Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 8/13/18


SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 0 3 65 32
Subsoil Moisture 0 5 71 24
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.3   2.4   4.8   5.4

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 15 41 43 1
Corn 9 21 35 31 4
Cotton 5 15 25 46 9
Hay 1 9 53 30 7
Pasture 1 13 45 38 3
Peanuts 2 3 38 49 8
Sorghum 4 8 28 49 11
Soybeans 3 11 35 42 9
Sweet Potatoes 1 4 40 47 8
Tobacco: Burley 1 5 43 50 1
Tobacco: Flue-cured 3 11 29 49 8
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 Dough 91 87 95 92
Corn Dent 69 55 78 76
Corn Mature 28 14 42 33
Cotton Setting Bolls 78 69 85 87
Soybeans Blooming 83 70 85 74
Soybeans Setting Pods 54 44 57 49
HARVESTED:
Apples 19 15 20 22
Corn for Silage 22 N/A 39 27
Hay: Second Cutting 70 66 84 71
Peaches 64 60 77 74
Tobacco: Flue-cured 30 20 32 33

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Brief showers have kept the county green and the hayfields and
pastures growing but producers have been unable to get into their
soybean and corn fields in some areas to spray and keep weeds
at bay.
Janice Nicholson – Rutherford County FSA

Rainfall was near 1" for the period, which is near normal. However
soils from top to sub are still "WET." Temperatures have been
average.
Robert Hawk – Swain County Extension

Lots of silage corn is being chopped now. Most soybean fields
look pretty good, and there is good soil moisture for August.
Stephen Bishop – Cleveland SWCD

A few days of dry conditions allowed growers to harvest tobacco
for most of the previous week, but weekend rains will delay it
again. Most other crops are benefitting from the rain but there are
areas that have gotten too much.
Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7

Tobacco crop is still behind, but in general the crop looks good.
Some fields greened up with recent rains and will be very late
ripening. Frost may be a concern before all of the crop is in the
barn.
Zachary Taylor – Lee County Extension

The pattern of scattered rain showers/thunderstorms continued.
Rainfall amounts across the county were variable with most areas
receiving around 1"-2.5" of rain for the week.
Stanley Holloway - Yancey County Extension

Excessive rains have caused water issues in many areas but
especially in Brunswick County where some areas have seen 30+
inches of rain since the beginning of July. Crops are water logged
and washed out. Tobacco diseases are causing significant loss in
some areas.
Georgia Love – Agronomist Region 5

Soils beginning to dry and limited field work resumed. Primary
efforts include salvage weed control, scouting and tobacco
harvest.
Mike Carroll - Craven County Extension

Rain early this week helping all crops. Tobacco is having disease
issues blank shank other issues. Corn progressing well soybeans
doing better.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

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