A large majority of soybeans pummeled in the June 3 hailstorm that struck Washington County have been replanted.

Soybeans took the biggest hit from the hail, but the timing of the storm allowed some time for producers to replant, county Extension educator Steve Tonn said. Probably 100 percent of soybean producers who suffered crop damage replanted, he said.

By the time the weather made it possible to replant, it had gotten kind of late to replant corn, Tonn said. Corn stands may not be optimum but farmers will take the stands remaining and what insurance can provide and make the best of it, he said.

Overall, Washington County producers plant a bit more corn each year than soybeans, Tonn said. He estimated 50-55 percent of county crops are corn.

Whether the soybean harvest will be delayed this year by the replanting depends a lot on the growing season, Tonn said. Farmers will hope the area does not have an early fall freeze, he said.

“They may make some adjustments in the maturity of their soybean plants and try to compensate for that,” Tonn said.

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