CONCORD, N.H. -- The wet June is continuing to have an impact on farms, even as the weather improves in July.
Hay farmers in particular said they have had trouble getting their crop in. Experts said it takes about three days to cut, dry and bail hay properly.
"As far as June goes, we haven't bailed any hay at all, and that's the first time in my life that I remember not bailing any hay in June," said Robert Kimball of Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton.
He said that puts the whole process behind and affects other farms that rely on hay to feed their animals.
Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture said the moisture is also having a negative effect on corn, potatoes and tomatoes.
Matthew McQuesten of McQuesten Farm said the corn in his fields was supposed to be ready for sale Monday.
"Due to the cold nights, it hasn't really grown," McQuesten said.
The stalks are about a foot shorter than normal. The growing season is being squeezed, and everything stops around the first frost.
My vacation is going waaaay too fast, and I feel like I've wasted it. It is a VERY wet summer in New Hampshire, and we hoped to get corn this year!!
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