HERE’S THE LATEST WEEKLY CROP REPORT. 

CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER SAYS 78 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE NOW BEEN HARVESTED. THAT’S AHEAD OF LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME AND THE FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE.

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67 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS BEEN PLANTED AND 17 PERCENT HAS EMERGED. PASTURE CONDITIONS DECLINED TO 27 PERCENT IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT SHAPE. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE ALSO DROPPED…TO 23 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 31 PERCENT SHORT AND 46 PERCENT ADEQUATE.