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CORN PLANTING CONTINUES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

CHIEF STATE CROP STATISTICIAN BRAD SCHWAB SAYS ALTHOUGH SOME FARMERS ARE WAITING TO PLANT UNTIL SOIL MOISTURE IMPROVES…CORN PLANTING IS PROGRESSING QUICKLY…WITH 41 PERCENT NOW COMPLETE.

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SCHWAB ADDS TWO PERCENT OF SOYBEANS AND 93 PERCENT OF OATS HAVE BEEN PLANTED.

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AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AT FOUR PERCENT SURPLUS…60 PERCENT ADEQUATE…32 PERCENT SHORT AND FOUR PERCENT VERY SHORT. 93 PERCENT OF OATS ARE NOW PLANTED…AND 40 PERCENT OF WHEAT HAS HEADED. THE FIRST CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS THREE PERCENT COMPLETE.

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