By Associated Press
Graves County, KY – Steady spring rains that delayed planting haven't put a dent in Kentucky's corn crop, which looks good despite the late start. Kentucky growers waited out the wet spring to plant the state's largest corn crop since 2007, and their patience appears to be paying off. Officials say 80 percent of the statewide corn crop was in good or excellent condition. Graves County agricultural extension agent Kenny Perry says the late-planting season hasn't hurt farmers there because their crops received timely rains. In Livingston County, which was hard hit by flooding, farmer Dale Calender wasn't sure he'd have much of a corn crop. He ended up planting about 1,500 acres, and while he's not expecting a bumper crop, but is hoping for an average yield.