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Farmers Continue to Finish Up Ohio Harvest
Ohio Ag Connection - 11/24/2020

Harvest continued to approach completion as some farmers prepared for next spring, according to Cheryl Turner, state statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.

Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 89 percent adequate to surplus by week's end. Average temperatures for the week were 2.3 degrees above historical normals and the entire State averaged 0.52 inches of precipitation. There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday.

Soybeans were 96 percent harvested by week's end, while soybeans moisture content was at 13 percent. Corn harvested was 2 percentage points behind the five-year average at 87 percent. Corn moisture content was at 19 percent, the same percentage as the previous week.

Winter wheat emerged was virtually complete, ahead of the five-year average. Seventy-two percent of winter wheat was rated in good to excellent condition compared to 73 percent the previous week.

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