Dry weather across much of Ontario has left farmers hoping for rain for much of the past month.
But while a researcher at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph agrees it is very dry, he says crops are still in reasonably good shape.
Doug Young says it is likely because they got off to a good start this year.
"It's amazing how the plants can compensate for dry conditions and I think what's going on, the roots, because it was dry were able to go deep and collect any water they can find."
Young is also hoping that if there is some rain soon there won't be much crop damage.
"We're OK for crops, The corn that isn't starting to tassel and flower we are definitely OK if it has started to tassel and flower we should be OK but it all depends on how far along they are," he says. "Beans should recover quite nicely, and tomatoes, well they kind of like it dry."
However he says everyone would like some rain in the near future.
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Doug Young says that's likely because they got off to a good start this year.
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Young suggests the stress is starting to get to the corn.
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Young says it's still too early in most areas to say whether the dry weather has had an impact on potential yields.
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