Ideal weather conditions have local farmers enjoying a great growing season to this point.  Jim Wautier of Church-Site Farms in Brussels says recent hot temperatures and the occasional rainfall have led to a corn crop already tasseling in some areas.

Wautier notes that hay has already been harvested once or twice and predicts a third crop given the additional moisture in the fields.  Wheat and oats also seem to be thriving with expectations of harvest within the next few weeks.