Rain Slows Crop Harvest

Recent rains have put the Wisconsin crop harvest further behind schedule. The Ag Statistics Service says the soaking rains slowed fieldwork statewide, and the weather was suitable for harvesting only about half the time. Because of that, just nine-percent of the corn for grain has been harvested statewide, almost two weeks behind schedule — and 80-percent of the corn for animal feed is in the bin, one week later than normal. Thirty-percent of the state’s corn has yet to mature, which is nine days behind the average — and 72-percent of the corn is rated good to excellent, three percent above last week. Meanwhile, 44-percent of the Wisconsin soybeans have been harvested, about the same as last year but four days behind the average for the past five years.