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Tennessee planting delays continue
Planting delays continue for Tennessee farmers as they fall even further behind their average pace. Corn is just 17% planted, 28% behind last year, and 20% behind the 5-year average. Soybeans are 3% planted slightly behind last year’s pace and the 5-year average.
Wheat conditions across much of the state are mostly good with 62% of the crop rated good to excellent and 82% is jointed with 18% headed.
Seventy-three percent of the apple crop is in full bloom. Seventy-one percent of strawberries are rated good to excellent. Pastures are rated 62% good to excellent.
Topsoil moisture is 96% and subsoil moisture is 95% adequate to surplus.
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