According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New York, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday.
Topsoil moisture supplies were 4 percent very short, 6 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 3 percent very short, 6 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus.
Spring tillage is nearly complete at 96 percent.
Ninety percent of the corn crop is planted with the average height at about 5 inches.
Soybeans planted reached 74 percent, up from 56 percent last week. Soybeans emerged was 33 percent.
Apples in full bloom was at 82 percent, while 85 percent of peaches were reported in full bloom. Pears in full bloom were 70 percent, while tart cherries in full bloom were reported at 80 percent.
Sweet corn planted doubled from last week, at 62 percent this week and comparable to last year's 61 percent.
Categories: New York, Crops, Corn, Soybeans, Fruits and Vegetables