FARMERS CONTINUE TO INCH CLOSER TO THE END OF HARVEST SEASON AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

LESS THAN FIVE DAYS WERE SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK THIS PAST WEEK, BUT THERE WAS SOME HARVEST PROGRESS SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.

87 PERCENT OF SOYBEAN HAVE NOW BEEN HARVESTED… 93 PERCENT OF WHEAT HAS BEEN PLANTED AND 75 PERCENT HAS EMERGED. 

AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS SIX PERCENT SHORT, 72 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 22 PERCENT SURPLUS.