Harvest Progress Slow in Indiana
Published: Friday, November 16, 2018
The following is from the Indiana Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending Nov. 11.
Low temperatures and moderate precipitation continued to slow harvest progress.
While rain and, in some areas, snow were slightly below normal for the week, the cool temperatures helped keep fields saturated.
The average temperature for the week was 38.9 degrees, 5.3 degrees below normal for the state.
The amount of rainfall varied from .02 to 1.57 inches during the week. The statewide average precipitation was .63 inches.
There were 2.9 days available for fieldwork.
Corn and soybean harvest progressed slowly but steadily this week, hindered by high soil moisture and lodging in some fields.
Cold temperatures also slowed winter wheat progress, with winter wheat planted and emerged falling slightly behind the five-year average.
The winter wheat crop remained in mostly good condition.
Other activities for the week included fall tillage, applying fall fertilizers, spreading manure, spraying for fall burndown and hauling grain.
The crop moisture content (last week, previous week, 2017 and 5-year average) showed: field corn harvested for grain, 16, 16, 18, NA; soybeans harvested, 14, 14, 13, NA.
The crop progress schedule (last week, previous week, 2017 and 5-year average) showed: corn harvested for grain, 88, 83, 79, 86; soybeans harvested, 91, 87, 88, 92; winter wheat planted, 92, 88, 91, 95; winter wheat emerged, 79, 71, 76, 81.
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