2024 Crop Progress
These are the planting progress numbers for Ohio and the US as a whole, as of 4/22/2024.
Warmer Temps Spur on Fieldwork
Warmer weather and high winds helped to dry ground and allowed for fieldwork to begin, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 1 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 44 percent surplus. Statewide, the average temperature for the week ending on April 21 was 57.7 degrees, 5.6 degrees above normal. Weather stations recorded an average of 0.55 inches of precipitation, 0.22 inches below average. There were 2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 21.
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Source – USDA and Ohio Crop Reports