Lots of rain the past two weeks is a mixed blessing for Kentucky farmers. That’s according to Matt Dixon, the senior meteorologist in the University of Kentucky’s Agriculture Weather Center. He said hay pasture growth has been fantastic.
“This year, we've had plenty of rainfall, but we've also had mild temperatures in place. Hay yields, if we go back to 2023, they weren't necessarily what we liked them to be at. At that time of year when we're looking at that first cut, it was a cooler spring.”
