United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Wisconsin Ag News – Crop Progress & Condition 		
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Cooperating with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection	
September 6, 2022	Media Contact: Greg Bussler	

Wisconsin had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending September 4, 2022, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvesting for corn silage was just beginning and some producers started planting winter wheat.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 2 percent very short, 12 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus.  Subsoil moisture condition rated 3 percent very short, 22 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 4 percent surplus.

Corn in the dough stage or beyond was 86 percent, 3 days behind last year but 3 days ahead of the 5-year average. Forty-four percent of corn had reached the dent state, 7 days behind last year and 1 day behind the average. Corn condition was 78 percent good to excellent statewide, up 2 percentage points from last week.

Soybeans setting pods was 95 percent, 5 days behind last year but 1 day ahead of the average. Leaves were turning color on 15 percent of the state’s soybean acreage, 8 days behind last year and 5 days behind the average. Soybean condition was 78 percent good to excellent, up 4 percentage points from last week. 

Oats harvested for grain was at 91 percent, 1 day behind last year but 5 days ahead of the average. 

Potatoes harvested was at 27 percent, 6 days behind last year and 3 days behind the average. Potato condition was 96 percent good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from last week.

The third cutting of alfalfa was reported at 95 percent complete, 5 days ahead of last year and 7 days ahead of the average. The fourth cutting was 52 percent complete, 2 days ahead of last year and 6 days ahead of the average. All hay condition was reported 77 percent good to excellent condition, down 3 percentage points from last week. 

Pasture condition was rated 71 percent good to excellent, down 1 percentage point from last week.

Crop Condition as of September 4, 2022	
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn 	
Hay, all 	
Pasture and range 	
Potatoes 	
Soybeans 		1
1
1
0
0	4
4
6
0
4	17
18
22
4
18	56
60
57
84
56	22
17
14
12
22	

Crop Progress as of September 4, 2022	
Item	Districts	State	
	NW	NC	NE	WC	C	EC	SW	SC	SE	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5-year
avg	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn dough 	
Corn dented 	
Hay, alfalfa, 3rd cutting 	
Hay, alfalfa, 4th cutting 	
Oats harvested for grain 	
Soybeans setting pods 	
Soybeans coloring 		73
23
95
37
96
99
12	51
16
89
20
76
96
7	80
27
97
55
90
99
14	84
41
93
46
99
98
16	92
56
98
49
96
97
9	92
58
98
55
84
94
24	91
52
96
71
99
96
15	92
41
95
56
99
93
9	92
59
99
62
97
89
25	86
44
95
52
91
95
15	75
24
91
32
82
91
6	90
62
92
46
92
97
37	83
48
91
39
87
94
27	

Days Suitable for Fieldwork and Soil Moisture Condition as of September 4, 2022	
Item	Districts	State	
	NW	NC	NE	WC	C	EC	SW	SC	SE	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	
	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	(days)	
Days suitable 	
	5.5
	6.6
	5.0
	5.9
	5.1
	5.3
	5.3
	4.9
	6.3
	5.5
	4.7
	5.5
	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture
    Very short 	
    Short 	
    Adequate 	
    Surplus 	

Subsoil moisture
    Very short 	
    Short 	
    Adequate 	
    Surplus 		
3
11
77
9

3
14
78
5	
1
3
71
25

2
3
95
0	
1
21
67
11

5
29
55
11	
0
13
77
10

1
22
74
3	
0
7
88
5

0
9
87
4	
0
6
84
10

0
13
81
6	
0
1
91
8

0
19
75
6	
2
20
76
2

3
43
52
2	
17
46
37
0

28
42
30
0	
2
12
77
9

3
22
71
4	
1
11
77
11

3
22
70
5	
9
12
68
11

10
13
67
10	

Weather Information: Week Ending September 4, 2022	
District
and State	Temperature	Precipitation	Growing Degree Days 1	
	Average	Departure
from Normal 2	Total	Departure
from Normal 2	Since April 1	Departure
from Normal 2	
Northwest 	
North Central 	
Northeast 	
West Central 	
Central 	
East Central 	
Southwest 	
South Central 	
Southeast 	

Wisconsin 		66.3
65.8
67.5
69.6
69.5
69.7
70.0
70.1
70.9

68.3	3.1
3.9
5.2
3.3
3.6
3.7
2.6
2.6
3.1

3.5	0.35
0.57
0.73
0.23
0.70
0.63
0.49
1.01
0.89

0.57	-0.71
-0.41
-0.11
-0.61
0.04
-0.01
-0.14
0.45
0.32

-0.24	1,814
1,700
1,820
2,183
2,109
2,032
2,279
2,286
2,252

1,995	67
56
133
43
57
65
61
67
66

67	
	1	Base 50° F.
	2	Normal based on 1991-2020 data.