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Corn planting falling behind in Ohio

Wet fields continue to keep corn planters parked.

According to the Ohio field office of the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) corn planting in Ohio is just one percent complete, six points behind the 5-year average of seven percent.

Mike Videkovich, who farms on the Fairfield/Pickaway County line in Central Ohio has not been in the field.

“I wouldn’t say we’re behind, but it feels like we’re behind,” Videkovich said. “We’d like to be in there today, but it looks like we’re two weeks away.”

Audio: Mike Videkovich, farmer, Fairfield/Pickaway County Ohio

As of Sunday, April 19, only two percent of the wheat crop was jointed, that’s well behind the 5-year average of 26 percent. 80 percent of the wheat crop is in fair-to-good condition.

15 percent of the oats crop has been seeded, 30 points behind the 5-year average of 40 percent.

Topsoil moisture in the state remains 100 percent adequate to surplus.