IT WAS A WARM WEEK WITH PLENTY OF TIME IN THE FIELDS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THIS PAST WEEK WAS MORE THAN 73 DEGREES THAT'S SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BELOW AVERAGE RAIN LEFT NEARLY ALL SEVEN DAYS AVAILABLE FOR FIELDWORK. CROP STATISTICIAN STEVE PARN SAYS 72 PERCENT OF CORN IS NOW MATURE.
PARN LOOKS AT SOYBEANS.
AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE STANDS AT 11 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 27 PERCENT SHORT, 61 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND ONE PERCENT SURPLUS.