Cool and wet weather conditions continued to limit field activities this week, according to Cheryl Turner, state statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 57 percent adequate and 43 percent surplus. Temperatures for the week ending Sunday averaged 3.6 degrees above historical normals and the State received 1.07 inches of precipitation, 0.28 inches above normal. There were 1.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday.
Field activities included preparing equipment for planting, top dressing wheat, tiling, hauling manure, and delivering corn as conditions permitted. High soil moisture supplies combined with cold soil temperatures were delaying the start of corn and soybeans planting.
Livestock were reported to be faring well and were adjusting to the changing weather conditions.
Oats were 16 percent planted compared to 50 percent last year.
Winter wheat jointing was 20 percent while the winter wheat crop was rated 62 percent good to excellent condition.
Categories: Ohio, Crops, Wheat, Livestock, Weather