Across the Corn Belt, Friday morning’s frost and scattered freezes covered many of the same Midwestern areas that experienced an end to the growing season during last week’s cold outbreak.  Any rain and snow showers are limited to the upper Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile, many Midwestern fields lack adequate moisture, with some producers planting winter wheat and cover crops into dry, dusty soils.  On October 9, statewide topsoil moisture ranged from 25% very short to short in Wisconsin to 82% in Nebraska.

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