NE Corn, Soybean Harvest About Half Complete
Agricultural Summary:
For the week ending September 30, 2012, fall harvest progressed across the state with limited rainfall, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Corn harvest is over half complete, near one month ahead of average. Soybean harvest also neared the half way point with harvest difficult due to plants with dry pods and green stems. Winter wheat seeding approached the two-thirds point but fields were slow to emerge due to dry soil conditions. Sorghum and proso millet harvests continued and sugar beet harvest has started. With 98 percent of the state’s pastures in poor or very poor condition, cattle producers continued seeking forage supplies and culling of livestock.
Weather Summary:
Light precipitation was received in the southern Panhandle and Southwest District with amounts recorded less than one quarter of an inch. Other areas of the state received little to no rain. Temperatures averaged near normal in the Northeast, Central and East Central Districts, 2 to 3 degrees above normal in the southern third, and 4 degrees above normal in the Panhandle. Highs were in the mid 80’s and lows were in the mid 30’s.
Field Crops Report:
Corn mature reached 93 percent, well ahead of 68 last year and 67 average. Corn harvested for grain was 53 percent, compared to 10 last year and 29 days ahead of 10 average. Corn conditions rated 22 percent very poor, 20 poor, 26 fair, 27 good, and 5 excellent, well below 74 percent good to excellent last year and 78 average. Irrigated corn conditions rated 53 percent good to excellent and dryland corn rated 2.
Soybeans dropping leaves were 91 percent, compared to 69 last year and 79 average. Soybeans harvested were 48 percent, well ahead of 15 last year and 11 days ahead of 16 average. Soybean conditions rated 20 percent very poor, 28 poor, 33 fair, 17 good, and 2 excellent, well below last year’s 79 percent good to excellent and 78 average.
Winter wheat seeded was at 64 percent, behind both 77 percent last year and average. Winter wheat emerged was 16 percent, well behind 46 percent last year and 41 average.
Sorghum turning color was 84 percent, compared to 99 last year and 96 average. Sorghum mature was 51 percent, behind 63 last year but ahead of 49 average. Sorghum harvested was 11 percent complete, ahead of 6 last year and 4 average. Sorghum conditions rated 13 percent very poor, 42 poor, 33 fair, 11 good, and 1 excellent, well below 74 percent good to excellent last year and 76 average.
The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 87 percent complete, ahead of 85 last year and 77 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 77 percent very poor, 21 poor, 2 fair, 0 good, and 0 excellent, well below 68 percent good to excellent last year and average.
Current Weather & Crops County Comments
Survey Date: 09/30/2012
DIXON
Harvest is in full swing with yields all over the board. Producers are pushing to get soybeans out with concern about field loss. Some producers are expecting to finish their harvest within the week.
DODGE
Corn yields on irrigated acres are a little better than expected; however, dryland yields are a little less then the average and toxins are a major concern in the dryland. Soybean harvest is going along fine. Some cases where soybeans are popping out of the pods prior to harvest.
KNOX
Harvest is in full swing. Soybean stems are tough while the beans are mature, slowing harvest. Corn is very dry. Cattle are being removed from pastures.
NEMAHA
Dry conditions allowed farmers to continue with harvest. Corn harvest is on the downward side and soybean harvest is getting a good start.
Iowa Corn and Soybean Harvest Pass Halfway Point
Dry weather throughout the week allowed Iowa’s farmers to surpass the halfway point in harvesting corn and soybean acres according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office. Soybean harvest advanced 31 percentage points from last week, with northwest Iowa harvesting 38 percent of their crop in just one week. Farmers are getting fall tillage underway.
There were 6.9 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the past week. Topsoil moisture levels declined to 57 percent very short, 36 percent short, 7 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture also declined slightly and is now rated 70 percent very short, 26 percent short, 4 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. With row crop harvest more than half complete, fifty-six percent of the State is seeing moderate to heavy grain movement from farm to elevator.
Fifty-six percent of the corn crop has been harvested for grain or seed, a 19 percentage point increase from last week. Corn harvested is 46 percentage points higher than last year at this time. Moisture content of all corn in the field is estimated at 19 percent while the moisture content of corn being harvested is estimated at 17 percent. Corn lodging is rated at 55 percent none, 28 percent light, 13 percent moderate, and 4 percent heavy. Ear droppage is rated at 65 percent none, 22 percent light, 11 percent moderate, and 2 percent heavy. Corn condition improved slightly and is now rated at 19 percent very poor, 28 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 18 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Ninety-three percent of Iowa’s soybean fields are dropping leaves, a week ahead of normal.
Fifty-four percent of the state’s soybean crop has been harvested, also a week ahead of normal. Soybean lodging is rated at 80 percent none, 16 percent light, 4 percent moderate, and 0 percent heavy. Soybean shattering is rated at 65 percent none, 20 percent light, 12 percent moderate, and 3 percent heavy. Soybean condition improved and is now rated at 11 percent very poor, 20 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 29 percent good, and 3 percent excellent.
Only twenty-four 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 49 percent very poor, 27 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 4 percent good, and 0 percent excellent. Stress on livestock was minimal with no issues reported for this week. Some farmers are moving their cattle to recently harvested corn and soybean fields.
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 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 4 19 26 13
Illinois .......: 29 54 71 33
Indiana ........: 9 26 35 22
Iowa ...........: 10 37 56 8
Kansas .........: 50 64 74 43
Kentucky .......: 53 71 80 58
Michigan .......: 3 10 17 9
Minnesota ......: 5 30 53 5
Missouri .......: 61 80 88 45
Nebraska .......: 10 36 53 10
North Carolina .: 86 76 85 82
North Dakota ...: 1 20 36 1
Ohio ...........: 2 8 14 11
Pennsylvania ...: 6 11 18 20
South Dakota ...: 6 36 55 6
Tennessee ......: 78 85 92 73
Texas ..........: 73 69 75 73
Wisconsin ......: 4 12 23 7
18 States ......: 18 39 54 20
Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2011 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 21 34 42 24
Illinois .......: 10 8 22 21
Indiana ........: 4 10 18 22
Iowa ...........: 16 23 54 21
Kansas .........: 12 5 12 11
Kentucky .......: 8 13 26 14
Louisiana ......: 76 60 73 65
Michigan .......: 1 6 24 11
Minnesota ......: 26 45 76 23
Mississippi ....: 45 62 77 52
Missouri .......: 8 4 9 8
Nebraska .......: 15 19 48 16
North Carolina .: 3 1 3 2
North Dakota ...: 32 56 80 22
Ohio ...........: - 8 14 17
South Dakota ...: 22 47 79 16
Tennessee ......: 11 9 17 20
Wisconsin ......: 1 14 42 8
18 States ......: 15 22 41 19
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