Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/1/19

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 7 26 66 1
Topsoil Moisture 12 29 58 1
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.4               5.7            6.0            5.7 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 1 1 21 77 0
Corn 4 13 34 42 7
Cotton 1 5 32 59 3
Hay 1 1 27 67 4
Pasture 3 8 29 55 5
Peaches 0 0 25 70 5
Peanuts 2 3 29 63 3
Sorghum 4 8 45 43 0
Soybeans 2 6 34 53 5
Sweet Potatoes 0 2 30 60 8
Tobacco: Flue-cured 1 7 29 60 3
Tobacco: Burley 0 9 40 48 3
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:
Sorghum 86 80 93 81
Soybeans 92 82 92 92
Sweet Potatoes 86 76 94 90
Tobacco: Burley 91 83 93 93
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 54 36 65 69
Cotton Squaring 55 36 55 49
Peanuts Pegging 26 10 32 29
Soybeans Emerged 81 71 84 84
HARVESTED:
Barley 93 82 86 86
Hay: Second Cutting 25 13 22 22
Oats 82 74 79 83
Peaches 30 22 19 22
Wheat 73 61 85 88

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS

Growing conditions are varied across Region 7, some areas have
good conditions with recent rains while other areas have missed
rains that have crop conditions slipping.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7

Drier weather conditions for the week allowed for growers to get
into fields for additional vegetable crop planting and cultivation.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Normal summer conditions with warm conditions and scattered
mountain afternoon Thundershowers...rainfall of about 1", but not
widespread more scattered. Temperatures normal with highs in
77-87 and lows 58-63.
Robert Hawk – Jackson/ Swain County Extension

Dry weather and high temperatures have slowed growth of all
crops. Rain is needed across all portions of the county.
Daniel Simpson - Pamlico County Extension

Dry weather soybean planting continues, tobacco slowly
progressing, corn doing well some tasseling, wheat harvest almost
over, double crop soybean planted,
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Very dry conditions continue to delay soybean planting. High
temperatures have caused issues with corn pollination.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station

Caneberry harvesting has begun throughout the region.
Steve Dillion – Agronomist Region 14

Field conditions are dry and rain is needed.
Brian Parrish – Harnett County Extension

Hot and dry conditions continue. No rain this week and none in the
forecast with temps in the mid to upper 90s - not a good scenario.
Early planted corn is doing OK. Late planted corn is already firing
at lower leaves and ear set is poor. Early planted soybeans are in
in the same situation. Late planted soybeans are struggling to find
moisture. Pastures are drying up quickly. Hay will likely be in high
demand later this year.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension

Scattered showers late on Saturday 6/29 came at an opportune
time for corn, which is in silking and soft dough stage. However,
much of your area received little rain.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension

Lack of rainfall has caused drought conditions that are impacting
crops such as corn and soybean that are in the grain producing
phase. Wheat harvest is completed, and cabbage and Irish
potatoes are in the last third of the crop harvest. Farmers have
been dealing with stink bugs in corn for the last 3 plus weeks.
Rainfall is greatly needed,
Al Wood - Pasquotank County Extension

Dry weather and High heat have really worked on crops this past
week. Spotty showers over the weekend gave a very few areas
some relief. Tim Britton – Johnston County Extension

Portions of county received rainfall over past few weeks yet
portions have not. Thus, some areas suffering from extreme
drought and other areas have fair to good crop growth. Having
thus said, excess temperature and lack of rainfall causing severe
yield reduction for corn. Cotton management will be extremely
difficult due to poor germination. Cotton fields commonly have
portions of the crop nearing bloom yet large portions also only
recently emerging. Tobacco diseases increasing with black shank
the dominant disease identified. Peanut, soybean and sweet
potato crops progressing but reduced temperature and rainfall
would be greatly welcome.
Mike Carroll – Craven County Extension

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