The past week once again provided some much-needed rain in areas of northern and western Wisconsin. The state’s agriculture department stated in its weekly crop/weather summary on Monday that soil moisture conditions are now at seven percent very short, 28 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and one percent surplus.

Crop reporters say that the percentage of corn in the dough stage was at 62 percent, ahead of last year’s 55 percent and well beyond the five-year average of 40. Corn dent was at 18 percent complete, double last year’s nine percent and the average of five percent. Corn conditions were rated as seven percent very poor, eight percent poor, 20 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 22 percent excellent.

Soybeans setting pods was at 87 percent, lower than last year’s 91 percent, but higher than the five-year average of 78 percent. Soybeans turning leaves was at four percent, behind last year’s five percent, but ahead of the five-year average of one percent. Rains improved soybean conditions, as most were rated good to excellent. White mold was reported by some farmers in the southern part of the state.

Third cutting alfalfa was at 64 percent complete, ahead of last year’s 54 percent and the five-year average of 45 percent. Quantity looks to be higher in southern parts of the state, but quality looks good across the entire state.

And winter wheat harvested was at 98 percent complete, which is near the average for this week of the year.

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