Northern Indiana lucks out with crop production in light of heavy rain

Jeff Burbrink, the extension educator for agriculture and natural resources at the Purdue Extension Elkhart County, said while there has been a lot of rain here, the flooding has not been as bad as in other areas.

“It’s definitely having impacts around here, but just not what it is in the south,” Burbrink said. “We’ve got some corn that’s not so great-looking, but in some ways we’re kind of blessed — we could be worse.” 

In Noblesville, Kokomo, Tipton and Elwood, Burbrink said, the crops were not looking so good. 

Around Elkhart County, he said there will probably be some bare spots where corn just won’t grow or is less mature, but that may be the extent of it. The southern part of the county will be hit the worst, he said, and corn will be the crop hit hardest by the rain.