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Small grain and alfalfa harvests advance in Minnesota – Brownfield Ag News
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Small grain and alfalfa harvests advance in Minnesota
The harvest of small grains and alfalfa progressed in Minnesota last week.
USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 56 percent of oats, 31 percent of spring wheat, and 30 percent of barley is harvested.
The second cutting of alfalfa is 91 percent complete, compared to the five-year average of 95 percent.
Corn is six percent dented with 61 percent of the acreage rated in good to excellent condition.
Corn for silage harvest is four percent done.
Soybeans setting pods are 78 percent, with 64 percent called good to excellent.
And the sugarbeet harvest is just underway with 80 percent of the crop rated good to excellent.