News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
Despite a pandemic and a hot summer, the agriculture business has remained steady.
Warren County Ag Extention Agent Heath Nokes said agriculture in the Upper Cumberland hasn’t changed much.
“We got what turns out to be a good crop of corn and beans,” Nokes said. “There has been some market fluctuation and some anxiety there with the prices due to the pandemic.”
Nokes said non-specialty crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat are the predominant products grown in the Upper Cumberland.
Warren County has several hundred nurseries with trees, shrubs, and other plants as well as non-specialty and specialty crops. The summer weather has been hot and dry, just like any other summer Nokes said.
“We’ve got areas down here that are extremely dry and got other areas that seems like they’ve had rain exactly when they need it,” Nokes said. “It’s a struggle like this every year and that’s what the producers know and it’s a leap of faith every year when they plant.”
At the Warren Ag Extention office, multiple home gardening information requests have been made. Nokes said he thinks the pandemic and stay at home mandates were key contributers.
