The impact of heavy rain is still visible on farm fields across Wisconsin.
Fieldwork around the state of Wisconsin has been a bit challenging, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Much of the state received heavy rains.
Washington County Dairy Promotion Committee member Mike Strupp told WTKM that his family dairy farm, located just south of Pike Lake is fertilizing and spraying at the time of this writing.
"You have to pick and choose the fields where you go. There is water standing. The farther south you go, the heavier the rains were. We had seven inches in this area, the Pike Lake area south of Hartford. It's going to take a lot of warm winds and sunshine to dry it out. We are going to have to pack our patience."
Some limited spring tillage and planting of small grains has been reported.
Corn planting was one percent complete.
Oat planting was five percent complete compared to the five-year average of 16 percent.
One percent of oats had emerged.
