Scattered rain and warm temperatures allowed for 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 15, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Minnesota. Portions of the state began to recover from flooded fields with crops showing signs of stress and some crops drowned out. Field activities for the week included spraying and second cutting of hay. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 24 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 0 percent very short, 4 percent short, 68 percent adequate and 28 percent surplus. Spring wheat headed was virtually complete with 44 percent of the crop coloring, 5 days ahead of last year. Spring wheat condition rated 86 percent good to excellent. Oats were 94 percent headed, 3 days behind last year but 4 days ahead of average. Forty-seven percent of the oat crop was in the coloring stage, 2 days ahead of average. Oats condition rated 78 percent good to excellent. Barley headed reached 95 percent, 6 days behind last year but 6 days ahead of average. Forty-five percent of the crop was coloring, 4 days ahead of both last year and average. Barley condition rated 83 percent good to excellent.