Three producers preview upcoming planting season
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Cale Carlson, like many area farmers, was out in the field last week, preparing for the planting season ahead on his farm near Marquette.
Spring has sprung except for the weather. In the current weather pattern, farmers across the county have to consider when, what and how they will plant this year’s crop.
Reaching out to a trio of local farmers -- Brandon Hunnicutt of Giltner, Kale Carlson of Marquette and Mitch Oswald on the outskirts of Aurora -- all three shared their hopes, worries and excitement in a peculiar year.
“(I’m) just looking forward to (it) with all the challenges out there with 2022 weatherwise and high input prices,” Hunnicutt said.
The weather since winter of 2021 up until now has been problematic for farmers who are eager to plant, they agree.
“I don’t have a whole lot of my own growing experience, but growing up this is by far the weirdest year that I’ve ever seen,” Oswald said. “Not having hardly any snow, the temperatures being (down and) the constant wind, it’s definitely already proving it’s going to be an interesting year for growing, that’s for sure.”
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