<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2RlX77_0vz3sf6e00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2RlX77_0vz3sf6e00" width="1200" height="214" ></figure>Wisconsin had 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Another warm and dry week led to advances in soybean harvest and corn maturity. Soil-moisture supplies continued to decline.Harvest was ongoing for soybeans, corn, cranberries, potatoes and vegetables for processing. Other field activities included spreading manure, fall tillage and seeding winter wheat.• Topsoil moisture condition rated 16 percent very short, 39 percent short, 45 percent adequate and 0 percent surplus.• Subsoil moisture condition rated 11 percent very short, 35 percent short, 53 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.Corn in the dent stage was 95 percent. Seventy percent of the corn crop was mature, one day behind 2023 but one day ahead of the five-year average.• Corn for grain was 10 percent harvested.• Corn for silage harvest was 80 percent complete, one day ahead of 2023 and five days ahead of average.Corn condition declined to 61 percent good to excellent.Soybean coloring reached 97 percent and 90 percent of soybeans were dropping leaves. The soybean harvest was 61 percent complete, 12 days ahead of 2023 and two weeks ahead of average. Soybean condition was at 59 percent good to excellent, a decrease of 5 percentage points from the previous week.• Winter-wheat planting was 63 percent complete, two days ahead of 2023 and average. Thirty-six percent of the crop has emerged.• The fourth cutting of alfalfa hay was 92 percent complete.• Potato harvest was 86 percent complete.• Fall tillage was 22 percent complete.• Pasture and range condition was rated 38 percent good to excellent, a decrease of 7 percentage points from the previous week.Visit www.nass.usda.gov/wi for more information.</div></body>

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Crop progress, condition detailed

Wisconsin had 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Another warm and dry week led to advances in soybean harvest and corn maturity. Soil-moisture supplies continued to decline. Harvest was ongoing for soybeans,...

Crop progress, condition detailed

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