Some areas of Wisconsin are lacking rain, while other spots in the state picked up too much rain in Monday nights storms. Still, overall, the state’s crops look very good.
According to the Wisconsin Ag Statistical Service, 24% of the states topsoil were either short, or very short on soil moisture as of Sunday. The state’s corn crop keeps advancing – now 93% silked, 25 days ahead of last year and 7 days ahead of the 5-year average. Corn at dough stage was 38%, twelve days ahead of last year and 4 days ahead of the average. Corn condition rated 81% good to excellent
statewide, the same as last week.
Soybeans blooming was 94%, over 4 weeks ahead of last year and 9 days ahead of the average. Seventy-three percent of soybeans had set pods, 16 days ahead of last year and 3 days ahead of the average. Soybean condition rated 83% good to excellent statewide, the same as last week.
Oats harvested was 56% complete, 9 days ahead of last year and 4 days ahead of the average. Oat condition rated 82% good to excellent statewide, the same as last week.
Potato harvest was reported as 10% complete, 4 days ahead of last year but 5 days behind the average. Potato condition rated 90% good to excellent statewide, down 2 percentage points from last week.
Winter wheat harvested for grain was 83% complete, 8 days ahead of last year and 1 day ahead of the average.
Second cutting of alfalfa was reported as 97% complete, 8 days ahead of last year and 1 day ahead of the average. Third cutting of alfalfa was reported as 55% complete, 8 days ahead of last year but 1 day behind the average. All
hay condition rated 78% good to excellent statewide, down 2 percentage points from last week.
Pasture condition rated 68% good to excellent statewide,
down 3 percentage points from last week.
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