Corn planting in Kansas continues, majority of winter wheat poor or worse

Corn planting in Kansas continues, majority of winter wheat poor or worse

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.

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