Winter wheat is exhibiting some evidence of winter injury, but only in certain areas. Less injury is being reported in fields where winter wheat was seeded into adequate fall stubble. Eastern Region Seeding had just begun on some of the drier fields late in the week, but rain on the weekend has delayed further planting temporarily. Many secondary roads in the southeast have deteriorated due to rain last November and again this spring. Hay fields and pastures are generally in good shape, but spring growth is slow due to cool temperatures.
Dugouts are generally full throughout the region.
Winter wheat growth is also slow and showing damage in some areas due to excessive rainfall and a lack of stubble and snow cover over the winter. The limited acreage of fall rye looks good. Soil temperatures are increasing and weeds and volunteer crops are beginning to emerge. There is no current shortage of fertilizer, but there could be some potential delivery problems as the time frame for planting becomes shorter. Interlake Region Warm weather allowed limited seeding in some areas in the past week.