Rain, Rain , Rain,

As I write this we are once again getting more rain. It seems that the normal pattern the last several days has been hot and muggy all morning and then  it will rain and storm in the late afternoon. The amount of rain has varied greatly from farm to farm with most places receiving at least 2"-4" across the area. There was one area last night that received about 2" in 40 minutes.  It really does fell like we are living in a rain forest. A lot of the areas the ponds are starting to fill up with water and the crops are starting to show the effects of the standing water. However, there are some areas that have not had the heavy rain and some of those fields look tremendous. We will probably have some fields pollinating by the end of June.