By Chuck Stinnett Originally published 12:00 a.m., July 8, 2008 The corn is tasseling, most of the soybeans are planted and the winter wheat harvest is winding down. Now, Kentucky's farmers need rain. While last week's weather "was practically picture perfect for the wheat harvest ... there is some apprehension about soil moisture levels and concern about the lack of rain for crop development," the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Kentucky field office in Louisville reported Monday. After a spring when soils were soaked, topsoil is drying out. Topsoil moisture is rated as 9 percent very short, 27 percent short, 61 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus, the ag service said. In western Kentucky, topsoil moisture generally is rated short, causing germination to slow, according to the University of Kentucky...
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