Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/18/19

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 1 21 71 7
Topsoil Moisture 0 7 81 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             5.4              2.0            4.6 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 2 13 83 2
Oats 0 4 61 34 1
Pasture 9 36 42 12 1
Wheat 1 1 20 65 13

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
Barley 80 68 86 83
Oats 60 48 78 73
Wheat 64 46 52 62
PHENOLOGICAL:
Wheat Emerged 47 30 38 44
HARVESTED:
Cotton Harvested 84 73 77 76
Peanuts Threshed 89 86 89 88
Sorghum for Grain 83 79 85 78
Soybeans 61 54 57 59
Sweet Potatoes 97 93 92 92

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS

2"-4" of snow fell over the county early in the week as
temperatures plummeted into the teens with some areas reporting
single digit lows. Main farm activities included harvesting
Christmas trees, tending livestock, and winterizing equipment,
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Rainfall near .50" with temperatures slightly below normal with
hard frosts.
Robert Hawk – Jackson/Swain County Extension

Some rain wheat planting progress slow soybean harvest still not
done, pastures being reseeded many damaged from drought.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Pastures that were over-grazed in our drought a few weeks ago
are struggling.
Kinsey Everhart – Anson County Extension

Recent rains have replenished soil moisture as well as interrupted
harvesting of soybean, cotton and planting of wheat. Cabbage
crop looking very good as well as the wheat crop that is up. If we
do not get a dry spell there will be wheat not planted that growers
had intended to plant.
Al Wood – Pasquotank County Extesion

Weather continues to delay field work.
Mike Carroll – Craven County Extension

Soybean harvest has been delayed by green stem problems.
Heavy frost will help kill off these stems but 1"-2" of much needed
rain across the county late in the week will likely delay getting the
final acres harvested. Wheat planting went well and early stands
look good.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension

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