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Weekly Crop Report

FARMERS HAD SOME SOLID DAYS TO CATCH UP ON PLANTING AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

 

A LITTLE OVER FOUR AND A HALF DAYS WERE SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK, OFFERING TIME TO PLANT, APPLY FERTILIZER AND HARVEST HAY SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER.

 

 

 SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT THE WINTER WHEAT CROP.

 

 

78 PERCENT OF CORN AND 62 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE NOW BEEN PLANTED, WHICH IS ABOUT ON PAR WITH THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE.

 

SEVEN PERCENT OF THE FIRST CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS COMPLETE.

 

AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS SEVEN PERCENT SHORT, 70 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 23 PERCENT SURPLUS.

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