PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — The non-stop rain is hurting many farmers in Central Ohio.

The downpours are drowning crops and could be threatening farmers’ income.

The USDA reports 24% of corn in Ohio is rated as being in poor or very poor condition.

Pickaway County farmer Don Peters said this is some of the heaviest rainfall he’s seen in one summer.

“This has been unusual because it seems like it’s every day or every other day or every three days. We just can’t get a window of time to do anything,” farmer Don Peters said. “We try not to work on Sunday, but we’ve had to some this year because we’ve had 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon that we wouldn’t have had on a Tuesday or Wednesday.”

The rainfall has been unusually high. In the month of June, Columbus experienced 6 to 12 inches of rain. On average, rain is June is usually around 4 inches.

“Across the river my son has a farm over there and there’s water laying everywhere,” Peters said.

Peters said the rain’s impact also depends on what type of soil you have on the farm. Peters has a gravel ground, which he says can absorb more moisture.

He’s had some trouble getting his wheat crop to grow, while he says his corn is doing okay.