For the week ending Sunday, there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 36% very short, 32% short, 31% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 45% very short, 32% short, 22% adequate, and 1% surplus.
Winter wheat condition rated 26% very poor, 26% poor, 29% fair, 17% good, and 2% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 4%, near 1% last year and 1% for the five-year average.
Data for this news were provided at the county level by USDA Farm Service Agency, KSU Extension Service, and other reporters across the State.
Categories: Kansas, Crops, Wheat