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Planting pace in Ohio continues to outpace average

Corn in NW Ohio_052315 (5)_webEven with heavy rains at the end of last week, the planting pace in Ohio remains well ahead of the 5-year average for both corn and soybeans.

As of Sunday, May 31, corn planting was 93 percent complete, 12 points ahead of average. 83 percent of the corn has emerged and 79 percent of the corn crop is in fair-to-good condition.

Soybean planting jumped another 14 points last week, bringing the total Ohio crop to 85 percent planted, 21 points ahead of the average pace. 61 percent of the soybean crop has emerged.

69 percent of the Ohio wheat crop is headed, that’s behind the 82 percent 5-year average. 81 percent of the wheat is in fair-to-good condition, but Curtis Young, Extension educator in Van Wert County says weekend rains could cause problems in the wheat.

“The danger with the amount of rain that we’ve been getting to that wheat crop at this point has to do with head scab potential, and not being able to do anything about that as wet as the fields are currently,” Young said.

83 percent of the state’s pastures are in fair-to-good condition.

Topsoil moisture in the state, 89 percent adequate to surplus. The remaining 11 percent falls in the short to very short category.

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