Wisconsin Farmers Get Warmer Temps, But Rain Still Hampers Field Progress
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 -- 8:39 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Wisconsin farmers finally got the warmer temperatures they were hoping for last week, but frequent showers continued to keep them from making progress with their already-delayed planting.The state's weekly crop/weather summary said emerged crops remain well behind normal in development. And producers were still struggling to harvest dry hay. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated one percent short, 62 percent adequate and 37 percent surplus. As of Sunday, 96 percent of the corn had been planted across the state. That's 12 days behind last year. Emergence is running nearly three weeks slower than normal at 87 percent. Only half the crop is considered to be in good to excellent condition, reporters say. In the soybean fields, 93 percent of that crop is now completed, 18 days behind last year and the five-year average.
Eighty percent of the beans had emerged, 17 days off from where they should be. Grain producers report that the winter wheat crop was 81 percent headed, and 18 percent coloring. About 94 percent of the oats have now emerged, with 36 percent now headed. And the first cutting of alfalfa was reported as 86 percent complete, 12 days behind last year and 11 slower than average. Some farmers are already started their second crop, which is 13 days later than last year.
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