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Historic Tennessee flooding delaying fieldwork

Spring storms have made a dent in Tennessee’s drought conditions and caused some historic flooding.

The USDA says topsoil and subsoil moisture levels are both at a 30 percent surplus.

Rains continued to green up pastures which improved to 53 percent rated good to excellent over the past week.

Winter wheat is rated 69 percent good to excellent with 60 percent of the crop headed.

Tennessee farmers have planted seven percent of the corn crop and five percent of soybeans.