Field and Garden: Corn, soybeans and pastures all need rain

Great potential. That’s what many Foster County farmers are seeing as they look across their fields.

Corn and soybeans grew rapidly this summer due to warmer-than-normal weather in June. One producer told me that the corn in mid-July was the best he has ever seen.

The question is, will tremendous early growth translate into high yields?

By the third week of July, most corn was silking. The s...