rain would wash away all farmer's problems... think again.
There's something else lurking in Scott's fields.
Jamie Scott said, "Spider mites affect the beans when it's hot and dry like its been. Normally the rain will wash them off, but actually it made it worse here."
He says the insects suck nutrients out of crops and kills them if not treated.
Jamie Scott said, "The population has exploded here recently."
Adding yet another unique condition during a summer that has been anything but normal.
Jamie Scott said, "I mean a lot of things happened this year that we're not used to. This is a once in a lifetime year and not many have history on what to do next."
In Kosciusko County, Amanda Johnson FOX28 news.
