For the week ending Sept. 24, 2023, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 21 percent very short, 29 percent short, 48 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 29 percent very short, 35 percent short, 34 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn condition rated 12 percent very poor, 17 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 38 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Corn mature was 70 percent, near 68 percent last year and ahead of 64 percent for...