Planting progress makes big jump in Minnesota

Planting progress makes big jump in Minnesota

Minnesota farmers took advantage of warmer and drier weather last week.

USDA’s latest weekly crop report shows corn planting advanced from five percent a week ago to nearly 30 percent as of Sunday.

That pace is a week and-a-half ahead of a year ago and just one day behind the five-year average.

Corn emergence is two percent.

Thirteen percent of the state’s intended soybean acres are planted, which is nine days ahead of last year but four days behind normal.

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