Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 9/21/16

There were almost seven days suitable for field work in North Carolina in the week ended September 18th, slightly more than the previous week.  Topsoil moisture is rated at 11% very short, 25% short, 55% adequate and 9% surplus.  Charles Mitchell with Franklin County Extension reports that the county has been extremely dry the last two months, and soybeans are suffering.

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