WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Agricultural experts say Indiana's lingering cool spring will soon pose some tough choices for farmers waiting to plant their corn acreage.
Indiana's weekly crop report says only 1 percent of Indiana's corn crop had been planted by Sunday. That compares with the five-year average of 14 percent planted by the same date.
Purdue Extension agronomist Bob Nielsen says planting corn now is a moderate risk because Indiana's 10-day forecast calls for more below-normal temperatures.
Nielsen says many farmers must soon decide whether to go ahead and plant corn or wait for a warm-up.
He says farmers who have thousands of acres to plant should probably go ahead and start planting, while those with small acreage might want to wait a week to let soils warm up.
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