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Beneficial rains on the far southern Plains
Jun 2, 2017, 17:04 PM
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Across the Corn Belt, a warming trend and mostly dry conditions favor soybean and late-season corn planting. On May 28, only four Midwestern States—Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin—had yet to plant at least five-sixths of their intended corn acreage; planting in those states ranged from 77 to 82% complete.
On the Plains, showers and thunderstorms dot Oklahoma and Texas, slowing winter wheat harvesting but boosting soil moisture for emerging summer crops. By May 28, the winter wheat harvest was 22% complete in Texas and 3% complete in Oklahoma.
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