Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 1/20/17


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK  

This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.    

4.6             n/a            n/a      n/a  

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

VS ST A SS 

Topsoil Moisture 0 5 73 22  

Subsoil Moisture 0 4 82 14    

VS= Very Short   ST = Short   A = Adequate   SS = Surplus  

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS  

 This  Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg.    

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CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX      

Barley 1 15 56 26 2       

Oats 0 1 40 57 2       

Pasture  3 22 55 19 1       

Wheat 0 5 29 56 10                  

VP = Very Poor  P = Poor  F = Fair  G = Good   EX = Excellent    

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS

Very little crop work being done now. Tobacco growers are getting greenhouses ready. Lots of concern about contracts. Hay supplies are adequate for now.  Paul Westfall - Granville County Extension 

It has been very wet though wheat and grain crops are looking okay. Some fields look a little thin due to drought earlier this year. Gary Cross - Person County Extension 

An 8-10 inch snow on January 6 and a couple more rain events in January have improve soil moisture greatly. Small grain crop stands have been impacted negatively by dry planting season but recent moisture has improve field growth greatly. Dwayne Tate – Agronomist Region 12 

Although the entire county remains in moderate drought, a recent 2.7" rainfall has caused a green up of many grasslands. Randy Fulk – Stokes County Extension 

Recent conditions have improved to the point that the small grains and rapeseed crops have also improved. Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7 



We have received some rain this month and temperatures have fluctuated from below freezing to above 70. Danelle Cutting– Rowan County Extension  

A lot of cows have been sold off in the last few weeks because hay and forage is short. Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD 

Temperatures have been unusually mild, after several days of unusually cool temperatures earlier in the month. Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension 

Small grains are growing well. Warm temperatures the past few weeks are compensating for some late plantings due to the weather last fall. Cathy Herring – Central Crops Station   

Major difference in wheat is when it was planted. On time looks good, but late planted has been slow to develop. Tim Britton – Johnston County Extension 

Small grains fields were showing symptoms of denitrification but have recovered. It is dry enough now for growers to make supplement N applications to small grains. Roy Thagard – Greene County Extension

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