Good fall weather allowed Wisconsin’s farmers to make good progress with the harvest and fall tillage work.  USDA reporters say temperatures remained above normal around the state, as less than half an inch of rain fell in scattered areas and some far southeastern locations near the Illinois border that suffered severe drought got one-and-a-half inches of rain last week.  Eighty-four percent of Wisconsin’s topsoil has adequate moisture, with 8% short and 6% surplus.  Eighty-one percent of the state’s subsoil has adequate moisture.

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