USDA's crop progress report for the week ended April 10 reported 2% of corn crops planted, less than the 4% reported planted by this time in 2021. The 5-year average for corn planted in this week is 3%. Texas led among the top 18 corn planting states with 63% of its total corn crop planted.
The same report showed 7% of cotton and 14% of sorghum. Soybean figures were not yet included in the weekly report.
The full report is available online.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
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