Spotted rain showers were received throughout the week across Tennessee, bringing continued relief to fields and pastures.
In between bouts of rain, producers have been hard at work spraying fields and harvesting second or third cuttings of hay. Corn and cotton are shaping up well, though producers are cautiously watching for late season pest damage. While the warm temperatures and rainfall have brought relief to many.
Overall, crop progress for the state is looking good and soil moisture remains adequate with only small pockets of the northern state boundary still abnormally dry based on the most recent state drought monitor report. Statewide, there were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was 7 percent short, 65 percent adequate, and 28 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 19 percent surplus.
