Turbulent, stormy weather can wreak havoc on Kentucky farmers and their crops. At the end of June, several Kentucky communities experienced significant weather-makers. Just over a week ago, hail impacted corn fields in central Kentucky including Madison County. Chad Lee is an extension professor in grains agronomy. Lee said hail storms often rip off the leaves of corn and the crop can recover.
“This hail actually bruised some of the stems and stalks of the corn plants and so it forces us to have to cut open corn stalks and figure out how severe the damage is to help us know whether or not those plants are gonna survive,” said Lee.
