Hot and dry weather over much of North Dakota is providing good harvest conditions and causing small grains to mature rapidly.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that the spring and winter wheat harvest is well ahead of last year’s pace. Durum harvest is just getting underway.
The condition of potatoes were rated 64 percent good to excellent, and 8 percent poor or very poor.
Topsoil moisture conditions for the week were rated 75 percent adequate or surplus. Subsoil moisture was measured at 81 percent adequate or surplus. The report says some areas of row crops were starting to show some stress.
Pasture and range conditions were rated 65 percent good or excellent.
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