Weather continues to slow down planting progress for many Wisconsin farmers. USDA statistician Greg Busler says only 3.2 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday, and the rains benefited small grains and grasses but held back field activities like tillage, planting, and fertilizer applications for many, especially in the northern two-thirds of the state.
Nineteen percent of Wisconsin fields now have excess topsoil moisture, with 71% rated adequate and only 10% short on moisture. Subsoil levels are rated 12% surplus, 75% adequate, and 13% short.
