Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/9/19
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 2 20 63 15
Topsoil Moisture 8 25 53 14
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.2 6.6 6.6 5.7
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Corn 13 17 29 31 10
Cotton 6 19 25 39 11
Hay 1 17 41 39 2
Pasture 3 23 42 29 3
Peanuts 4 7 36 40 13
Sorghum 4 15 40 39 2
Sweet Potatoes 2 5 43 41 9
Tobacco: Flue-cured 6 15 37 38 4
Tobacco: Burley 0 6 40 54 0
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.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Dented 95 93 96 96
Corn Mature 90 83 89 89
Cotton Bolls Opening 40 28 40 38
Soybeans Setting Pods 93 86 91 90
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 20 N/A 16 15
Soybeans 4 11 37 38 10
HARVESTED:
Apples 53 47 58 51
Corn for Grain 58 40 41 48
Corn for Silage 74 65 83 73
Hay: Third Cutting 51 42 45 48
Peaches 93 90 94 92
Sorghum for Grain 20 N/A N/A N/A
Sweet Potatoes 11 N/A N/A 11
Tobacco: Flue-cured 57 46 66 63
Tobacco: Burley 26 21 27 31
COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Perhaps the driest it's been all year
Tim Hambrick – Forsyth, Stokes & Surry County Extensions
Rutherford County is very dry.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County FSA
Weather conditions for the week were hot and dry with
temperatures well above normal for the time of year and no
measurable precipitation. Soil conditions are quite dry and late
crops are suffering from drought stress. Second cutting hay
harvest is essentially complete and corn silage harvest is well
underway.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Dry and warm has set in with very little rain.
Robert Hawk – Jackson & Swain County Extensions
Wind damage to flue-cured tobacco from Hurricane Dorian. The
winds blew 10-20% of the leaves remaining in the field on the
ground. The winds battered, tattered, and bruised the tobacco
leaves. This will lead to quick ripening in the field and producer
unable to save all of the harvest. All other crops were not seriously
affected by Hurricane
Dorian.
Willie Howell – Agronomist Region 4
Approximately 2-4" of rain from hurricane Dorian. No significant
crop damage
Randy Wood – Scotland County Extension
No damage or issues from the hurricane. Need rain for pod fill on
soybeans. Pastures need rain, tobacco harvest continues no corn
harvest yet.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension
Franklin County farmers were spared the wrath of Dorian. The
only crop damage that we can contribute to Dorian is the
windblown tobacco leaves. This will force growers to harvest
quicker than expected. Barn space will be at a premium over the
next 15-20 days. The rest of the crops benefited from the rainfall.
The soybean crop has potential for good yields on average and
the sorghum crop looks good as well. The heat and humidity has
been a challenge on all crops this year. We will welcome the fall
with hopes of cooler weather and increased commodity prices.
Charles Mitchell – Franklin, Halifax & Nash County
Extensions
Hurricane winds and rain have delayed corn harvest. Remaining
corn in the field has some broken tops and some corn laying on
the ground. Tobacco is leaning in the field. Some field flooding,
but typical of these events.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Heavy rains from Hurricane Dorian.
Kenny Bailey – Cumberland County Extension
Dorian rainfall 6.8”.
Phillip D Winslow – Lenoir County Extension
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