Corn planting in Kansas picked up speed last week.
The USDA says 6 percent of the crop is in, up 1 percent from last year.
Winter wheat is rated at 61 percent poor-to-very poor with only one percent of the crop good-to-excellent.
Topsoil moisture is 80 percent short-to-very short and subsoil moisture is 73 percent short-to-very short.