Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/29/18

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 0 1 58 41
Subsoil Moisture 0 2 77 21
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
3.7 3.4 3.2 5.6

CROP CONDITION PERCENT 
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 7 22 57 14
Corn 0 6 19 60 15
Cotton 1 2 15 61 21
Hay 1 8 37 49 5
Oats 0 2 18 78 2
Pasture 1 2 23 71 3
Peanuts 0 0 17 63 20
Tobacco: Flue-cured 0 2 16 70 12
Wheat 0 4 20 65 11
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:
Cotton 70 51 72 79
Peanuts 69 51 63 73
Sorghum 29 18 39 27
Soybeans 50 38 42 42
Sweet Potatoes 34 21 21 28
Tobacco: Burley 30 18 44 54
Tobacco: Flue-cured 92 88 93 94
PHENOLOGICAL:
Barley Headed 95 90 n/a n/a
Corn Emerged 94 89 95 93
Soybean Emerged 35 22 25 25
Wheat Headed 97 94 100 98
HARVESTED:
Hay: First Cutting 61 43 48 61

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Extended wet conditions are not favorable for strawberry harvest
and production. Recent storms have caused lodging in wheat.
Planting as well as hay harvesting remains at a standstill. Flooding
in low areas has damaged corn and vegetable crops.
Steve Dillion – Agronomist Region 14

A short break in the rainy weather mid-week allowed for some field
activity, particularly planting/transplanting some vegetable crops
as well as a very limited amount of corn planting. Most of the
county received an additional 1.25"-2"+ of rain for the week. Most
producers are behind schedule on crop planting due to the wet soil
conditions.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Rain showers in certain areas continued to delay planting efforts.
Barely is reaching a point in which continued wet conditions could
cause sprouting. Heavy rains and thunderstorms has caused
some high yield potential wheat to begin to lodge. Wet field
conditions has delayed nitrogen application on early corn and the
completion of tobacco transplanting.
Brandon Poole Agronomist Region 8

9 inches of rain humidity wheat crop continues to worsen.
Tobacco creating shallow roots nitrogen being leached. The corn
crop looks pretty good except for wet spots. First cutting of hay not
completed due to rain, soybean planting delayed.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

The frequent rain pattern has returned and is some areas rainfall
amounts have been unusually high. Cabbage and Irish potatoes
are looking good with the abundance of rainfall. Wheat is starting
to turn brown due to maturity.. Some of the corn may be tasseling
and silking in the next two weeks. Also, have a few acres of
soybeans in the 4 to 5 trifoliate stage.
Al Wood – Pasquotank County Extension

Soybeans planting has continued once conditions dried. Expect
some acres to be planted ahead of weekend rain, while others
will wait till drier weather returns.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Scattered rainfall continues resulting in poor plant growing
conditions, especially for tobacco. Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
common to most fields with isolated cases severe. Limited acres
of planted cotton, peanut, and soybean production advancing
slowly due to wet soils. Continued rainfall and wet soil conditions
prohibited much of weed management and fertilization. In fact,
some prohibited planting of cotton and peanut expected.
Mike Carroll – Craven County Extension

Heavy rains last week contributed to some split fruit in
blueberries. Peanut and soybean planting is a little behind
schedule due to delayed planting season and recent rains.
Pastures are beginning to recover from droughty conditions (from
earlier this year).
Bruce McLean – Bladen County Extension

Heavy rain across the county has hampered efforts to top dress
corn and get soybeans planted, and it is causing significant flood
damage in some fields. Tropical conditions into the weekend will
increase crop loss as fields are running out of nitrogen and
saturated soils are stressing crops for oxygen. Wheat harvest be
affected by heavy rains with lodging and/or quality loss. Blueberry
harvested is 8-10 days behind normal and heavy rains are
causing quality issues in early maturing varieties.
Mark Seitz / Tim Matthews – Pender County Extension

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