Clint Thompson of UGA released a story this week (printed here in Growing Georgia) on the impact of the wet conditions caused by El Niño on corn planting across the region. Rain has been plentiful in parts of Georgia this winter due to frequent storms passing through the area dropping rain and snow.
Since Georgia corn producers typically begin planting in early to mid-March, the extremely wet conditions in some areas could make it impossible to get in the fields. Late-planted corn is more susceptible to diseases than early-planted corn, according to Dr. Bob Kemerait of UGA.
