Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/6/16
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 3 18 63 16
Subsoil Moisture 2 17 67 14
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.2 6.7 5.7 5.5 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Apple 11 12 41 35 1 Corn 3 7 25 49 16 Cotton 3 10 32 49 6 Hay 1 7 46 40 6 Pasture 3 13 37 42 5 Peanut 0 4 16 67 13 Soybean 1 7 29 50 13 Sorghum 1 4 25 65 6 Sweet Potato 0 4 27 66 3 Tobacco: Burley 0 0 20 74 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:
Corn – Mature 91 81 84 88
Cotton – Bolls Opening 31 20 39 33
Soybean – Setting Pods 91 84 86 86
Soybean – Dropping Leaves 11 n/a 12 n/a
HARVESTED:
Apple 46 39 40 39
Corn for Grain 50 31 40 36
Corn for Silage 81 67 61 72
Hay 2nd Cutting 92 90 78 86
Hay 3rd Cutting 48 32 34 37
Peaches 87 82 92 93
Sorghum for Grain 12 n/a n/a n/a
Tobacco: Flue Cured 64 55 52 58
Tobacco: Burley 28 19 29 47 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Hermine brought winds up to 70 mph in areas and between 5-11 inches of rain. Fields in eastern counties, that border US Refuges, were flooded for a third time this year. There are reports of the corn and cotton acres getting scrambled. Snap beans in Hyde county are a loss. Most of the peanuts and soybeans west of Hwy 17 benefited from the rain.Jacob Searcy – Agronomist Region 2
Tropical storm rains were actually a welcome event over Region 7, crops that could benefit from the rains have; peanuts, soybeans and tobacco were in dire need of moisture. There was little damage from the winds accompanying the storm.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7
Scattered rain showers mid-week brought some heavy rain to parts of the county while other parts only received a trace of precipitation. Temperatures have cooled considerably with night time lows dipping into the lower 50's resulting in heavy fog in the mornings increasing disease pressures on late vegetable crops. Burley tobacco harvest is just beginning and second cutting hay harvest continues.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Hot and dry extreme conditions. Soybeans are suffering to fill pods, third cutting of hay has been done, tobacco cutting keeps progressing, corn is denting but heat took a toll on later planted corn. Soybean insects have been bad in double crop after wheat. Gary Cross – Person County Extension
Brief showers in areas of the county have been a welcome relief from the heat and dryness we experienced early in the summer. Some areas of the county are still extremely dry. Corn and soybeans are in good condition and producers are getting their second cutting of hay.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County Extension
Hermine provided a slow, soaking rain that has brought much needed relief across the area. No reports of crop damage at this point from wind or rain. Surprisingly, there is not much standing water to impede field active in the coming week. The rain will be a huge benefit to all crops and pastures.
Mac Malloy - Robeson County Extension
Tropical moisture limited field activity at the end of the week. Some wet areas, but seems to be drying quickly. Most growers worked hard to harvest a good amount of corn before the storm. Beans at the moment don't seem too bad as a result, but time will tell. Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Wet soil conditions will limit field work and harvest. Rainfall ranging from 5-10" reported. Most crops did not suffer tremendous damage but isolated fields of tobacco are slightly lodged making machine harvest difficult, if not impossible. Some cotton with open bolls lost lint. Crop damage reports still being evaluated but appears yield lost will be low unless wet, soil conditions persists. Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension
Most stands of corn were harvested before the tropical storm hit. Corn left in the field was marginal and in poor shape from all the rains in May. Even still, most of the rain was to our east and so far no noticeable crop damage has been noted or reported to our office. Howard Wallace - Hoke County Extension
Much needed rain fell across the region last week due to hurricane. Wind damage was limited mostly to tobacco and some corn. Most all other crops benefitted from the rain due to extremely dry conditions. Flooding appears limited to low lying areas and has not had major impacts. Rainfall amounts ranged from 2 to 8" in most of the region.
Georgia Love – Agronomist Region 5
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