SOME NICE PROGRESS WITH CORN PLANTING WAS MADE THIS PAST WEEK.

THE WARM WEATHER AND MINIMAL RAIN HELPED FARMERS GET ABOUT SIX DAYS OF FIELDWORK DONE SAYS STATE CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.

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12 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS, FOUR PERCENT OF SORGHUM AND 91 PERCENT OF OATS HAVE BEEN PLANTED.

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83 PERCENT OF THE WINTER WHEAT CROP IS RATED IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION. STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE NOW STANDS AT 10 PERCENT SHORT…82 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND EIGHT PERCENT SURPLUS.