Farmers were able to plant corn before May, but not without their challenges.
“We started mid-April,” said Matt Murray, a farmer from Black River Falls, Wisconsin. “Early May we got hit with hard frost, (which) smoked the corn off but it all came back. I don’t think it did much ear damage but you can see some unevenness.”
Murray confirmed Agostino’s thoughts on Wisconsin being ahead of schedule.
“I’d say we’re about a week ahead as far as tasseling,” he said, adding that a little bit of rain could go a long way.
As far as beans go, the crop appears to be performing well.
“(There’s) a bit of variability and some weed pressure, but overall looks good,” Agostino said.
Agostino ranked Wisconsin between 8 and 8.5 out of 10, in terms of crop conditions and progress.
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