{"id":46528,"date":"2026-04-02T17:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/early-spring-field-work-advances-across-delmarva-as-planting-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:47:11","slug":"early-spring-field-work-advances-across-delmarva-as-planting-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/early-spring-field-work-advances-across-delmarva-as-planting-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Spring Field Work Advances Across Delmarva as Planting Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/105\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 2, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Early spring field work is pushing ahead across Delmarva as soil conditions continue to improve. Growers from Kent County down through the Maryland Eastern Shore report they&#8217;re getting into fields for pre-plant fertilizer applications and seedbed prep.<\/p><p>Some corn planting has started in warmer, well-drained fields, though most producers are holding off another 1-2 weeks. The extended forecast shows a rain system moving through Sunday into Sunday night, which will likely pause field work early next week.<\/p><h2>Markets<\/h2><p>Corn futures closed mixed Thursday. May corn finished at $5.28\/bu, down $0.02. July soybeans settled at $11.14, up $0.06. July wheat closed at $5.92, down $0.04 on the session.<\/p><p>Local cash prices on Delmarva show #2 yellow corn bringing $4.85 at Dover elevators. Soybeans are running $10.60 for #1s. Soft red winter wheat is fetching $5.40\/bu.<\/p><h2>Forecast<\/h2><p>Patchy fog is expected Thursday evening as temperatures drop to 53\u00b0F. Tonight will see areas of fog with lows around 43\u00b0F. Friday brings widespread fog early, then partly sunny skies with highs reaching 72\u00b0F. Winds will stay light from the south at 5-10 mph. Saturday looks mostly sunny before rain chances arrive Saturday night and continue through Sunday.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Evening Edition, April 2, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Early spring field work is pushing ahead across Delmarva as soil conditions continue to improve. Growers from Kent County down through the Maryland Eastern Shore report they&#8217;re getting into fields for pre-plant fertilizer applications and seedbed prep. Some corn planting has started in warmer, well-drained fields, though most producers are holding off another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":46527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-02-pm.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-c6s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47129,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/corn-planting-runs-10-days-ahead-of-normal-across-delmarva-peninsula\/","url_meta":{"origin":46528,"position":0},"title":"Corn Planting Runs 10 Days Ahead of Normal Across Delmarva Peninsula","author":"","date":"April 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 4, 2026 DELMARVA \u2014 Farmers across the Delmarva Peninsula wrapped up early spring field work this week ahead of an active weather pattern, with corn planting running approximately 10 days ahead of normal. 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