Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/29/15
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg. 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.7 SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 6 29 58 7
Subsoil Moisture 4 27 62 7
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Apples 0 2 38 57 3 Corn 3 14 31 39 13 Cotton 1 4 28 57 10 Hay 1 10 45 39 5
Pasture 7 27 35 29 2 Peaches 4 3 42 45 6 Peanuts 0 1 21 72 6 Soybeans 1 8 29 52 10 Sweet Potatoes 1 2 49 46 2 Tobacco: Flue Cured 1 4 27 60 8
Tobacco: Burley 0 0 44 53 3 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: Soybeans 91 81 88 87
Sweet Potatoes 87 74 83 86
Tobacco: Burley 92 86 100 99
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 59 31 64 72
Cotton Squaring 58 31 40 50
Peanut Pegging 22 n/a 39 29
Soybean % Emerged 78 67 83 79
HARVESTED:
Barley 90 73 n/a n/a
Hay 1st cutting 98 93 97 98
Hay 2nd cutting 18 n/a 36 25
Peaches 15 n/a 23 20
Oats 90 73 n/a n/a
Wheat 91 65 83 87 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Much needed rain over the weekend will benefit the tobacco crop greatly. Some storms produced significant wind damage to tobacco and corn and caused significant hail losses in isolated areas. Some areas received 5+ inches of rain and newly emerged soybean fields are under water along with drowned fields of tobacco. Fortunately, these issues are not widespread, but have impacted individual growers in a big way. The rain is too little too late for the corn in some of the most drought stricken areas. Georgia Love – Agronomist Region 5
A rain event Wed night helped tremendously, or otherwise the crop would have been even worse. The dry environment and the heat has been detrimental to all crops.
Michael Shaw – Columbus County Extension
Some showers have kept most crops progressing well. Most wheat appears to be harvested. Soybeans are coming on strong, and most corn is silking. Potatoes are being harvested.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Recent rains has crops looking good, especially the corn and soybean. Irish potato and cabbage harvest is well underway with both crops looking good. Wheat harvest is complete and farmers are trying to get their last double cropped soybeans planted.
Al Wood – Pasquotank County Extension
Severe storms in the area on 6/26/15. At this time do not know what crop damage may have resulted from that weather event.
Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension
17 days of heat and no rain taking its toll. Only a few areas received enough rain on Sat. to get topsoil moisture adequate and only for a short time. Corn that was later planted still has a chance if rain received in a week but earlier planted corn very likely a crop failure. Some years drought corn is salvaged for silage but this year very little top growth is present and silage yields will be extremely low.
Steve Gibson – Catawba County Extension
Winter wheat harvest should finish in the next week or so. Tobacco is looking very good except for the later planted that is drought stressed. Corn overall looks good but has had a tremendous amount of heat stress. Soybeans are starting to close rows but are under stress due to the heat. Some producers are plating double crop soybeans in some areas due to having moisture. Gary Cross – Person County Extension
Hot and dry weather continues for many parts of the western piedmont. Some producers have seen less than one inch of rain since the end of April. Corn in some places is 4-5 foot tall and silking. Cool season pastures have gone dormant and many producers will soon have to start feeding hay.
Daniel Overcash – Agronomist Region 11
Some scattered rain was received on Friday with some areas receiving hail and strong winds. Crops are still in need of rain.
Julia Houck – Ashe-Alleghany County FSA
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