Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/10/17
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 2 14 70 14
Subsoil Moisture 1 9 82 8
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.0 5.8 5.6 4.9
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apple 0 0 41 58 1
Corn 1 2 15 63 19
Cotton 0 3 21 61 15
Hay 0 1 23 68 8
Pasture 0 3 20 70 7
Peaches 17 9 53 20 1
Peanuts 0 2 16 71 11
Sorghum 0 1 14 81 4
Soybeans 0 3 18 71 8
Sweet Potato 0 1 26 66 7
Tobacco: Flue-cured 3 5 18 63 11
Tobacco: Burley 0 1 27 69 3
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent
CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg.
PLANTED:
Soybeans 96 92 26 2
Sweet Potatoes 96 93 98 96
Tobacco: Burley 97 92 96 99
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn % Silking 87 78 88 88
Corn % Dough 35 16 39 36
Cotton % Squared 69 53 64 70
Peanut % Pegging 49 32 37 47
Soybeans % Emerged 92 86 93 90
Soybeans % Blooming 26 12 23 17
HARVESTED:
Hay: Second Cutting 30 18 29 40
Peaches 33 26 40 35
Wheat 97 92 97 94
COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Lots of rain very good for corn, soybeans, pasture. With rains and
high humidity lots of disease problems with tobacco, target spot
mainly.
Gary Cross - Person County Extension
Rainfall measured about 1" for the period with near normal
temperatures. Growing conditions have been good.
Robert Hawk – Swain County Extension
Wet soil conditions limited field activities for the week. Showers
and thunderstorms predominated with parts of the county
receiving rainfall every day of the week. Precipitation levels were
variable, with most areas receiving between 1.5"-3" of rain for the
week. Vegetable harvest is increasing and there are concerns with
disease issues relative to the wet conditions; however, no major
diseases have been reported at present.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Hot, humid weather conditions have set in with intense t-storms
late at night. Sporadic heavy rains and wind have occurred with
these storms. Early planted corn is beginning to reach maturity
and beginning to dry down. Soybean planting is mostly complete
with good emergence and full season soybeans looking good
across the county.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
Corn is looking good and has benefited from timely rains during
critical period. Corn earworm pressure seems high. Soybean
planting coming to an end.
Mac Malloy - Robeson County Extension
Timely rains continue to keep crop conditions looking very good
around the area. Some tobacco fields have the potential for the
best crop I have seen. Disease pressure is low so far in tobacco
fields--great news for growers who have dealt with an unusually
high TSWV season. Early planted cotton is beginning first and
2nd week of bloom.
Roy Thagard - Greene County Extension
Carteret -Frequent and excessive rainfall (1-2 inches) scattered
throughout the county has resulted in lower than desired soybean
populations and leaching of nitrogen for corn.
Mike Carroll – Carteret & Craven County Extension
Showers continue to be timely and crops are responding.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Most field crops are looking pretty good, with frequent
thunderstorms helping a lot.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD
Showers continue to be timely and crops are responding.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
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