CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A soggy spring is keeping West Virginia farmers indoors.

State Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Steve Hannah says the wet spring has prevented farmers from cutting hay and planting feed corn and produce.

He says the problem with letting hay get too tall is that the grasses lose their nutrient values and farmers may have to supply supplements when feeding cattle this winter.

Hannah said ideal conditions are about an inch of rain a week, but some places have been seeing twice that amount.

Because of that, he says, some farmers who plant in low-lying areas along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers have had to wait or replant their corn crops.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A soggy spring is keeping West Virginia farmers indoors.

State Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Steve Hannah says the wet spring has prevented farmers from cutting hay and planting feed corn and produce.

He says the problem with letting hay get too tall is that the grasses lose their nutrient values and farmers may have to supply supplements when feeding cattle this winter.

Hannah said ideal conditions are about an inch of rain a week, but some places have been seeing twice that amount.

Because of that, he says, some farmers who plant in low-lying areas along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers have had to wait or replant their corn crops.