DANVILLE, Ind. -- Many farmers are taking a look back at how recent weather patterns have affected crop production.

“It’s been a really interesting growing season but that is sort of the norm,” said Calvin Beasley, the owner of Beasley’s Orchard in Danville. “We are in Central Indiana, so we have erratic weather, extreme weather events all the time.”

Beasley’s Orchard has 250 acres of crops. That includes 45 acres of pumpkins and 45 acres of apples. Certain weather conditions that are good for some crops may not be suitable for others.

“So for us, we have to be able to adjust constantly on the fly,” Beasley said. “We have to be diverse. That's why we don’t grow just one or two of these crops because something that is bad for apples like a lot of heat and rainfall could be really good fo

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