Scattered Showers Slow Fieldwork
Published: Friday, October 15, 2021
The following is from the Indiana Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending Oct. 10.
Intermittent rains throughout the week hampered harvest progress in much of the state. Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 88 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus.
The average temperature for the week was 69.3 degrees F, 13.1 degrees above normal.
The amount of rainfall varied from .05 to 2.63 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 1.01 inches, .73 inches above normal.
There were 3.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
Scattered showers through-out the state slowed harvest progress last week. Corn harvest remained slightly ahead of the five-year average, while soybean harvest progress fell behind the five-year average for the first time this season.
Crop conditions remained stable. Winter wheat planted also fell behind the five-year average amid the wet weather.
Hay harvest progress slowed to a crawl last week, while pasture conditions improved slightly.
Specialty crop producers continued harvesting apples and pumpkins.
Other activities for the week included planting cover crops, spraying herbicides and equipment maintenance.
Field corn harvested for grain, 19, 20, 20, 19; soybeans harvested, 13, 13, 12, 13.
The crop progress schedule (last week, previous week, 2020 and 5-year average) showed: corn mature, 94, 88, 90, 86; corn harvested for grain, 36, 26, 32, 33; corn harvested for silage, 97, 94, 97, 98; soybeans dropping leaves, 94, 91, 94, 90; soybeans harvested, 38, 28, 49, 40; winter wheat planted, 33, 24, 44, 35; winter wheat emerged, 12, 5, 7, 10; alfalfa hay, fourth cutting, 88, 87, 82, 79; other hay, third cutting, 95, 93, 94, 93; other hay, fourth cutting, 61, 55, 39, N/A.
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