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Ohio crops: corn 60%; soybeans 54% good to excellent

Warmer temperatures and varied precipitation across Ohio are adding stress to the crops this week. Many areas had little rainfall while other areas, like southwestern and southeastern Ohio experienced heavy rainfall. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 60 percent of the corn crop was rated good to excellent. The report showed that 70 percent of the crop is in the dough stage, and 16 percent is dented.

Soybeans are rated 54 percent good to excellent. Ninety-five percent of the soybean crop is blooming and 83 percent is setting pods.

Sixty-eight percent of the third cutting of alfalfa hay is complete.

Topsoil moisture is 74 percent and subsoil moisture is 79 percent adequate to surplus.