Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/19/16
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 11 25 55 9
Subsoil Moisture 7 26 55 12
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.7 6.6 6.7 5.8 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Cotton 3 8 32 50 7 Hay 2 16 38 38 6 Pasture 7 25 33 30 5 Peanut 0 4 16 67 13 Soybean 2 6 29 49 14 Sorghum 1 5 32 57 5 Sweet Potato 0 5 26 64 5 Tobacco: Burley 0 1 20 74 5 CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn – Mature 98 94 95 96
Cotton – Bolls Opening 66 40 72 65
Soybean – Dropping Leaves 30 18 31 19
HARVESTED:
Apple 65 57 53 57
Corn for Grain 82 66 66 66
Corn for Silage 94 90 82 85
Hay 3rd Cutting 66 56 49 48
Peaches 95 92 97 98
Sorghum for Grain 33 25 n/a n/a
Sweet Potato 20 15 14 19
Tobacco: Flue Cured 82 73 67 75
Tobacco: Burley 39 34 46 65
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Conditions have gotten very dry again, crop conditions are worsening somewhat for soybeans and peanuts. Rains did help some, but more is needed. The tobacco crop is going backwards fast with the advent of leaf diseases like angular leaf spot, target spot and brown spot. Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7
Another dry week with only a few light rain showers across the county with most areas only receiving between 0.1"-0.2" rain. Temperatures were relatively warm with highs in the mid 80's and lows in the mid-50's. Hay producer made good progress harvesting a light second cutting and the majority of the burley tobacco crop has been harvested and in the barn.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
5 weeks of very dry weather. The weather is effecting soybeans, tobacco and pastures. Gary Cross – Person County Extension
Rutherford County is extremely dry. Soybean producers are reporting the dropping of pods and leaves due to the drought we are experiencing. Pastures are dry and the second cutting of hay for the majority of the county has been half of what was cut in the spring. Some producers have fed hay most of the summer.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County Extension
Franklin County has been extremely dry over the last 2 months. We received a light rain on September 18th. Soybeans are suffering again this year. Tobacco harvest is just about complete. Hay yields were half what they were in the spring.
Charles Mitchell - Franklin County Extension
A few showers at the end of the week slowed some growers, but many have finished harvesting corn. Tobacco harvest is mostly complete and early soybean harvest is a few weeks away.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension
Very dry conditions causing soybean bloom/pod abortion and creating curability issues for tobacco producers. Forage growth has come to a standstill.
Tim Hambrick - Forsyth County Extension
Leaf diseases continue to affect the tobacco crop. Farmers are harvesting tobacco fields as fast as they can. Sweet potato harvest continues with good yields being reported. Cotton harvest has also started. Most Bermuda hay producers are reporting a better than average year in regard to hay yield and hay quality. Brian Parrish – Harnett County Extension
Corn harvest delayed because of high yields, high moisture and lack of storage. Growers are reporting close between 160-180 bushel averages (or better) county wide. Soybean crop potential is excellent. Pod and seed counts suggest 50-60 bushel crop potential in many places.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
Conditions have been dry over the week allowing for good harvest weather. Corn and tobacco harvest continues. Peanut digging will probably start soon. Some cotton is ready to be defoliated. Looking forward to chance of rain in the coming week. Mac Malloy - Robeson County Extension
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