Wisconsin had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Oct. 27, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Another warm, dry week with limited rainfall allowed for row crop harvest progress to remain well ahead of average. The weather also led to declines in wheat and pasture conditions as well as soil moisture ratings. The carrot and cranberry harvests continued. Other field activities included spreading manure, fall tillage, planting cover crops and seeding winter wheat.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 31% very short, 42% short and 27% adequate. Subsoil moisture condition rated 23% very short, 40% short and 37% adequate.
Nearly all the corn crop was mature at 97%. Corn for grain was 65% harvested, 15 days ahead of last year and the five-year average. Moisture content of corn harvested for grain was 17%.
Soybean harvest was nearly complete at 96%, nearly four weeks ahead of last year and of average.
Winter wheat planting was almost finished at 96%. Seventy-four percent of the winter wheat crop has emerged, three days ahead of last year and five days ahead of average. Winter wheat condition was rated 66% good to excellent, down nine percentage points from last week.
Fall tillage was 51% complete. Pasture and range condition was rated 23% good to excellent, down three percentage points from last week.
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