Planting progress makes big jump in Minnesota

Minnesota farmers took advantage of warmer and drier weather last week.

USDA’s latest weekly crop report shows corn planting advanced from five percent a week ago to nearly 30 percent as of Sunday.

That pace is a week and-a-half ahead of a year ago and just one day behind the five-year average.

Corn emergence is two percent.

Thirteen percent of the state’s intended soybean acres are planted, which is nine days ahead of last year but four days behind normal.

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