Minnesota had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting small grains, chopping corn silage, and cutting hay.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 6 percent very short, 23 percent short, 68 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 20 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.
Corn dough reached 92 percent. Corn dented reached 47 percent, 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Corn for silage was 9 percent harvested. Soybean coloring reached 25 percent, 4 days behind average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.
Oats were 82 percent harvested and barley was 59 percent harvested. Spring wheat was 57 percent harvested. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 7 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 55 percent dropping leaves. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 15 percent complete. Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 22 percent good, and 56 percent excellent.
Pasture condition was rated at 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 12 percent excellent.
Categories: Minnesota, Crops, Corn, Soybeans