Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/2/15

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

VS ST A SS

Topsoil Moisture 5 11 67 17
Subsoil Moisture 4 10 73 13
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK

This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.0              6.7              5.8             5.4 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT

VP P F G EX

Cotton 7 20 37 33 3 

Pasture 7 16 44 30 3 

Soybeans 12 16 29 37 6 

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:  
Soybean Dropping Leaves 94 90 92 92  
Wheat Emerged 13 n/a 20 13  
PLANTED:
Barley 62 42 56 65
Oats 50 36 45 60
Wheat 32 20 35 34
HARVESTED:
Apples 96 90 93 94
Cotton 46 26 48 49
Hay 3rd cutting 90 86 90 87
Peanuts Threshed 65 45 78 81
Soybeans 36 26 29 26
Sweet Potatoes 72 66 85 83
Tobacco Burley 95 92 92 98

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS

Wide spread rain is continuing to help with the drought from the summer months. Christmas tree harvest is going strong.
Julia Houck – Ashe-Alleghany County FSA 

Current rainfall is delaying harvest of soybeans, quality of full season beans is decreasing. Harvest and planting has stopped
Steve Dillion – Agronomist Region 14 

Wheat planting continues once the soil dried out enough after rains. Wheat is emerging well and the crop is doing well so far with warm temperatures after last week’s frost. Deer are enjoying the new wheat crop already. Pastures are still green and growing after temperatures warmed up again. Pastures are supplying enough forage for livestock 
Paul Westfall – Granville County Extension 

Soybean harvest progress is slow. Corn harvest is also slowed down. Rains slowed wheat planting. Pastures will improve with rain. Tobacco is almost done some late planted is still out there after frosts
Gary Cross – Person County Extension 

Wet weather has delayed harvest of soybeans and grain sorghum and small grain seeding. Pastures are growing slowly. Livestock farmers are feeding hay which is in very short supply.
Carl Pless – Cabarrus County Extension

Dry conditions have allowed for the harvesting of soybean and cabbage, and planting of wheat. Farmers are also taking soil samples at this time as well. Grain quality of soybean has greatly improved since harvest has restarted following the extended rainy period we had this fall.
Al Wood – Pasquotank County Extension 

Rains last week prevented cotton harvest all week except for Monday. Rain prevented planting small grains and limited days that soybeans could be harvested.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station 

Dry weather this week allowed continued harvest of soybeans. Field work has also begun.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension 

Corn harvest is complete. Soybean harvest continues with improved quality in Group V and Group VI beans. Wheat planting began in earnest last week. Warm temperatures and good soil moisture resulted in good emergence.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension 

Harvest continues for cotton, soybean, sorghum, peanut, and sweet potatoes. Yields have been variable. Some yields have been good but seed quality and discounts have been a problem. Some growers began planting winter wheat two weeks ago. Predicted rainfall for the coming week may have an impact on getting the rest of the wheat planted timely.
Mac Malloy Robeson County Extension

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