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Wisconsin benefits from a week of frequent light rains
A week of slow-moving light rain helped Wisconsin’s soil conditions. USDA reporters say rainfall for the week totaled less than two inches but brought topsoil moisture up to 66% adequate and 16% surplus. Subsoil moisture is 71% adequate and 13% surplus.
USDA says about 20% of spring tillage is finished, which is about 13 days ahead of average.
Farmers concentrated on tillage, manure application, and some oats seeding which is now 19% complete. Wisconsin is now past the April 11th earliest crop insurance planting date for corn, but USDA reporters recorded no corn planting activity. The Soybean early-planting date for crop insurance is April 26th.
Wisconsin’s potato growers are planting wherever possible. USDA says 6% of the crop is planted, as planters were very active in the central sands region.
Winter wheat is improving, with 75% now rated good to excellent after the rains. Pasture conditions also improved.
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