Posted: 07.13.2010

Have you had a chance to sample Wisconsin sweet corn yet this year?  If not yet - soon!  The Wisconsin Ag Statistical Service says that, not only is the sweet corn crop a little ahead of schedule - all Wisconsin crops are advancing!

Corn continued to look good overall, with the average height of corn throughout the state reported at 59 inches high. Corn silked was reported at 13 percent complete, 9 percentage points above the five-year average. Throughout the state growers reported that corn responded well to the humidity the past week. However, some reported that corn growing in low-lying areas was uneven and yellow due to excess moisture. Late planted corn in Shawano County was reported as looking poor.

Soybeans were reported at 21 percent in bloom statewide. White mold was reported as a concern in Juneau County. In Kewaunee County, sandhill cranes were reported as a problem since they have been eating leaves and small pods that had started to form.

Across the state, oats headed was nearing completion, reported at 98 percent complete. Harvest of oats is ahead of schedule, with 2 percent reported complete statewide. This is the earliest oat harvest has been reported since records began in 1985.

Winter wheat was reported as looking excellent and having turned a golden color. Some growers reported that they have begun harvesting winter wheat.

First cutting hay was wrapping up, with 98 percent reported complete statewide. Second cutting hay continued, reported at 50 percent complete statewide. Reported yields for second crop were good to excellent. Third crop was reported as coming back and looking good.

Raspberries and blueberries were reported as being picked in Clark County.

In Vilas County, potatoes were reported as being ahead of previous years, as they were in blossom and tubers had begun to form. Harvest of potatoes was reported as beginning in Portage County, and a report stated potatoes were starting to rot in the ground in Vernon County.

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