SOYBEAN PRODUCERS PREPARE FOR PLANTING
Cool, wet weather continued to slow corn growth. Soybean producers made burndown applications to their fields in anticipation of planting. Fruit producers were concerned about freezing temperatures predicted for the weekend. Cattle producers had for the most part stopped feeding hay, instead shifting to spring pastures. There were 4.4 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was 6 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 21 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels were 4 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 19 percent surplus. Continue reading at TN_04_11_16.