Wisconsin had 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Sept. 15, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Dry weather allowed for good progress on many field activities, including harvesting corn silage, cutting hay, seeding winter wheat and manure application.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 5% very short, 35%, 59% and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 3% very short, 23% short, 72% adequate and 2% surplus.
Corn in the dough stage reached 94%. Seventy-three percent of corn has reached the dent stage, two days behind last year but one day ahead of the five-year average. Eighteen percent of the corn crop was mature. Corn for silage harvest was 23% complete, three days behind last year and two days behind average. Corn condition was 63% good to excellent, down one percentage point from last week.
Soybeans coloring reached 75%, four days ahead of last year and the average. Forty-one percent of soybeans were dropping leaves. Soybean condition remained at 62% good to excellent.
Winter wheat planting was 23% complete with 8% emerged. The fourth cutting of alfalfa hay was 63% complete.
Potato harvest was 51% complete. Potato condition remained at 88% good to excellent. Pasture and range condition was rated 54% good to excellent, down three percentage points from last week.
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