National Ag News

Inconsistent showers have hindered crop growth in Indiana this past week.

According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 55 percent of the corn crop is rated good to excellent, with 65 percent of the crop in dough stage and 20 percent dented.

Bill McDonald, an agronomist with Ohio-based Seed Consultants, says yields have been hurt by decreased soil moisture.

“There are a lot of big holes out in the fields— I’m not talking about 2 acres, I’m talking about 5-6 acre spots in the field— that are going to make little to nothing,” he says.

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