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May 7, 2020St. Joseph, Mo. |  By: Andrew Botwinik

Officials say corn is slow to emerge this Spring


ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - With April in the rearview mirror, corn seems to be emerging slower than usual. Field Specialist in Agronomy Wayne Flanary told KXCV/KRNW that although corn isn't emerging when it normally does, soon it will be back on track.

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From the week of April 13, temperatures were so low that only five growing degrees units were calculated. Flanary adds that as temperatures increase, there will be a return to normal corn planting.