Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/11/16
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 3 16 69 12
Subsoil Moisture 2 14 73 11
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.6 5.5 6.3 4.7 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Corn 3 6 24 52 15 Cotton 4 7 29 55 5 Hay 1 8 40 46 5 Pasture 3 15 37 40 5 Peanut 0 2 17 67 14 Soybean 0 5 27 56 12 Sorghum 1 4 21 69 5 Sweet Potato 0 0 21 73 6 Tobacco: Flue Cured 0 3 19 64 14 Tobacco: Burley 0 0 20 74 6 Peach 17 10 47 19 7 Apple 10 12 42 35 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:
Sorghum 96 94 n/a n/a
Sweet Potato 98 96 96 95
Tobacco: Burley 96 93 99 100
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn- Silking 89 84 87 90
Corn – Dough 42 21 31 38
Cotton – Squaring 68 43 78 77
Cotton – Setting Bolls 12 n/a 21 17
Peanuts – Pegging 40 19 46 56
Soybean – Emerged 94 89 93 90
Soybean – Blooming 25 13 22 17
HARVESTED:
Barley 97 94 97 95
Hay 2nd Cutting 31 18 31 42
Oats 97 94 97 89
Peaches 41 31 30 36
Wheat 98 94 99 95 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Rain showers and thunderstorms brought some much needed rain to the county during the week; however, some of the storms were very severe with high winds and some reports of hail. Precipitation levels were variable across the county with most areas receiving between 1.5"- 2.5". The high winds resulted in some lodging in taller corn and there were reports of light hail damage to some vegetable crops.Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Heavy storms Friday brought many trees down, livestock farmers are removing many trees on fences and out of pastures.
Eddy Labus - Watauga County Extension
Corn is looking better with the rains we have had over the last week. Producers are planting soybeans and pastures are beginning to look green again.
Janice Nicholson - Rutherford County Extension
Tobacco harvest started on a few farms. Topping and sucker control are the main activities on most farms. Double crop soybeans are finally emerging above the wheat stubble. Weed control is a problem in these fields. Corn is in varying stages, but most fields are maturing normally, with later plantings about to tassel. Hay harvest continues with more summer grasses maturing. Cool season grasses are dormant for the summer. Afternoon showers have kept soil moisture up and humidity levels high. Paul Westfall – Granville County Extension
Some storm damage to tobacco (mostly wind).
Art Bradley – Edgecombe County Extension
Regular afternoon thunderstorms is providing needed rain which is helping crops withstand recent high temperatures. However, rain is heavy at times causing flooding in fields, erosion, and some hail which damages crops.
Paige Burns - Richmond County Extension
Scattered areas received storms with 3-4" of rainfall and strong winds. Delayed weed control in soybeans and applications of plant growth regulators to cotton. Continued heat stressing all crops. Mike Carroll – Carteret County Extension
Weekly showers have slowed field activity. Corn is looking good and soybeans are coming along well.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
In addition to topping fields Many tobacco farms are spraying fungicides for target spot. Most sweet potatoes and Soybeans have been planted. A large amount of sweet potato acreage was cultivated and fertilized this past week. Crops, Pastures, and hay continue to look good due to timely rains up to this point of growing season. Brian Parrish – Harnett County Extension
More rain showers for most of the county continue to help the crop conditions. After a slow start, cotton is really starting to grow well. Most corn looks good. Hay fields are growing well too.
Mac Malloy – Robeson County Extension
Scattered showers continue to reach Pender County, helping areas that are getting rain, missing other portions of the county. Corn and soybeans doing well in spite of a full week of 93°F-98°F temperatures. Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
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