Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/8/20

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.6              4.2              5.4           4.4

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 1 7 84 8
Topsoil Moisture 1 8 77 14
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 1 14 83 2
Cotton 6 15 30 41 8
Oats 0 3 30 65 2
Pasture 1 3 20 61 15
Soybeans 3 8 26 54 9
Wheat 0 3 19 73 5
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 76 63 61 71
Oats 63 51 47 63
Wheat 51 36 42 46
PHENOLOGICAL:
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 97 94 99 98
Winter Wheat Emerged 33 19 26 30
HARVESTED
Apples 95 91 96 97
Cotton 51 35 69 64
Hay: Third Cutting 96 94 94 92
Peanuts 66 49 84 80
Sorghum 81 75 78 78
Soybeans 45 29 51 50
Sweet Potato 89 80 91 86
Tobacco: Burley 89 85 94 96

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD
The area experienced below normal temperatures and rainfall
amounts totaling between .15"-.25" this week. Light frost to hard
freeze reported with lows falling to 22-25F on the
coldest mornings. Pastures are currently providing
adequate forage for livestock. – JACKSON, SWAIN

Very wet soybean fields and quality is getting worse, with more
rain predicted for next week. – PERSON

Drier weather allowed soybean harvest to continue, as well as
other field activities. – PAMLICO

This past week provided some dry days and above average
temperatures allowing for good working days as fields dried a
little. During this time of year, the soil does not dry as fast and
conditions remain too wet in many fields to harvest or plant.
Additional rain is predicted this week that will certainly hinder
these efforts. – GRANVILLE

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