Wisconsin had six days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Sept. 8, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Farmers took advantage of the cool and mostly dry weather for fieldwork — including finishing up the small grain harvest, digging potatoes, cutting hay and planting fall seeded crops.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 2% very short, 18% short, 75% adequate and 5% surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 13% short, 79% adequate and 8% surplus.
Corn in the dough stage reached 90%. Fifty-eight percent of corn has reached the dent stage, one day behind last year but one day ahead of the five-year average. Five percent of the corn crop was mature.
Corn for silage harvest was 9% complete, two days behind last year and three days behind average. Corn condition was 64% good to excellent, down one percentage point from last week.
Soybeans were nearly finished setting pods, while coloring reached 45%, two days ahead of last year and the average. Ten percent of soybeans are dropping leaves. Soybean condition was rated 62% good to excellent, up one percentage point from last week.
Oats were 98% harvested. Winter wheat planting was 11% complete with scattered emergence observed.
The third cutting of alfalfa hay was 96% complete, and fourth cutting was 44% complete. All hay condition was rated 77% good to excellent, down one percentage point from last week.
Potato harvest was 42% complete. Potato condition was 88% good to excellent, down two percentage points from last week. Pasture and range condition was rated 57% good to excellent, down four percentage points from last week.
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