Planting ahead of average despite wet Arkansas conditions

Weather slowed fieldwork for Arkansas farmers.  USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says just 3.6 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday.  Recent weather has also soaked soils.  Fifty-four percent of the state’s cropland has surplus moisture and 44% has adequate moisture.  Fifty-nine percent of subsoil also has surplus moisture and 39% has […]

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