Corn, rice harvest nearly complete in Arkansas

Corn, rice harvest nearly complete in Arkansas

Dry weather has help harvest continue its steady pace in Arkansas.  Corn and rice harvest are both nearing completion, with 99% and 95% completed. 

Soybean harvest is 62% complete with 81% of the crop mature and 91% dropping leaves.  Cotton harvest is 50% complete and rated 74% good to excellent.  Peanuts are 83% dug and 21% harvested.

Twenty-three percent of the winter wheat crop is planted and 3% emerged.  Pasture and range conditions are 10% good, with 63% rated poor to very poor.

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