NORFOLK, Neb. - Severe weather has become a trend in Nebraska.

As inconvenient it is for the average person, it takes a greater toll on the produce farmers, like Ray Wolff with Wolff Farms in Norfolk.

“The wind and the rain cause some damage, but hail is the biggest factor” Wolff said.

As well as increasing the risk for disease, the extreme rain has made the weeds grow faster.

Wolff farms is a certified organic farm, so no harsh chemicals can be used to take care of pesky weeds, only good old man power gets these up.

“Then it grows huge, I mean we’d have to,” Wolff said, “this water hemp grows huge, we’d have to come back and pull it by hand.”

Though it’s not all good when the rain stops either as that brings hot and dry weather causing things to wilt.

Harm to produce and plants makes for a slower season

“We have phone call everyday whether it’s for sweet corn or when our canning tomatoes are ready,” Wolff said. “And stuff like that, which this time last year we would have it, have them already, so basically if we are selling tomatoes for ten weeks last year, we might only be selling them for 7 weeks this year.”

So next time you buy produce, or see a storm.

Think of the farmer trying to work around the thunder and make a living.