The excessive amount of rainfall in October (5.06 inches) delayed planting of winter wheat and other fall grain cover crops in some areas of the state. As recorded by the Rutgers NJ State Climatologist Monthly Climate Tables, in Salem County, the precipitation in October (3.74 inches) was near normal (30-year average) and temperatures averaged a … Continue reading Wheat Stand Coming into 2022 and Sky-high Fertilizer Prices