CORN PLANTING PICKED UP A BIT AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
WITH UNDER THREE DAYS ON AVERAGE AVAILABLE FOR FIELDWORK THIS PAST WEEK…PRODUCERS ARE A LITTLE BEHIND LAST YEAR’S PLANTING SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.
SCHLEUSENER SAYS 57 PERCENT OF OATS HAVE BEEN PLANTED AND THREE PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS HEADED.
AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE FELL A BIT…AND NOW STANDS AT FOUR PERCENT SHORT…77 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 19 PERCENT SURPLUS.
