FARMERS MADE SOME NICE HARVEST PROGRESS IN THE FIELDS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
ABOUT FIVE DAYS WERE SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK THIS PAST WEEK, AND 88 PERCENT OF CORN IS NOW MATURE SAYS STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.
55 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED, COMPARED TO 58 PERCENT NORMALLY, AND 71 PERCENT OF THE CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.
39 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS BEEN PLANTED WITH EIGHT PERCENT EMERGED. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IMPROVED SLIGHTLY TO 22 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 31 PERCENT SHORT, 44 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND THREE PERCENT SURPLUS.
