FARMERS FINALLY GOT CHANCE TO REALLY GET SOME WORK DONE IN THE FIELDS THIS PAST WEEK. 

AFTER QUITE A FEW RAINY DAYS IN A ROW, MORE THAN FIVE DAYS WERE SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK. CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER SAYS PRODUCERS SPENT THAT TIME TILLING FIELDS, APPLYING FERTILIZER, AND PLANTING CROPS.

SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT SOYBEANS:

57 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS HEADED AND AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AT TWO PERCENT SHORT, 81 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 17 PERCENT SURPLUS.