National Ag News

Rain at the end of last week provided much needed relief to Michigan crops.  The USDA says excessively dry conditions during June have slowed soybean emergence and caused some replanting.

The USDA says 94 percent of corn has emerged and the crop’s condition remained steady at 69 percent good to excellent.  Soybeans are 96 percent planted, 86 percent emerged, and condition increased a point to 71 percent good to excellent.  The winter wheat condition dropped three points to 64 percent good to excellent, 89 percent of the crop is headed and 13 percent is mature.

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