Federal agriculture officials say the recent unrelenting
storms caused widespread crop damage in
Wisconsin and kept farmers out of their fields…a Fond du Lac
County extension agent describes the conditions locally are "brutal." A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says 21
percent of the state's corn crop is in fair or poor condition. The crop report says there were less than
two days that were suitable for field work across Wisconsin last week. Fond du Lac County Crops and Soils agent Mike Rankin says
fields in Fond du Lac County are a wreck. Rankin says Fond du Lac County has received about ten inches
of rain this month including more rainfall Sunday night and in the forecast for tonight. Strong wind and hail accompanying the storms damaged crops
in Grant, Green and Dane counties. But, Rankin says the biggest culprit was the persistent
downpours that caused flooding, ponding and soil erosion.
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