Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/23/15
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 4 4 52 40
Subsoil Moisture 4 4 62 30
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
3.5 3.4 5.6 5.5
CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Barley 0 5 11 83 1 Oats 0 1 23 75 1 Pasture 6 15 40 36 3 Wheat 2 6 22 66 4 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: Wheat Emerged 40 32 60 53
PLANTED:
Barley 81 78 89 91
Oats 75 61 73 89
Wheat 57 45 80 80
HARVESTED:
Cotton 71 62 86 85
Peanuts Threshed 85 74 95 98
Soybeans 58 50 64 64
Sweet Potatoes 90 83 97 98 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Corn, soybeans, and hay were harvested during the dry periods but rain is still delaying the harvesting of crops.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County FSA
More rain fell during the week, keeping farm activities at a low level. Some soybeans were harvested, and a few wheat fields were planted, but that was not a lot that could be done due to wet fields. Some soybean fields that were harvested have some deep ruts left from the combine and may have some compaction issues in the future. Paul Westfall – Granville County Extension
Very little wheat has and will be planted. Soybean harvest is almost complete. Conditions remain wet.
Daniel Simpson - Pamlico County Extension
More recent rain has again slowed harvest of remaining crops. Growing conditions for wheat and other small grains has not been very good, with extremely wet conditions in some fields causing nutrient deficiencies and loss of stand.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7
Rains continue to delay cotton and soybean harvest. Winter wheat planting is also delayed by the wet conditions.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station
Fields are saturated. Cotton harvest is almost complete. Some soybeans still need to be harvested. Several growers still haven't been able to get in the field to start/finish planting wheat and take soil samples. Andrea Gibbs – Hyde County Extension
Able to harvest and plant wheat early in the week. Rains on Wednesday evening and Thursday prevented any field work late in the week further delaying harvest.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Research Station
Producers are still trying to finish harvesting soybeans, milo and cotton as well as plant wheat. Livestock farmers are feeding hay which is in short supply.
Carl Pless – Cabarrus County Extension
Another wet week kept farmers out of fields for soybean harvesting and late small grain planting for a day or two.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension
Not a lot of activity occurred last week as more rain stalled soybean harvest and wheat planting. Pastures are looking better, especially for farmers who fertilized in early fall to stockpile fescue for winter grazing. Still, some producers are short on hay going into the winter.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland NRCS
Heavy rains on November 17-18 created flood conditions where saturated soils could no longer take more water. Pastures and fields primarily in the western part of the county had standing water. Paige Burns - Richmond County Extension
Rains and wet soils continue to delay harvest and degrade quality/yield of soybean and cotton crops. Unable to plant wheat due to wet soils. Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension
We're wet, like everyone else. Rains continue to delay harvest completion of cotton, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and peanuts. Quality of cotton has been reported to be lower than any year in recent memory. Internal cotton sprouting has reduced seed quantity and quality for ginning. Had a hard freeze Monday morning and expect that to negatively impact sweet potatoes, cotton, and peanuts. Hope we can catch a dry spell and finish fall harvests soon. Roy Thagard – Greene County Extension
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