Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/9/15

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

VS ST A SS

Topsoil Moisture 4 6 50 40
Subsoil Moisture 4 5 63 28
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

 

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.

1.6          4.0               6.0               5.4 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT

VP P F G EX

Barley 0 0 9 90 1

Oats 0 0 16 81 3

Pasture 7 17 45 32 3

Soybeans 13 18 28 35 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 97 94 96 97  
Wheat Emerged 26 13 30 24
PLANTED:
Barley 70 62 68 76
Oats 56 50 52 70
Wheat 36 32 49 50
HARVESTED:
Cotton 53 48 63 62
Hay 3rd cutting 93 90 91 89
Peanuts Threshed 69 65 85 88
Soybeans 42 36 39 36
Sweet Potatoes 77 72 89 89

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS

Wet! Still some tobacco in the area needing harvest. Corn finished up for all practical purposes. Soybean quality degrading every week, especially the full season, early maturity beans. Missed the prime planting window on the bulk of the wheat crop.
Tim Hambrick – Forsyth County Extension 

Wet weather in the region has delayed harvest of corn and soybeans and planting of cover crops. Small grains and pastures are benefiting from wet, warm weather.
Chris Leek – Agronomist Region 13 

Rain is hindering the harvest of corn, soybeans and cotton but boosting pasture growth for livestock producers.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County FSA 

Christmas tree harvest is in full swing; however, rain early and again late in the week hindered harvesting activity. Corn harvest is nearly complete. Other farm activities included tending livestock and winterizing equipment.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension 

With rainfall just about every other day here in the county, very little field work has been done. With the excessive soil moisture, more than likely very little wheat for small grain production will be planted this fall. Fall planted strawberries on plasticculture
look great. Fall cool-season vegetable crops look great. Tobacco receiving stations are shutting down this week in the area and it has been a tough growing season for our tobacco farmers this year.
Joey Knight – Caswell County Extension

We are recovering from the dry summer, but the rains are slowing down what little soybean harvest we have. Pastures are recovering some due to the fall temperatures and rainfall. Wheat planting progress has slowed due to all the rain also.
Charles Mitchell – Franklin County Extension 

Recent wet conditions have halted all harvest operations. Crops still in the field are losing quality and yield.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7 

Fields never really dried out last week to permit much fieldwork. With all the rain this weekend, soybean harvest and wheat planting will continue to be stalled. After an extremely dry summer, some fields are now standing in water.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland NRCS 

Unusual amount of rain over the past several weeks has caused seed sprouting in many crops (sorghum, cotton, soybeans) which has impacted quality.
Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension 

Soybean harvest and wheat planting is going along as the weather permits.
Tommy R Grandy - Currituck County Extension

It was a very wet week, and more moisture is on the way. Crops still in the field--cotton, peanuts, soybeans, corn--are going to lose quality and test weight as a result of this moisture. Weather is going to delay and perhaps put a stop to small grain and
winter cover crop planting.
Roy Thagard – Greene County Extension 


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