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Indiana harvest continues to press on

While rain kept many farmers in northern and southern Indiana out of the fields last week, harvest continued to advance across most of central Indiana.  According to the latest report released by USDA 57 percent of the corn crop has been harvested compared to 98 percent a year ago.  Statewide – approximately 51 percent of the corn harvest is complete in the north region, 55 percent in the central portion of the state and 74 percent complete in the south.  The moisture content of corn harvested is averaging 20 percent.

Soybean harvest continues to progress.  Eighty-one percent of soybean acreage has been harvested, well behind last year’s 98 percent.  By area, nearly 80 percent of the beans have been harvested in the north, 85 percent in central Indiana and 73 percent in the south.  Moisture content of the soybean crop harvested is around 12 percent. 

In other crops around the state, 85 percent of the winter wheat has been planted, compared to 93 percent last year and 58 percent of the crop has emerged, slightly ahead of a year ago.  The winter wheat crop is doing well as 63 percent of the crop is in good to excellent condition compared to 23 percent in 2010.  Twenty-seven percent of Indiana pastures are in good to excellent condition, the same as last week and substantial increase of last year at this time.