Last year’s severe drought and turbulent weather resulted in a mixed bag for the state’s crop production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service annual crop production report for Virginia.
The 2024 corn-growing season was challenging for farmers in Virginia. However, some Virginia growers still managed to produce high yields of quality corn and earned national recognition.
Many of Virginia’s corn producers are grappling with dismal harvests after the summer drought and tumultuous growing season.
Sweet corn is the crown jewel of a summer feast, grown on 390 Virginia farms on 3,633 harvested acres, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
While summer drought conditions are not uncommon in pockets of Virginia, farmers statewide are expressing concern about the forecast. An ongoing string of hot days with low humidity will likely affect their crops.