WISCONSIN — As drought conditions worsen in the state — and a June without much measurable rain gets set to spill into July — Wisconsin farmers are left waiting on the rain.
"There are some major inconsistencies out there," said Kevin Krentz, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. "There are [some] farms out there in Wisconsin that have the opportunity to irrigate and have to irrigate to keep the crops going, but many other crops and farms across the state simply rely on Mother Nature, so when we have conditions like there, there's a lot of stress and worry out there."
Krentz said that while crops can still bounce back with the help of future rainfall, now is a critical time for many farmers' fields statewide.
"We've got the corn and soybeans really starting [to mature]," Krentz said. "That top two or three inches of soil is extremely important and enough moisture content in that top three inches is extremely important."
Watch the full interview above.