Wisconsin saw heavy rains this past week from the northwest to the southeast regions. Several areas got over 2 inches. But that didn’t stop the small grain harvest. Farmers continued cutting hay and harvesting wheat between showers.
Winter wheat harvested for grain was 96 percent, 12 days behind last year and six days behind the five-year average, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Oats harvested for grain was 82 percent, a day behind last year but two days ahead of the average.
Potatoes harvested was at 22 percent, nine days behind last year and three days behind the average. Potato condition was 95 percent good to excellent, up 6 percentage points from last week.
The third cutting of alfalfa was reported at 91 percent complete, five days ahead of last year and a week ahead of the average. The fourth cutting was 32 percent complete, a day ahead of last year and four days ahead of the average. All hay condition was reported 80 percent good to excellent condition statewide, even with last week.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 1 percent very short, 11 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 3 percent very short, 22 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus.
You can submit your rainfall report to the Mid-West Farm Report’s talk-text line at 877-301-FARM.
Corn condition fell 1 percentage point from last week at 76 percent good to excellent. Corn silking was 97 percent, 12 days behind last year and a day behind the average. Seventy-five percent of corn had reached the dough stage, five days behind last year but a day ahead of the average. Twenty-four percent of corn had reached the dent state, six days behind last year and three days behind the average.
Soybean condition was 74 percent good to excellent, down 4 percentage points from last week. Soybeans setting pods was 91 percent, four days behind last year but a day ahead of the average. Leaves were
turning color on 6 percent of the state’s soybean acreage, a week behind last year and five days behind the average.
Pasture condition was rated 72 percent good to excellent, even with last week.
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