Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/17/19

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 3 9 82 6
Topsoil Moisture 3 8 77 12
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.5 4.7 5.8 5.9

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 23 72 5
Barley 0 25 52 22 1
Corn 5 11 34 41 9
Cotton 1 2 36 45 16
Hay 1 2 32 62 3
Oats 0 2 47 51 0
Pasture 1 6 31 58 4
Peaches 0 4 20 75 1
Peanuts 0 0 35 51 14
Sorghum 0 0 33 64 3
Soybeans 0 2 38 53 7
Sweet Potatoes 0 0 49 46 5
Tobacco: Flue-cured 1 4 30 61 4
Tobacco: Burley 0 0 43 57 0
Wheat 7 10 38 39 6

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 96 91 96 97
Peanuts 93 91 96 96
Sorghum 71 54 80 66
Soybeans 74 68 77 75
Sweet Potatoes 67 54 73 70
Tobacco: Burley 74 56 72 78
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 20 n/a 20 21
Cotton Squaring 22 n/a 14 14
Soybeans Emerged 62 54 64 63
HARVESTED:
Barley 64 39 61 57
Hay: First Cutting 92 83 90 89
Oats 57 39 52 52
Peaches 13 n/a n/a n/a
Wheat 44 31 50 45

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
5-7 inches fell in region at beginning of reporting week. Some
flooding of corn and soybean fields occurred. Grain harvest has
been delayed. Dwayne Tate – Alleghany County Extension

Soil conditions were very wet early in the report period from the
heavy rains last week into early this week; however, conditions
improved to allow some field work by mid-week. Temps were a on
the cool side for most of the week but rebounded to near normal
by the end of the week. First cutting hay harvest is nearing
completion, vegetable crops and field corn are looking good.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Weather was cool over the last period with some rainfall light
rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 40-83 F degrees.
Robert Hawk – Jackson/ Swain County Extension

Excessive rain June 7-9 caused some flooding. All planting and
hay harvest has come to a stop.
Julia Houck – Ashe County Extension

Torrential rains, 8+ inches flooded fields, pastures under water.
Nursery fields flooded. Row crops damaged.
Donna Teasley – Swain County Extension

6 inches of rain relief from drought. Wheat harvest condition and
test weight go down as rain continues. Rain helped corn and
tobacco. Soybeans are spotty on emergence due to drought. Rain
helped pastures. Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Wet conditions delayed small grain harvest, soybean planting and
setting sweet potato.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station

We are finally drying out from the eight plus inches of rain this past
weekend. Janice Nicholson - Rutherford County Extension

Carteret - Crop growth and field work resumed after frequent
rainfall but scattered areas dealing with excessive rainfall.
Craven - Rainfall and cooler weather provided great crop
response in growth. Planting, herbicide applications and
fertilization of crops resumed.
Mike Carroll – Carteret/Craven County Extension

The tobacco crop is looking better after much needed rain. We
did have some areas that are applying more Nitrogen due to
leaching rains. Pastures and hay land rebounded after much
needed rain a cooler weather. Soybeans and looking better as
well as corn due to rain. This has been a challenging season so
far for vegetable producers. The vegetable crops have seen
cold/wet weather, then hot dry weather, back to cold and wet.
Charles Mitchell – Franklin County Extension

Needed rain continues to fall helping corn as it begins to tassel.
Most soybean acres are planted with a few replant acres
remaining. Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Majority of county has received significant rainfall over last two
weeks. This ended a 4 week period without precipitation.
Paige Burns - Richmond County Extension

Heat and drought took their toll on the county's corn crop. Pender
County farmers reported anywhere from 2" to 5" of rain. Rain
revived most acres but yield potential was definitely lost during
the heat. Soybean planting resumed this week with better soil
moisture conditions. Early planted beans look very good. Rains
also helped with hay and pasture conditions but the drought
reduced first cutting hay volumes significantly.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension

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