Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/14/18

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS 
Topsoil Moisture 0 4 36 60
Subsoil Moisture 0 5 36 59
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
3.9 4.9 4.3 5.2

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 1 4 10 84 1
Oats 0 2 22 75 1
Pasture 2 4 50 42 2
Winter Wheat 1 3 11 78 7


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week  Last Week  Last Year  5 Yr. Avg.
PLANTED:
Barley 77 62 85 78
Oats 76 64 78 69
Winter Wheat 44 35 70 55
PHENOLOGICAL:
Winter Wheat Emerged 33 19 51 34
HARVESTED:
Cotton 75 61 76 63
Hay: Third Cutting 90 85 95 92
Peanuts 85 75 90 86
Sorghum 81 77 99 72
Soybeans 52 45 53 47
Sweet Potatoes 89 80 93 89
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Several small grain growers have foregone planting
wheat/barley due to wet conditions and late season harvest
issues. Instead, they are focusing on 2019 corn/soybean
crop. Estimate of 25% reduction.
Dwayne Tate – Agronomist Region

We have received ample rain this week to sustain the
growth of hayfields and pastures but it is making it hard for
the soybean producers to harvest their crop.
Janice Nicholson – FSA Rutherford County

We have had several days of rain, including 4 inches.
Tim Britton - Johnston County Extension

Frequent rainfall limits field work and harvest
Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension

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