Minnesota farmers focused on hay and small grain harvesting last week

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Minnesota farmers focused on hay and small grain harvesting last week

A cool and wet week didn’t slow down too many Minnesota farmers working on hay and small grains.  USDA reporters say with less than five days of suitable weather, quite a bit of the field work got done.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay is 94% complete.  Spring wheat harvesting is 31% finished with the crop rated as 76% good to excellent.  About 78% of the state’s oats are harvested, and nearly a third of the Minnesota barley for grain was harvested as of Sunday.

USDA says 18% of the potatoes are harvested, and some sugarbeets are being harvested.

Eighty one percent of the corn is at dough stage or beyond, and is 83% good to excellent.  Nearly all of the state’s soybeans have set pods, and some are turning color.  The soybean crop is rated 84% good to excellent.

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