Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/7/16
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT VS ST A SS Topsoil Moisture 12 17 61 10
Subsoil Moisture 4 17 65 14
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 6.5 1.6 4.8 CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX Barley 0 11 15 73 1 Oats 0 11 45 42 2 Pasture 10 27 31 28 4
Wheat 1 15 36 48 0 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: Soybean – Dropping Leaves 96 92 96 96
Wheat - Emerged 24 13 22 21
HARVESTED:
Apple 97 93 98 97
Cotton 57 38 52 54
Hay 3rd Cutting 90 88 92 89
Peanuts 76 60 68 84
Sorghum for Grain 87 78 n/a n/a
Soybeans 50 38 40 33
Sweet Potato 84 76 76 86
Tobacco: Burley 97 93 96 98
PLANTED:
Barley 70 62 68 70
Oats 61 49 54 62
Winter Wheat 42 33 35 43 COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS We are extremely dry. Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County
Dry conditions persist with near record high temperatures early in the week and very little rain. Most areas of the county received between 0.1"-0.25" rain later in the week with a few areas receiving slightly more. Temperatures dropped significantly late in the week and many areas received the first freeze of the season as temps dipped below freezing. The cooler temperatures were a welcome sight to Christmas tree growers to aid in needle retention as harvest is now in full swing. Corn for grain harvest is nearly complete and essentially all livestock producers are feeding hay at this point as pastures continue to suffer from the dry weather. Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension
Although some soybeans were damaged from hurricane rains, many are better than expected. Since the weather has been basically rain-free since the hurricane, harvest operations are in full swing. Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7
No rain since Hurricane Matthew. Very dry. Unusually warm. No freeze as yet. Paige Burns – Richmond County Extension
Top soil moisture starting to dry. Weather has been good for harvest but getting dry to continue planting small grains.
Cathy Herring – Central Crops Station
Producers are holding off planting any more small grain or cover crops to see if we receive any rainfall. The county is getting very dry. Producers have been feeding hay for about a month now and this may cause a shortage of hay for this winter. Christmas tree harvest has started. Julia Houck – Ashe-Alleghany County Ext
Dry for the last 5 weeks harvest except soybeans is done. Harvest of soybeans is progressing as it dries down. Wheat planting is progressing. Many producers are not planting due to pricing. Gary Cross - Person County Extension
The dry weather since Hurricane Matthew has allowed very timely harvesting of crops that were not flooded. The current weather has also created very dry planting conditions for wheat and winter forages. Jacob Morgan - Jones County Extension
The drought continues to worsen and has delayed small grain planting because some fields are too hard to drill.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD
Showers on Friday slowed soybean harvest. Field work has begun and some wheat will probably be planted in the near future. Daniel Simpson - Pamlico County Extension
Conditions have been dry allowing harvest to continue for soybean, peanut, and cotton. Planting of small grain continues with a significant reduction in planted acres in Robeson.
Mac Malloy – Robeson County Extension
Soybean harvest going well. Despite dry weather moisture content is slow to dry. Conditions are ideal for wheat planting but some farmers are indicating that wheat.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension
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