Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/6/16
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.6 5.7 4.3 5.2 SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 1 7 69 23
Subsoil Moisture 0 6 73 21
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX
Barley 1 14 40 40 5 Corn 1 3 20 57 19 Cotton 5 8 30 53 4 Hay 1 7 42 45 5 Oats 1 6 37 52 4 Pasture 2 6 40 47 5 Peanut 0 2 14 69 15 Soybean 1 3 24 63 9 Sorghum 1 2 22 69 6 Tobacco: Flue Cured 0 1 18 67 14 Tobacco: Burley 0 0 19 75 6 Wheat 11 18 33 32 6 Peach 14 9 50 22 5 Apple 10 10 40 39 1 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
PLANTED:
Cotton: Upland 86 79 89 96
Peanuts 81 71 88 95
Sorghum 59 50 n/a n/a
Soybeans 57 46 59 55
Sweet Potato 48 41 39 43
Tobacco: Burley 57 52 69 78
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn % Emerged 95 93 94 98
Soybean % Emerged 42 29 42 42
HARVESTED:
Barley 16 n/a 15 n/a
Hay 1st Cutting 71 66 79 81
COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Scattered rain and thunderstorms brought some much needed rain but limited field work in some parts of the county. Precipitation amounts were highly variable across the county ranging from less than 0.5" in some parts of the county to over 3" in other areas. The storms brought high winds to some areas causing significant lodging of unharvested first cutting hay. Tobacco and corn planting is essentially complete and at this point the crop is looking good. Vegetable crops are still being planted.
Stanley Holloway - Yancey County Extension
Scattered showers are helping with the dry conditions. First cutting hay will be short and thin. Vegetable crops are looking good.
Julia Houck – Ashe, Alleghany County Extension
Hay is being harvested and vegetables are being planted between much needed rain showers.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County Extension
We have had a few severe thunderstorms and some areas have had hail. Danelle Cutting - Rowan County Extension
The April freeze effects on fruit crops are now apparent. Many parts of Moore County (Carthage, Cameron) lost the entire peach crop, whereas others (Eagle Springs) lost only 1/3. Half of the Blackberry crop and 1/3 of the blueberry crop were lost. A wet spring has delayed crop planting. About 15% of the strawberry crop was lost to heavy rain.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension
Wet condition some tobacco getting disease corn is yellow. Hay is down and baled soybean Are good. Wheat is getting rust and head scab. Gary Cross – Person County Extension
Wheat harvest is getting ready to start; lots of soybeans being planted, with many fields already up and looking good. Uncertain weather has farmers a little behind on hay. Dry conditions are creeping back, with some areas not receiving substantial rain in several weeks. Stephen Bishop – Cleveland County SWCD
Heavy rain across the area over the past week.
Paige Burns - Richmond County Extension
Frequent, heavy rainfall delays field work. Rainfall 4-6" total this week. Mike Carroll – Carteret County Extension
Weather conditions have delayed soybean and grain sorghum planting. Cathy Herring – Central Crops Station
Tropical moisture all week has conditions very wet. All field activity has ceased and will require multiple days to dry. Issues may arise with soybeans planted before rains.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Showers and thunderstorms halted all field work. Little to no soybean planting occurred. Field corn in well drained locations is in excellent condition. Significant loss of yield potential has occurred to field corn where drainage is poor.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
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