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Indiana corn planting off to sluggish start

Warmer temperatures and drier weather helped jumpstart field work last week.  According to the National Ag Statistics Service just 1 percent of the state’s corn crop has been planted, well behind last year’s 14 percent.  The majority of the planting has occurred in the southern counties.

Twenty-three percent of the winter wheat crop is jointed, 10 percent behind last year.  Sixty percent of the crop is rated good to excellent.

Last week’s weather allowed for application of anhydrous fertilizer and burndown herbicides and tillage has begun in areas with drier soils.

Both Topsoil and Subsoil moisture are called 98 percent adequate to surplus.