Topsoil conditions are improving in 11 states, providing good planting conditions for fall crops
This week's headlines for Neogen's Monday Mycotoxin & Crop Report for September 19:
Weather & harvest updates
The USDA’s September 13 bulletin reports heavy rains in the Northeast region of the U.S., providing some relief to near drought conditions.
In the Southeast and Mississippi delta, fieldwork has resumed after extensive rainfall in those regions brought delays.
Topsoil conditions are improving in 11 states, providing good planting conditions for fall crops.
The late season precipitation will not benefit the nation’s corn crop, with conditions falling 1% this week.
Here are the states with the highest good to excellent ratings, as well as the states with the highest poor to very poor ratings.
Deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat
Aflatoxin in corn