Abnormally warm weather last week assisted in corn dry down and provided another week for excellent fieldwork conditions across Indiana.
So far, 13 percent of Indiana’s corn for grain and 17 percent of the state’s soybeans have been harvested according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report. Eighty-six percent of Indiana’s corn has been harvested for sileage.
This week’s harvest percentages represent an increase from last week from seven percent for both Indiana’s corn and soybeans.
Indiana’s corn is rated at 65 percent good-to-excellent, while soybean crops are at 64 percent good-to-excellent.
Across the U.S., 23 percent of the nation’s corn and soybean crops are harvested.
In addition, 97 percent of Indiana’s corn is now dented and 69 percent is mature.
For soybeans, 80 percent are dropping leaves.
“Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 38 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus,” according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Indiana Field Office.
“The average temperature for the week was 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.1 degrees above normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from none to 3.87 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 0.80 inches, 0.06 inches above normal. There were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending October 1,” says Warenski.
Indiana’s pastures are rated at 29 percent good-to-excellent, a drop from 31 percent last week.
