MN Crop Progress & Condition

Minnesota had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the
week ending September 4, 2022, according to the
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field
activities included harvesting small grains, chopping
corn silage, and cutting hay.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 6 percent very
short, 23 percent short, 68 percent adequate, and
3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were
rated 5 percent very short, 20 percent short,
72 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.
Corn dough reached 92 percent. Corn dented reached
47 percent, 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn
condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor,
31 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13 percent
excellent. Corn for silage was 9 percent harvested.
Soybean coloring reached 25 percent, 4 days behind
average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor,
5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and
11 percent excellent.
Oats were 82 percent harvested and barley was
59 percent harvested. Spring wheat was 57 percent
harvested. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very
poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good,
and 7 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 55 percent dropping leaves.
Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor,
2 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 60 percent good, and
10 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was
0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 19 percent fair,
73 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 15 percent complete. Potato
condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor,
4 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent
excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very
poor, 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 22 percent good,
and 56 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated
at 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair,
47 percent good, and 12 percent excellent.