Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/28/15
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.1 6.7 4.6 5.1 SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 8 20 57 15
Subsoil Moisture 11 26 49 14
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Cotton 3 9 24 54 10 Pasture 21 24 30 21 4 Peanuts 2 5 23 60 10 Soybeans 7 12 28 43 10 Sweet Potatoes 1 9 36 50 4 Tobacco Burley 0 1 42 54 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.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton Bolls Opening 83 77 73 80
Soybean Dropping Leaves 44 34 33 29
HARVESTED:
Apples 65 55 69 64
Corn for Grain 80 70 70 81
Corn Silage 93 85 82 94
Hay 3rd cutting 61 52 73 59
Sweet Potatoes 22 15 39 33
Tobacco Flue Cured 79 69 79 85
Tobacco Burley 60 48 63 82 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Much needed rainfall started on Thursday night September 24th and has continued through the weekend with the forecast showing rain through Thursday, Oct. 1st. This has been a slow steady and off and on rain that was be absorbed by the ground with very little run off. Rainfall, so far, has measured between 4-5" depending on the area of the county.
Julia Houck - Ashe –Alleghany County FSA
Rainfall across the county has varied from 2-6 inches since late-Thursday. Summer vegetable crops are wrapping up, and still await favorable conditions for fall hay, corn & soybean harvests. Livestock producers still supplementing hay due to poor pasture conditions.
Jan McGuinn – Rutherford County Extension
Rainfall started falling late in the week and fell off and on through the weekend. Farm operations slowed a bit, but didn't stop for long. Tobacco farmers are starting to finish up on several farms, with the last fields expected to be put into drying barns in the next week or so. Some farmers are running later than that, but should finish before frost. Soybeans continue to change color, and some fields are dropping leaves. Corn is still being harvested for grain, though the rainfall has halted progress due to higher moisture levels. Late hay is still being cut, and some got wet late in the week. Hay inventory is low on several farms, so livestock farmers are still trying to get hay cut and stored.
Paul Westfall - Granville County Extension
Welcome rain arrived on Thursday night into Friday.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station
Pasture conditions have deteriorated, tobacco cutting is getting closer to being done. Soybeans are experience pod drop due to dry weather. Corn harvest has started and is proceeding.
Gary Cross - Person County Extension
We received some rain this Friday but it has still been very dry and most of the soybeans harvested are in very poor condition.
Danelle Cutting – Rowan County Extension
Welcome rain fail across much of the county over a three day period which brought field operations to a halt. These rains will help late maturing soybeans but has come to late for the corn, cotton and peanuts. Peanuts harvest will be delayed. Peanut dug but still on the ground will have to be lifted before picking. Cotton defoliation was picking up speed during the week. An irrigated test plot picked during the week ranged in yield from approximate 1250 to 820 pounds of lint per acre.
Richard Rhodes – Bertie County Extension
Corn harvest is almost complete. Soybeans harvest has started and leaf drop is occurring across most of the county. Excessive rains are accelerating some leaf drop of stressed soybeans. Constant rain over the weekend will limit field activity for the next 3-5 days. Conditions are very wet.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Rain and clouds all week last week, looks like same this week. Concern over rainfall totals and swine lagoon levels.
Tim Hall – Agronomist Region 4
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