A mostly warm and dry week pushed harvest closer to completion, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Soil moisture levels increased slightly from the previous week, with 50 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus.
The average temperature for the week was 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit, 4.5. degrees above normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from none to 0.34 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 0.26 inches, 0.57 inches below normal. There were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday.
Corn and soybean harvests were starting to wrap up throughout the State last week, aided by unusually warm and dry weather, before colder temperatures and snowfall arrived over the weekend. Corn and soybean harvests both finished the week ahead of their respective five-year averages.
Winter wheat planting also neared completion last week, with emergence just slightly behind the five-year average. Winter wheat conditions declined slightly amid a notable lack of moisture this week.
Other activities for the week included fall tillage and fertilizer and lime applications.
Categories: Indiana, Harvesting