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Crop Progress: Oat Planting Begins in Nebraska
For the week ending April 2, 2023, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 20% very short, 36% short, 39% adequate and 5% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 37% very short, 41% short, 22% adequate and 0% surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Winter wheat condition rated 8% very poor, 30% poor, 40% fair, 19% good and 3% excellent.
Oats planted was 8%, near 12% last year and 9% for the five-year average.
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