USA: Wisconsin crops doing well as farmers focus on making hay

It was a mostly-dry week in Wisconsin, but most crops had plenty of moisture. Statewide, topsoil moisture is still 11% surplus and 80% adequate, with 17% of the subsoil moisture having surplus water and 78% with adequate amounts. Fifty-eight percent of Wisconsin’s corn is silking, a day ahead of the five-year average. Fifteen percent has reached dough stage. The overall condition of the corn is up one point with 62% rated good to excellent. Sixty-five percent of the state’s soybeans are blooming, which is about three days behind average. Sixty percent of the beans are rated good to excellent with 30% of them now setting pods. Eighty-six percent of the oats have colored, and 27% of the crop has been harvested, about five days ahead of average. The crop condition is 79% good to excellent. Sixty-eight percent of the winter wheat harvest is done, which is about a week ahead of average. Seventy-eight percent of the crop is rated good to excellent, down three points from last ...