NE Producers Pick Up Pace on Soybean Harvest
Agricultural Summary:
For the week ending September 23, 2012, cooler temperatures and limited rainfall aided crop drydown and harvest progress across the state, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Soybean harvest picked up momentum as producers turned attention from dryland corn. Corn harvest progress is near one month ahead of average and over one-third complete. Winter wheat seeding was nearing the half way point but fields were slow to emerge due to dry soil conditions. Sorghum harvest has started and proso millet harvest was near two-thirds complete. Cattle producers continued seeking forage supplies and culling of livestock remained active.
Weather Summary:
Small amounts of precipitation were recorded along some border counties, but most areas of the state received no rain. Temperatures averaged near normal in the western third of the state, 2 to 4 degrees below normal in the central third, and 6 to 7 degrees below normal in the eastern third. Highs were in the lower 90’s and lows were mainly in the mid 30’s with some locations receiving the first frost of the season.
Field Crops Report:
Corn mature reached 87 percent, compared to 43 last year and 46 average. Corn harvested for grain was 36 percent, compared to 5 last year and 28 days ahead of 5 average. Corn conditions rated 22 percent very poor, 19 poor, 26 fair, 29 good, and 4 excellent, well below 75 percent good to excellent last year and 78 average. Irrigated corn conditions rated 54 percent good to excellent and dryland corn rated 2.
Soybeans turning color were at 98 percent, compared to 87 last year and 90 average. Soybeans dropping leaves were 69 percent, compared to 38 last year and 53 average. Soybeans harvested were 19 percent, well ahead of 1 last year and 3 average. Soybean conditions rated 19 percent very poor, 28 poor, 35 fair, 17 good, and 1 excellent, well below last year’s 79 percent good to excellent and 78 average.
Winter wheat seeded was at 47 percent, behind both 59 percent last year and average. Winter wheat emerged was 5 percent, behind 19 percent last year and 21 average.
Sorghum turning color was 80 percent, compared to 94 last year and 91 average. Sorghum mature was 33 percent, near 31 last year but ahead of 25 average. Sorghum harvested was 4 percent complete, ahead of 2 last year and 1 average. Sorghum conditions rated 14 percent very poor, 45 poor, 31 fair, 10 good, and 0 excellent, well below 76 percent good to excellent last year and 77 average.
The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 83 percent complete, ahead of 76 last year and 65 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 70 percent very poor, 28 poor, 2 fair, 0 good, and 0 excellent, well below 71 percent good to excellent last year and 69 average.
Current Weather & Crops County Comments
Survey Date: 09/23/2012
BOONE
No moisture this week. Soybeans and corn being harvested.
DIXON
Dry conditions continue. Harvest is progressing rapidly with several producers finishing up on dryland corn harvest and moving toward soybean harvest.
DODGE
Producers are jumping back and forth between harvesting corn and beans. They are concerned with soybeans popping out prior to harvest. Fourth cutting of alfalfa is very short.
KNOX
Conditions are very dusty. Corn and soybean harvest have started. Both are very dry. Cattle are being removed from pastures.
NEMAHA
Conditions are dry which is conducive to harvesting corn and soybeans. Corn harvest is progressing and soybean harvest should be getting started soon.
About a Third of Iowa's Corn, Soybeans Harvested
Iowa experienced little rain during the week resulting in ideal harvest conditions for farmers as progress remains ahead of normal according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office. Over one-third of the state’s corn is harvested with a few farmers already completing their harvest. Farmers in northwest Iowa harvested almost one-third of their soybean crop during the week.
There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the past week. Topsoil moisture level declined to 54 percent very short, 36 percent short, 10 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture declined slightly and is now rated 68 percent very short, 27 percent short, 5 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus.
