Michigan corn growers made the most of dry weather and got the year’s planting progress back on track last week, according USDA’s latest Crop Progress report.
Corn planting jumped from just 6% the previous week to 31% as of May 14. That puts Michigan just 6% behind the five-year average for this time of year. Sixty-five percent of corn has been planted nationally, which is slightly above previous benchmarks.
“As anticipated, farmers were more than ready to get back into fields and put seed in the ground,” said MFB Industry Relations Specialist Theresa Sisung.
“There were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork in the state last week — almost two full days more than each of the previous weeks. It makes a major difference this time of year.”
Source: michiganfarmnews.com
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Categories: Michigan, Crops, Corn