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September Wraps Up with Sun, Heat
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 09/30/2014

Warm and sunny days and minimal precipitation helped boosted crop maturity and allowed farmers to make good progress on fall fieldwork during the past week. Monday's crop report from the Wisconsin Ag Statistics Service noted that daytime highs reached the upper 70s and low 80s by the weekend. The southern part of the state saw clear skies, while the north received scattered showers midweek.

Topsoil moistures fell slightly with 12 percent surplus statewide compared to 15 percent surplus last week. Field conditions remained soggy in areas of north and central Wisconsin, where excessive moisture has significantly delayed the end of the small grain harvest. With the oat harvest not yet completed, this is the slowest harvest pace in over 30 years.

Corn silage chopping and hay bailing raced ahead as sunny days provided good drying conditions. Apple, cranberry, and potato producers also took advantage of the fine weather to bring in crops.

As of Sunday, 82-percent of the corn was in or beyond the dent stage. Thirty-six percent was mature, up 17 percentage points from the previous week. And 31 percent of the corn for silage was harvested.

Eighty-nine percent of soybeans had leaves turning color and 58 percent had leaves dropping, up 19 and 31 percentage points, respectively. Soybeans condition was rated 73 percent good to excellent.

Winter wheat was 20 percent planted, the reported noted. And third cutting of alfalfa was 97 percent complete, with the fourth crop now 67 percent off the ground.

Nearly 10-percent of the fall tillage activity was done as of the weekend.


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