CORN PLANTING IS SLOWLY GETTING UNDERWAY AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
ON AVERAGE THERE WERE LESS THAN THREE DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK THIS PAST WEEK. CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER SAYS PRODUCERS WERE ABLE TO GET SOME CORN IN THE GROUND.
FOUR PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS HEADED AND THE CONDITION OF THE CROP HAS IMPROVED SLIGHTLY TO 56 PERCENT IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.
AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AT THREE PERCENT SHORT…80 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 17 PERCENT SURPLUS.
