Wisconsin farmers had to dodge showers last week to get some field work and planting done. USDA reporters say showers were found in some part of Wisconsin every day last week. Spring tillage is now 99% finished, and corn planting is 87% finished. Corn emergence is around 66%, about 16 days behind average. Seventy percent of the state’s soybeans are planted with 47% emerged, 14 days behind average. Oats are now 80% emerged. First-cut alfalfa hay progress ranges from 22% cut in the North Central part of Wisconsin to 73% cut in Southwestern Wisconsin. Hay yields are considerably lower than usual, and many farmers are planting alternative forage crops after losing many acres of alfalfa to winterkill.
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