Field Work Stalled Due to Recent Rains

Spring fieldwork at farms across much of Kansas has stalled after days of widespread rains and flooding.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that growers had a little more than a day this past week that was suitable for fieldwork.

Corn planting in Kansas is behind with just 46% of this season’s crop now seeded. Usually by this late in the spring about 67% of the corn has been planted.

Soybean plantings are at 7%, also behind the 16% typically seeded by this time.

About 1% of the sorghum and sunflower crops have been planted.

The agency reported that 35% of the winter wheat is headed, behind the 64% average.

It rated wheat condition as 56% good to excellent, 33% fair, and 11% poor to very poor.