LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn and soybean harvests are behind schedule, and this week’s wet weather is keeping Wisconsin farmers from catching up. Crop progress data released by the department Tuesday show both corn and soybeans fall short of the five year averages. The report found that Wisconsin corn is in worse shape, with two-thirds of crops at maturity, behind an 80 percent average. The USDA says the state usually has a quarter of its corn crop harvested by mid-October, but less than 10 percent has been harvested so far. The report also found soybean crop maturity is 2 percent behind the five-year average. Forty percent of the crop has been harvested, compared to a 53 percent average. A University of Wisconsin Extension agriculture agent says recent rainfall is to blame.