Ninety-six percent of the corn crop is now mature, ahead of last year’s 74 percent and the five year average of 62 percent. Thirty-seven percent of the corn crop has been harvested for grain or seed, over three weeks ahead of normal. Moisture content of all corn in the field is estimated at 21 percent while the moisture content of corn being harvested is estimated at 18 percent. Corn lodging is rated at 52 percent none, 29 percent light, 13 percent moderate, and 6 percent heavy. Ear droppage is rated at 67 percent none, 21 percent light, 10 percent moderate, and 2 percent heavy. Corn condition declined slightly and is now rated at 21 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 17 percent good, and 1 percent excellent.
Ninety-five percent of the soybean crop is turning color, ahead of last year’s 89 percent and the five year average of 90 percent. Seventy-eight percent of Iowa’s soybean fields are dropping leaves, a 24 percentage point increase from last week. Twenty-three percent of the state’s soybean crop has been harvested, over a week ahead of normal. Soybean lodging is rated at 77 percent none, 18 percent light, 5 percent moderate, and 0 percent heavy. Soybean shattering is rated at 70 percent none, 17 percent light, 12 percent moderate, and 1 percent heavy. Soybean condition is rated at 13 percent very poor, 21 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 24 percent good, and 2 percent excellent.
Twenty-six of Iowa’s pasture and range land is rated in fair or better condition, a slight decrease from last week. Pasture and range condition is rated at 47 percent very poor, 27 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 5 percent good, and 0 percent excellent. Livestock fared well with the seasonable temperatures experienced this week.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
The past week was unseasonably cool with below normal temperatures prevailing every day except Wednesday (19th). The season’s first freeze was recorded at a few scattered northwest Iowa locations on Tuesday (18th) morning with Sibley reporting 30 degrees. However, much colder weather arrived on the weekend with a freeze recorded over much of the state on Sunday (23rd) morning. Sheldon and Spencer reported low temperatures of 22 degrees while a light freeze was reported in valley bottom locations all the way south to the Missouri border. On the one warm day Glenwood reported a Wednesday afternoon high of 90 degrees. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 7.5 degrees below normal. Meanwhile, light rain fell statewide on Monday (17th) with light to moderate rain over the northeast one-third of the state on Friday (21st). Additionally there were a few isolated showers and thunderstorms over far eastern and southern Iowa on Wednesday as a strong cold front advanced across the state. Weekly rain totals varied from just a trace at the Red Oak Airport to 0.69 inches at Muscatine. The statewide average precipitation was only 0.17 inches while normal for the week is 0.77 inches. This was the 18th week of the past 20 with less than normal precipitation.
Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 1 7 19 6
Illinois .......: 19 36 54 23
Indiana ........: 6 17 26 14
Iowa ...........: 4 22 37 4
Kansas .........: 39 51 64 30
Kentucky .......: 41 60 71 45
Michigan .......: 1 6 10 5
Minnesota ......: 1 12 30 2
Missouri .......: 45 66 80 33
Nebraska .......: 5 23 36 5
North Carolina .: 81 60 76 74
North Dakota ...: - 10 20 -
Ohio ...........: 1 4 8 6
Pennsylvania ...: 3 5 11 14
South Dakota ...: 1 19 36 2
Tennessee ......: 65 79 85 63
Texas ..........: 67 68 69 69
Wisconsin ......: 1 4 12 3
18 States ......: 12 26 39 13
Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2011 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 16 28 34 17
Illinois .......: 3 3 8 9
Indiana ........: 2 5 10 11
Iowa ...........: 2 6 23 5
Kansas .........: 1 3 5 2
Kentucky .......: 3 10 13 7
Louisiana ......: 65 52 60 54
Michigan .......: - 1 6 4
Minnesota ......: 2 16 45 5
Mississippi ....: 35 58 62 43
Missouri .......: 1 1 4 3
Nebraska .......: 1 5 19 3
North Carolina .: 3 - 1 1
North Dakota ...: 4 28 56 4
Ohio ...........: - 3 8 7
South Dakota ...: 1 15 47 2
Tennessee ......: 2 4 9 9
Wisconsin ......: - 2 14 1
:
18 States ......: 4 10 22 8
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