Most wheat in poor to fair condition

For the month of February, topsoil moisture supplies rated 36 percent very short, 38 short, 22 adequate, and 4 surplus, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 26 percent very short, 45 short, 28 adequate, and 1 surplus. Winter wheat condition rated 13 percent very poor, 36 poor, 39 fair, 11 good, and 1 excellent.

For the week ending March 4, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 42 percent very short, 34 short, 23 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 30 percent very short, 43 short, 27 adequate, and 0 surplus. Winter wheat condition for the week rated 15 percent very poor, 35 poor, 37 fair, 12 good, and 1 excellent.