Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/9/16
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg 2.6 5.3 6.0 5.2 SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 1 7 64 28
Subsoil Moisture 1 7 75 17
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX
Barley 1 13 41 40 5 Corn 0 1 22 63 14 Oats 1 7 35 52 5 Pasture 2 15 38 40 5 Wheat 6 17 34 36 7 CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg PLANTED:
Corn 88 84 84 90
Cotton: Upland 10 n/a 15 27
Soybeans 10 n/a n/a 10
Tobacco: Flue Cured 49 42 63 68
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn % Emerged 66 55 62 74
Wheat % Headed 82 59 81 87
HARVESTED:
Hay 1st Cutting 14 n/a 18 17 VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Light rain several days during the week helped to improve soil moisture but limited field activities. Corn planting and vegetable transplanting continues. Burley tobacco transplanting is just beginning in our area.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Strawberries started off great in Region 6, but heavy rains and disease pressure have been a challenge in the past week. Growers with few disease issues have dealt with conditions fairly well overall. A significant number are facing major losses with disease. Tobacco planting has slowed, but the crop is looking very good so far.
Mike Wilder – Agronomist Region 6
With this past week rain of over 5 inches in some parts of the county, it has stopped tobacco transplanting until equipment can get back into the fields. Strawberry picking has been in full force for about 3 weeks now and these excessive rains in a week caused some fruit rot and damage. Homeowners are busy planting gardens and mowing lawns. Livestock producers have plenty of pasture grazing for animals now. Soybeans are being planted now and small grains observations seem to be projecting low yields for some growers. No hail damage from crops this past week in the county.
Joey Knight – Caswell County Extension
We have received a lot of rain, some areas had large amounts of water covering fields, so we may see some loss. Some areas also received some hail and caused crops to be damaged.
Danelle Cutting – Rowan County Extension
Rains hindered tobacco transplanting somewhat, but some growers have finished while others are very close to finishing. Stands are very good to excellent, although some isolated hailstorms hurt the crop in places. Excessive rain and some hail have hurt the strawberry crop at an inopportune time, Mother's Day weekend, but there is still potential in the crop.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7
Greene County received significant rain over the last week (3.5-4.5 inches, some locations 6+) with some rain heavy at times. There were also isolated hail storms during the week that led to some damage to structures and crops. I know of 2 barns and a silo that were destroyed. Tobacco growers have told me they had 150 acres of tobacco plants that were set that will have to be set again due to hail damage. Tobacco plants in local greenhouses are becoming very tight now. Corn that was hit by hail should recover as it was still in early growth stage. The strawberry crop took a significant beating due to too much rain. We will see this week if the strawberries turn around. Overall, growers are still optimistic about good crop conditions despite the thunderstorms from last week.
Roy Thagard – Green County Extension
Rains passed across most of the county with some storms bringing heavy rain and dime sized hail in isolated areas. Not much widespread crop damage reported. Wet conditions delayed field work.
Mac Malloy – Robeson County Extension
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