SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

VS ST A SS

Subsoil Moisture 0 2 82 16

Topsoil Moisture 1 7 77 15

 VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK

This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.

5.4           2.1                4.7             5.4 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT

VP P F G EX

Apples 0 0 14 78 8

Barley 0 2 14 73 11

Corn 2 13 26 52 7

Cotton 2 12 27 50 9

Oats 0 5 27 64 4

Pasture 1 5 22 66 6

Peaches 0 3 28 68 1

Peanuts 2 10 19 61 8

Soybeans 1 3 31 56 9

Tobacco Flue-Cured 2 6 33 53 6

Wheat 1 6 26 57 10

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 85 65 89 89

Peanuts 80 61 88 87

Sorghum 45 28 51 50

Soybeans 68 55 65 62

Sweet Potatoes 41 21 51 50

Tobacco: Flue-Cured 98 94 97 98

Tobacco: Burley 49 34 51 58

PHENOLOGICAL:

Corn Emerged 98 93 95 96

Soybeans Emerged 53 42 52 48

HARVESTED

Barley 28 N/A 36 28

Hay: First Cutting 82 68 81 77

Oats 26 N/A 34 28

Wheat 17 N/A 26 17

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD

This spring brought a challenging start to the year, but last week

was finally a normal week. Crops are about 2-3 weeks behind

currently. The tobacco crop and corn crop are struggling to catch

up. The cold wet spring has shocked many of the crops and

growth recovery has been slow. - FRANKLIN / HALIFAX / NASH

Wheat is maturing fast. Some did blow down during last week's

storms. Lots more hay was cut this week with good drying

conditions, but there is still lots to be harvested, though. Tobacco

is doing well except in wet areas of fields and some where

nitrogen was lost. Organic fields especially are showing loss of

color. Farmers are working to get additional nitrogen applied.

Soybeans are up and growing, but some stands are thin probably

due to wet soil conditions the last couple of weeks. - GRANVILLE

Hot dry weather helped planting progress. Tobacco finishing up;

wheat turning ready to be harvested; corn planted; soybean

planting is progressing; hay cutting has been very good with

no adverse weather. - PERSON

Many acres of corn need to either be replanted or planted in

something else due to overly wet field conditions. Millet and

sorghum also suffered due to rain and ponding. Will need to

replant in many places. - ANSON

Drying conditions are favorable for field activity: the last of

the soybean to be planted;, post-emergent application

of herbicides to full season soybean and corn; planting of cotton

and other crops. Wheat harvest has begun and should pick up

steam as much as the wheat ripens. - PASQUOTANK

Drying conditions allowed much field work to continue, with

sidedress nitrogen on corn, planting and replanting of soybeans,

and some wheat harvest. - PAMLICO

Rains continue to delay field work. Approximately 30% of peanut

and cotton planting intentions were not met due to these

continued rains and extremely wet soil conditions. Also, 15% or

greater of peanut and cotton acres did not emerge or drowned

after emergence. Corn and soybeans tolerated the wet

conditions slightly better, but their crops stage is extremely

varied. Tobacco struggles with excess water in soils yet soils are

too wet to travel to make any corrective action. Sweet potato

transplanting just beginning assuming soils remain dry enough to

travel. Thrip damage to cotton and peanut is moderate to high in

most fields. - CRAVEN

Heavy rains last week in the northwest side of the county flooded

a lot of recently planted soybeans and prevented farmers from

topdressing corn. Some soybeans will have to be replanted. Corn

looks good but needs topdressing as soon as fields dry

out. Blueberry harvest is going well with good volumes being

reported but quality has been hurt by heavy rains. Warm

temperatures are helping pasture grasses grow but many

pastures across the county are under fertilized and are not as

productive as they could be. - PENDER

Growers are trying to catch up from weather delays. Hopefully

the last bit of cotton and peanuts were planted last week. Small

grain harvest has begun with good yields reported. Corn crop

looks decent but a lot of wet spots are hurt. Strawberry

season winding down and peaches are just beginning. –

ROBESON

Near normal rainfall with above normal temperatures. Soil

moisture is near for topsoil and above for subsoil. - JACKSON /

SWAIN

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