Six days of suitable weather allowed Minnesota farmers to further surpass the typical planting pace.
The latest weekly crop report from USDA says corn planting, at 95 percent complete, is more than two weeks ahead of the five-year average. Corn emergence is 39 percent, two days faster than average.
Soybean planting advanced to 88 percent done. That’s just over a week ahead of last year and more than two weeks ahead of normal.
