The growing season began with cooler and drier than normal conditions in Ohio, according to the USDA’s first weekly crop and weather report of the season.

Producers are preparing equipment for planting, hauling manure, and making progress with tillage.

Oats are 9 percent planted. Winter wheat is 77 percent good to excellent.

Topsoil moisture is 87 percent and subsoil moisture is 82 percent adequate to surplus.

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