Harvest activity in Kentucky advances, still behind average

Harvest activity in Kentucky advances, still behind average

Corn and soybean harvest continues to advance in Kentucky, but is still running behind the average pace.

Corn harvest is 69% complete and 95% mature.  Soybean harvest is 40% complete with 76% dropping leaves and 72% rated good to excellent. 

Tobacco is 26% stripped, with 42% of the housed tobacco in good to excellent conditions.

Winter wheat is 21% planted with 5% emerged.

Pasture conditions held steady, but just 33% is rated good to excellent.   

Topsoil is 44% adequate and 2% surplus and 3% surplus and subsoil is 49% adequate and 1% surplus. 

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