With the forecast for increasing heat next week, any rainfall we can get will be critical for many farmers. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Soybean blooming was at 22 percent, 10 days behind last year and 5 days behind the 5-year average. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus.Ĭorn condition was 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 12 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Here’s more detail from this week’s report. Many counties need more rainfall in the next week to help keep crops healthy. But 29 percent of corn is rated in just fair condition. Overall 64 percent of Minnesota corn crop is rated good (54 percent) or excellent (12 percent). Monday’s Minnesota Crop Report shows a mixed bag of conditions across Minnesota. Rainfall totals of less than an inch are common in many areas in the past week. Areas in the southwest Twin Cities picked up one to two inches of rain in the past week.īut further northward, rainfall has been tougher to come by in parts of central and northern Minnesota. Two to more than five inches fell across areas basically from near Mankato southward into northern Iowa. You can see how southern Minnesota has picked up significant rainfall in the past week. Take a look at the seven-day observed rainfall map above. That has been true over the past week as many farmers in our state look for much-needed rainfall this time of year. Summer rainfall totals are typically localized. It’s like rainfall bingo for Minnesota farmers.
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