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Recent rainfall helps Kentucky corn crop, soybeans hold steady

Kentucky has had both above-normal temperatures and rainfall recently.

The state’s corn crop condition improved slightly this week to 68 percent good to excellent.  Ninety percent of the crop is silking, 48 percent is in the dough stage, and 22 percent has dented.  Soybeans held steady at 64 percent good to excellent with 74 percent blooming, 54 percent setting pods, and 3% coloring.

Tobacco is rated 70 percent good to excellent with 62 percent blooming and 38 percent topped.  Recent heavy rainfall has added to quality concerns.

Pastures conditions improved again, and are now rated 58 good to excellent.  The recent rainfall has increased the optimism that a second cutting of hay is possible.

Topsoil moisture is 83 percent adequate to surplus, and subsoil is 78 percent adequate to surplus.