Dry weather continues to lend its hand to advancing harvest across Tennessee. 

Corn harvest is 94% complete, running slightly ahead of the 5-year average.  Soybean harvest is 61% complete with 96% dropping leaves.  Cotton is rated 55% good to excellent with 51% of the crop harvested.

Winter wheat is 46% planted and 20% emerged.  Pastures are rated 23% good to excellent.

Topsoil moisture is 63% short to very short and subsoil moisture is 59% short to very short.

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