Crops continue to progress through the growing season.

Rippey area farmer John Muir says the cooler and rainy weather has helped to improve the subsoil moisture levels during the planting season, and when it gets extremely hot in the summer, the roots have reached the built up moisture in the soil. However, when temperatures get in the 90s and triple digits, crops can show signs of stress.

“Where you’ve got littler soils, I noticed the crops was rolling a little tighter and maybe a little yellower, which is normal when it’s hot like that. That little soil, that sandier soil just can’t hold it together on those kinds of days. It didn’t kill any (crops) and I think it’ll come back if we get cooler days and a little bit of rain.”

Hail is always a concern that can cause damage to crops no matter what time of year it is, which Muir points out can be an initial area for other crop diseases to spring up.

“There’s always those diseases out there. Along the way, if the weather cooperates with what the environment they like, if they get bad or not. But right now, I think we have a pretty healthy looking crop.”

Temperatures will remain in the mid to lower 90s for the rest of the week with a strong chance of rain today, but not much of a chance for the rest of the week.