Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/3/19


SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 19 37 43 1
Topsoil Moisture 21 37 42 0
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.3 6.8 3.0 4.7

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 1 1 8 90 0
Barley 0 1 34 64 1
Corn 13 17 32 34 4
Cotton 2 7 42 49 0
Hay 1 4 31 60 4
Oats 0 2 46 52 0
Pasture 1 12 42 43 2
Peaches 0 4 15 78 3
Peanuts 0 3 49 48 0
Soybeans 0 5 47 47 1
Tobacco: Flue-cured 1 9 35 53 2
Wheat 8 13 32 42 5
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 83 74 82 86
Peanuts 81 66 83 83
Sorghum 42 31 43 38
Soybeans 58 52 53 55
Sweet Potatoes 43 35 45 38
Tobacco: Flue-cured 93 87 95 97
Tobacco : Burley 37 27 39 55 
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Emerged 94 89 97 95
Soybeans Emerged 47 34 44 40
Wheat Headed 96 92 98 98
HARVESTED:
Barley 27 N/A N/A 12
Oats 22 N/A N/A N/A
Hay: First Cutting 75 71 67 71
Wheat 14 N/A N/A N/A

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Another unseasonably warm and dry week. High temperatures
were mainly in the mid to upper 80's but cooled some later in the
week. An afternoon thunderstorm late in the week brought a small
amount of rain to parts of the county; however, precipitation levels
were very light with most areas receiving less than a quarter inch
of rain. Topsoil moisture conditions are very dry and vegetable
crop producers who are equipped are irrigating. First cutting hay
harvest is nearly complete.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Extended Dry Period continues with no measurable rainfall over
the last week with temperatures near normal. Breezy conditions
contributing to additional drying as well.
Robert Hawk – Jackson County Extension

Received spotty rain across most of the county that helped but will
need more this week. Tobacco is holding its own but will need rain
to spur growth. Farmers waiting for more moisture to plant
soybeans. Wheat is almost ready for harvest.
Michael Yoder – Wake County Extension

Conditions remain dry. Non-irrigated crops and pastures are
beginning to show signs of drought stress in some areas of the
county. Most areas have not received rain in 2- 3 weeks.
Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension

Some break from dry hot weather with a few showers. However,
more is needed. Early corn is tasseling. Some soybeans acres
need replanted following dry planting conditions.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Very dry since late April.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension

Dry conditions over the past week have delayed planting. Rains
over the weekend will help for a few days.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station

Some significant hail damage in small sections of the county.
Art Bradley – Edgecombe County Extension

Some areas received some rainfall but most have not so crop
conditions, overall, continue to slip. The 2019 strawberry crop is
all but over due to the hot weather.
Don Nicholson - Wake County Extension

Very dry crops struggling. Hay cutting is almost complete. Dry
winds drying out soil corn planting and soybean planting stopped.
Gary Cross - Person County Extension

Cooler temperatures and rainfall (ranging from 0.5-3 inches)
benefiting crops that were under severe heat and drought stress.
Isolated storms with hail reported but no significant crop damage
yet to be reported. Anticipate herbicide applications and planting
of soybeans to resume. Thrip population is moderate to high in
cotton. Scattered fields of tobacco above economic threshold for
tobacco budworms and hornworms.
Mike Carroll – Carteret & Craven County Extension

Dry weather continued through the week although a few light
showers hit parts of the county. Yield potential was severely
reduced by last week's weather. Soybean planting has stopped
as farmers wait for more rainfall. Wheat harvest is going well with
high yields reported across the county. Blueberry harvest
continues with yields ranging from 0% to 85% depending on the
variety and location - all in response to damage from Hurricane
Florence and cool weather during pollination in March.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension

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