2024 Crop Progress
These are the planting progress numbers for Ohio and the US as a whole, as of 9/3/2024.
Drought Worsens, Crop Quality Deteriorating
Dry conditions continue to worry farmers, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 81% short to very short for week ending on September 1. The average temperature last week was 78.7 degrees, 7.8 degrees above normal. Weather stations recorded an average of 0.44 inches of precipitation, 0.39 inches below average. There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 1.
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Source – USDA and Ohio Crop Reports