Recent heavy rains dropped over four inches in parts of eastern North Dakota, causing road washouts. Fred Lukens, who farms near Aneta, said the crops benefited from the moisture, but a short hailstorm caused damage. “This barley field that’s right near the farm, there’s some hail damage on it. I just talked to the adjuster, and it will be two weeks before he gets here to look at our hail damage.” Despite some damage, Lukens said overall crop conditions remain favorable. Lukens was featured in Tuesday’s RRFN Crop Watch.
