Wisconsin farmer waits for planting opportunity

A northcentral Wisconsin farmer says it will be a while before he can get in the fields.  Ryan Klussendorf tells Brownfield, “The seed is tucked away in the shed. The equipment is still getting worked on because you can’t get in the field. It’s too cold, too wet.”

Klussendorf operates a 120-cow dairy farm near Medford in Taylor County, and he says their heavy clay soils are still cold and saturated. “Usually, we like to get corn in around Mother’s Day but I’m guessing it’s going to be a couple of weeks after that just to let soil temperatures warm up a little bit and make sure the crop gets off to a good start this year.”

And, Klussendorf says his forage crops are also off to a slow start.

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