Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/26/18


SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 0 1 49 50
Subsoil Moisture 0 1 50 49
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
3.4 2.0 6.2 5.0
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 3 14 82 1
Oats 0 2 25 71 2
Pasture 1 8 61 28 2
Winter Wheat 1 4 19 66 10
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:
Barley 95 87 95 91
Oats 81 78 89 87
Winter Wheat 60 53 87 80
PHENOLOGICAL:
Winter Wheat Emerged 45 39 70 60
HARVESTED:
Cotton 81 77 89 84
Peanuts 93 90 97 95
Sorghum 91 86 100 82
Soybeans 64 58 75 71
Sweet Potatoes 95 92 98 97

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Fields dried out enough for soybean harvest to resume for a few
days. However, a lot of fields are still left to cut.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD

Weather conditions were very close to average for period with
temperatures ranging from 20s to 50s and rainfall near .75". Frost
and freeze in mornings with mild during day. Cool season grasses
are still green with pastures looking good for livestock.
Robert Hawk – Swain County Extension

Very wet unlikely more wheat will be planted. Most soybeans are
still in the field.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Wet conditions continue to slow harvest. Mostly what is left is
soybeans, which are damaging due to the moist conditions.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7

Extremely wet conditions still exist over the majority of the county.
In the past 14 days, most areas have picked an additional 5-7
inches of rainfall.
Tim Britton – Johnston County Extension

Continued rains delay cotton and soybean harvest. Quality for
both degrading quickly.
Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension

Near normal temperatures for the week with highs mainly in upper
50's -low 60's and lows mainly in the mid 20's. Light precipitation
occurred several days with some wintery mix late in the week.
There was some accumulating snow at the higher elevations.
Precipitation levels varied across the county with most areas
receiving between 1-1.5" for the week. Christmas tree harvest is
in full swing. Other farm activities included tending livestock and
winterizing equipment.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Weather delays keep impacting harvest activities and planting of
small grains. Grain quality issues are being reported in the area.
Field conditions remain wet entering into the week.
Mac Mallow – Robeson County Extension

Showers continue to delay final harvest of soybeans.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

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