FIELDS OF GOLD?
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 -- 12:54 PM
'Wisconsin's' corn and soybean yields are looking good? REAL GOOD.Experts still think the state's corn and bean yields will set records. According to the state's agriculture department, the warm growing season kept the crops in good condition and has allowed crop maturity to be ahead of both last year and the five-year average.
The latest crop forecast says corn yields in the Badger State will be a record 162 bushels per acre, up three bushels from last month's predictions and nine bushels more than last year's record high.
Soybean yield in Wisconsin is forecast at a record high 49 bushels per acre, up nine bushels from last year, and two bushels above the previous record set in 1998.
Harvest Picks Up Steam
A second week of dry, sunny and warm days helped dry fields and dropped moisture levels in corn and soybeans. This week's state crop report notes that the biggest obstacle for harvesting grain last week was the wait times at elevators.
In the fields, about 93-percent of corn across the state was mature. Corn for grain was reported at 30 percent harvested, up 11 percentage points from last week and 16 percentage points above the five-year average. Corn for silage was reported at 95 percent harvested statewide.
Sixty-three percent of soybeans were reported harvested, up 40 percentage points from the previous week and 32 percentage points above the five-year average.
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