Central Kentucky farmers are seeing an early bloom period for this season’s crops. But that also comes with concern about climate fluctuation.
Farmers say the warmer weather has some benefits. It’s much needed after a hay shortage last year, and allows for their pastures to grow and make up the difference.
“We were so dry last fall that we went into winter with short grass, and hay supplies were short throughout the state,” said Mac Stone, farmer at Elmwood Stock Farm in Georgetown. “So the early greening of the grass has been beneficial for me, in particular, my sheep flock.”
But there’s also an expectation of more cold snaps in the coming months. Those fast shifts to freezing temperatures mean a lot of early blooming crops could end up dying out.
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