Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 10/17/16
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 2 11 50 37
Subsoil Moisture 2 12 50 36
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
3.8 4.4 5.7 5.0 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Cotton 15 20 34 30 1 Pasture 6 22 40 28 4 Peanut 9 16 32 37 6 Soybean 10 14 35 35 6 Sweet Potato 8 17 32 40 3 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:
Cotton – Bolls Opening 93 90 95 93 Soybean – Dropping Leaves 70 62 74 66
HARVESTED:
Apple 81 77 79 83
Corn for Grain 94 92 90 91
Cotton 10 n/a 13 17
Hay 3rd Cutting 77 73 73 73
Peanuts 24 18 20 38
Sorghum for Grain 65 60 n/a n/a
Soybeans 15 11 13 10
Sweet Potato 46 39 44 60
Tobacco: Flue Cured 97 94 89 94
Tobacco: Burley 78 70 81 92
PLANTED:
Barley 15 n/a 17 27
Oats 11 n/a 14 25 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS Flooding along rivers continues but dry weather this week helped cropland dry out. Winds laid soybeans and cotton down which will affect quality at harvest. How much is uncertain at this time. Prior to the storm soybean yield potential could have been 50 bushels per acre across the county. 30 bushels is probably the realistic estimate today. Cotton loss could be 50% or more. 25% of the county's tobacco was lost due to wind.
Mark Seitz– Pender County Extension
Unprecedented crop damage is widespread across Region 5. Most of the area received from 8 to 19" of rainfall. The remaining crops in the field have suffered significant yield losses in some areas. Some crops remain under water and the effects are taking a toll on yields. Widespread structural damage is reported on most farms in the region. Georgia Love – Agronomist Region 5
Hurricane Matthew dropped 15 plus inches of rain. Field soils saturated due to heavy rains and widespread flooding.
Kenny Bailey - Cumberland County Extension
Heavy rain was the major influence on crops in NCDA Region 6 from Hurricane Matthew. 7 days of sun, mild temps enabled cotton, peanuts, and sorghum to begin drying. Cumulative effects of Hermine, Julia, Matthew has hurt cotton, primarily with thin stands and boll lock. The crop is standing however. Peanut and sweetpotato crops are at high risk of stand reduction - harvest continues, more time needed to assess full impact on them.
Mike Wilder – Agronomist Region 6
Agricultural damages due to hurricane Matthew in Johnston County are extensive. Anywhere from 10-20 inches of rain fell in a 36 hour period. Crops, structures and equipment have been damaged in several parts of the county. The tobacco crop was mostly harvested with a limited acreage still in the field. However, extensive power outages and the wet conditions have caused extensive losses in the barns. About 500 barns of tobacco have been damaged either in the barn or in the field. All soybean were in the field. We are estimating that 35% of the soybean crop may be lost. Some of the corn was still in the field and is heavily damaged with a potential 75% loss due to flooding and lodging. Cotton quality and yield has been reduced from pathogens causing boll rot and hard lock. We are estimating a 35% yield loss. Tim Britton – Johnston County Extension
Dry weather has really limited fall fescue growth, and some fields are too dry and hard to drill small grains.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD
Damage to crops in Greene County was severe due to flooding of many fields in the area. Cotton and peanuts will be a major negative impact on harvest, as I suspect many fields to be abandoned. Soybeans have the potential to also be severely impacted, as shattering and loss of quality are chief concerns going forward. The longer it takes to harvest mature beans, the worst the impact will be. Producers in the area are pretty devastated, this makes 2 years in a row of disaster flooding at harvest time. I have had many conversations with producers who are finding it difficult to move forward.
Roy Thagard – Greene County Extension
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