A Suffolk farmer says his corn crops need rain after temperatures in Hampton Roads climbed into the upper 90s over the July 4th weekend.
David Bosselman is a 4th generation farmer and the president and owner of Bosselman Farms. His family farm grows soybeans, peanuts, cotton, corn and some wheat — crops that spend the hottest months of the year in the field.
“The field corn is in the process now where it’s going to need some rain, especially around the 4th of July and after the 4th of July we’ll need some rain to get that corn crop made,” Bosselman said.
Bosselman says that kind of heat, especially without enough rainfall, can affect corn during pollination. If the crop doesn’t get the moisture it needs, ears of corn can develop missing kernels…