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Indiana planting remains behind schedule
The USDA says Indiana farmers spent another cold and wet week on the sidelines, unable to accomplish much in the fields.
State Statistician Greg Matli says farmers were anxious to get their planters rolling, but couldn’t because of water logged fields. He says only a small window of opportunity for field work opened early last week, and some farmers were able to use that to do some herbicide applications or tillage. He says only a few farmers could run planters on sandy ground.
USDA says 60% of the topsoil and 57% of the subsoil has surplus moisture.
Normally, more than half of the corn is planted by now, but USDA reporters say 6% of the corn is planted so far. Only 2% of the state’s soybeans are planted.
Winter wheat is behind, as just 72% is jointing and 28% has headed.
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