 while topsoil moisture shortage remains a concern in several Atlantic Coast states, despite recent rains. Anywhere from 59 to as high as 90 percent, very short to short, from Georgia all the way northward to Maryland and Delaware. Expanding topsoil moisture shortage is also reported in parts of the South, pre-hurricane barrel, and several western states. This is AgCentral. Farmers in the Dakotas know a thing or two about a home field advantage.