Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/1/15
DAYS SUITIBLE FOR FIELD WORK This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.6 6.4 6.3 5.4 SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 6 30 60 4
Subsoil Moisture 2 23 71 4
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg.
PLANTED:
Cotton 83 68 95 92
Peanuts 81 62 90 91
Soybeans 55 47 55 49
Sweet Potatoes 25 15 33 34
Tobacco: Flue Cured 96 93 97 98
Tobacco: Burley 60 45 67 77
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn % Emerged 93 90 94 98
Soybean % Emerged 33 20 42 34
HARVESTED:
Hay 1st cutting 73 63 76 74 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Apples 0 2 38 57 3 Barley 0 3 24 69 4 Corn 1 5 24 55 15 Cotton 0 1 19 70 10 Hay 0 5 46 42 7 Oats 2 7 45 42 4 Pasture 3 18 36 40 3 Peaches 4 2 39 49 6 Peanuts 0 0 15 80 5 Soybeans 0 2 19 71 8 Tobacco: Flue Cured 0 0 21 68 11
Tobacco: Burley 0 0 42 55 3 Wheat 2 10 32 47 9
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS The county finally received some much needed rain. The rain showers were spotty, but none the less a very welcome site. Corn and tobacco is in need of rain.
Julia Houck Ashe – Alleghany County FSA
Dry conditions still persist in the western piedmont. Cotton and soybean planting has finished, but emergence of seeds have been delay because of the lack of rain. It the dry weather continues much longer significant agronomic impacts are going to be seen on crops.
Daniel Overcash – Agronomist Region 11
Fields are now starting to get dry with little or no rainfall lately. There have been a few pop-up storms, but no general rainfall. Tobacco continues to grow wee, but soybean growth is slowing down due to dry conditions and higher temperatures. Corn is progressing well, though. Hay harvest has continued, with fair yields and good quality. Pastures are still in good shape, though cool-season grasses are maturing and will go dormant soon.
Paul Westfall – Granville County Extension
Dry conditions are beginning to effect many areas of the region and soybean planting has stopped in several areas due to lack of rain. Small grains are drying down fast with the weather, but rain is need for corn especially. Early planted tobacco should fair ok this week, but rain would be helpful. Late planted tobacco will have to be irrigated this week, without rain. Some areas of Moore and Lee counties had storms last week that dumped a good amount of rain, but was very isolated.
Colby Lambert – Agronomist Region 9
Conditions continue very dry with only spotty showers.
Carl Pless – Cabarrus County Extension
Although we did receive some rain last week, conditions remain very dry. There have been some reports of residual herbicides not activating due to no rainfall. Hay cutting continues, with most producers wrapping up their first cutting. Wheat harvest is getting ready to start.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland NRCS
Soils have dried across the county and some corn field have plants that roll during midday. Tobacco growth generally good in most areas. Peanut growers busy spraying for escaped weeds. Peanuts and cotton being treated for trips as their numbers increase in these two crops.
Richard Rhodes – Bertie County Extension
Dry weather has stopped soybean planting.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station
Major field activities for week were soybean planting, cotton planting and tobacco layby fertilization. Tobacco transplanting is complete. Sweet potato transplanting is in progress.
Brian Parrish – Harnett County Extension
Wheat is drying out quickly and harvest could begin as early as June 5. Surface moisture is drying out quickly. Rain needed this week to bring full season beans along. Mid-May planted corn beginning to show moisture stress. Early corn looks excellent.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
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