The USDA says adequate rainfall across Michigan helped improve growing conditions last week.

As of Sunday, 83 percent of winter wheat is harvested, well ahead of the one-year and five-year average.  

The state’s corn conditions remained stable with 82 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition.

Seventy-two percent of soybeans are rated good to excellent.

Dry bean conditions showed drastic improvement with 79 percent of the crop now rated good to excellent.

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