Wet and cool conditions delayed significant row crop planting in most of the state but southern Wisconsin did see some scattered corn and soybean planting.
The latest progress report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says farmers got to other field activities as conditions allowed, such as spring tillage, readying equipment, alfalfa planting, potato planting, oat seeding, manure hauling, and fertilizer application.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 5 percent very short, 16 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 5 percent very short, 23 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus.
Oat planting progress was 19 percent complete, five days ahead of last year and a day ahead of the 5-year average. Emergence has begun and was 7 percent complete.
Potato planting was 25 percent complete. This was a week ahead of last year and five days ahead of average.
Spring tillage was 22 percent complete, nine days ahead of last year and three days ahead of average.
Winter wheat condition rated 82 percent good to excellent statewide, up 4 percentage points from last week.
Pasture and range condition rated 37 percent good to excellent statewide, up 5 percentage points from last week.
