Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/29/19

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS

Subsoil Moisture 5 26 67 2
Topsoil Moisture 5 33 59 3
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.1        6.4         4.5         5.6 
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 1 1 28 70 0
Corn 12 25 29 30 4
Cotton 5 18 27 45 5
Hay 1 5 33 58 3
Pasture 1 7 31 56 5
Peanuts 3 7 29 52 9
Sorghum 3 14 36 43 4
Soybeans 4 10 33 44 9
Sweet Potatoes 2 5 27 51 15
Tobacco: Flue-cured 3 13 27 50 7


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week  Last Week  Last Year  5 Yr. Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 93 89 97 96
Corn Dough 71 53 75 78
Corn Dented 36 16 36 43
Cotton Squaring 93 90 93 94
Cotton Setting Bolls 70 53 59 65
Peanuts Pegging 86 72 87 88
Soybeans Blooming 45 36 56 56
Soybeans Setting Pods 26 18 28 30
Tobacco: Burley 0 14 53 33 0
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

HARVESTED:
Hay: Second Cutting 72 53 60 61
Oats 99 94 100 95
Peaches 63 55 48 57
Tobacco: Flue-cured 11 n/a 16 16

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
No measurable rain fell this week but cooler temperatures are
adding dew at night and helping crops hold on to yield potential.
Soybeans still look good and short season corn varieties have
reached maturity and harvest may begin next week in some fields.
Mark Seitz - Pender County Extension

Weather was very nice during this last period with temperatures
slightly below normal with lows 48-58 and highs 72-85 with rainfall
below normal with approximately .50".
Robert Hawk – Jackson/ Swain County Extension

Rain this week 2 inches. Helped with crop stress. heat was
relieved for a short period of time.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Rain over the past week has been very beneficial to Crops.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station
Recent rain and cooler temperatures have most crops looking
better.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7

Crops look good across most of Wake County. Light showers last
week were spotty. Pastures have had adequate rain, while
peanuts, corn and soybeans are currently on target.
Michael Yoder – Wake County Extension

Continued lack of rainfall stressing crops. Field work primarily
limited to sucker control in tobacco and scouting for insect pest.
Widely scattered cotton fields at threshold for stinkbugs. Isolated
areas attempted to harvest tobacco but likely to result in poor
grades from excess nitrogen content and decaying leaf.
Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension

Crops in parts of Wilson County are showing signs stress from
excess heat and not enough rain.
Danny Tharrington - Wilson County Extension

Dry weather continues. Corn is done and harvest is beginning.
Soybeans are setting pods, but dry weather continues to slow
growth.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Corn and soybeans still look fair to good throughout the county,
but most fields could use some rain right now.
Stephen Bishop - Cleveland County Extension

Crops are looking better after significant rainfall over the past two
weeks.
Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension

Largely variable depending on location and planting date.
Carrie Ortel – Pitt County Extension

Entire county received a very much needed +2" rain on Tuesday
evening/Wednesday morning.
Norman Harrell – Wilson County Extension

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