Nebraska Winter Wheat Condition Up Slightly This Week
Agricultural Summary:
For the week ending November 11, 2012, light precipitation fell in the form of rain across the eastern third of the State and as snow in Panhandle areas. However, moisture accumulations were often less than .25 inch with many southwestern and south central counties largely missed, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Statewide, corn harvest was near completion. Remaining acres were in western counties where producers continued to deal with the effects of high winds which downed corn nearly a month ago. Winter wheat conditions showed some improvement but emergence continued behind average due to short soil moisture supplies. Soil temperatures averaged in the upper 40’s except for a few southwestern counties where soil temperatures were in the low 50’s.
Weather Summary:
Average temperatures varied widely across the state from 5 degrees above normal in the Southeast to 3 degrees below normal in north central counties. Highs ranged from the upper 70’s in the southern half of the state to lows near zero in the Panhandle.
Field Crops Report:
Winter wheat emerged was 91 percent, behind 100 percent last year and 99 average. Wheat conditions rated 14 percent very poor, 28 poor, 43 fair, 14 good, and 1 excellent, well below 77 percent good to excellent last year and 68 average.
Sorghum harvested was 99 percent complete, ahead of 90 last year and 73 average.
Current Weather & Crops County Comments
Survey Date: 11/11/2012
BOONE
A little sprinkle over the weekend but not enough to change any conditions.
DODGE
Fertilizer is being applied and other fall tillage is being done.
KNOX
Some rain was received which was very welcome. Some fall tillage is occurring. A lot of irrigated corn acres have been baled as stover.
NANCE
We received a nice rain on Saturday evening.
NEMAHA
We received a shower of rain last week. A number of people in the region are applying anhydrous ammonia, lime or other fertilizer, doing tillage work or conservation work, i.e. tiling and terraces.
Iowa Farmers Look Ahead to 2013
Although the State received precipitation during the week, moistures levels are a concern across much of Iowa as farmers contemplate starting the 2013 crop season with low moisture levels according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office. With most farmers having completed field work, the week’s most common field activities were application of anhydrous, tiling, and repairing waterways.
There were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the past week. Topsoil moisture levels improved to 23 percent very short, 36 percent short, 39 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated at 61 percent very short, 31 percent short, 8 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. Grain movement continues to slow, with just 19 percent of the State seeing moderate to heavy grain movement from farm to elevator. Ninety-nine percent of the State reports adequate or surplus off-farm storage capacity and 97 percent of the State reports adequate or surplus on-farm storage capacity.
Ninety-nine percent of the corn crop has been harvested for grain or seed, three weeks ahead of normal. Ninety-nine percent of the State’s soybean crop has been harvested. South Central Iowa lags behind all other districts for crop harvest with 94 percent and 96 percent complete for corn and soybeans, respectively.
Hay supplies are still considered short across 45 percent of Iowa with 37 percent of the hay supply considered in good condition. Livestock conditions are normal as cattle adjust to recent temperature swings. Farmers are continuing to graze cattle on fields of corn stalks.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
The past reporting week began with widespread light rain on Monday (5th) and Tuesday (6th). Dry weather prevailed in most areas from Wednesday (7th) through Saturday (10th) afternoon with the exception of a few showers in the northeast early Saturday morning. Showers and a few thunderstorms moved into western Iowa late Saturday, progressing eastward into central Iowa by sunrise Sunday. Rain continued over eastern Iowa during the day on Sunday but the later half of this weekend rain event will be included in next week’s report. Weekly rain totals, up to 7 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 11), varied from 0.16 inch at the Clinton Airport to 1.77 inches near Indianola. The statewide average precipitation was 0.54 inch while normal for the week is 0.51 inch. Meanwhile slightly cooler than normal weather prevailed over most of the state from Monday through Wednesday with daytime high temperatures mostly in the 40s. Temperatures climbed above normal across western Iowa on Thursday and statewide on Friday. Daily record high temperatures were reported across most of the state on Saturday with highs mostly in the 70s. A strong cold front moved into western Iowa Saturday afternoon and reached into Illinois by early afternoon on Sunday. High temperatures on Sunday reached the mid 60s east early in the day but were held in the low 30s west. Temperature extremes for the week varied from a Saturday afternoon high of 79 degrees at Little Sioux to morning lows of 22 degrees at Elkader on Tuesday and Little Sioux on Wednesday. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 4.1 degrees above normal. Soil temperatures climbed into the low to mid 50s on Saturday but were back in the low to mid 40s over western and central Iowa on Sunday.
Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2011 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :November 11, : November 4, :November 11, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 90 93 97 88
Illinois ............: 98 96 98 94
Indiana ...........: 95 89 96 95
Iowa ...............: 99 99 99 97
Kansas ...........: 95 86 94 90
Kentucky ........: 87 83 91 88
Louisiana ........: 100 99 100 99
Michigan .........: 94 94 97 95
Minnesota .......: 100 100 100 96
Mississippi ......: 99 99 100 96
Missouri ..........: 93 79 89 87
Nebraska .........: 100 100 100 98
North Carolina ..: 41 26 36 41
North Dakota ....: 100 100 100 93
Ohio ................: 79 86 93 95
South Dakota ...: 100 100 100 96
Tennessee .......: 87 80 90 86
Wisconsin .......: 99 100 100 92
18 States ........: 95 93 96 93
Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 88% of the 2011 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :November 11, : November 4, :November 11, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas ......: 65 47 66 52
California .......: 46 10 20 26
Colorado ........: 98 85 90 96
Idaho .............: 94 81 88 89
Illinois ............: 84 74 81 81
Indiana ...........: 86 72 86 79
Kansas ..........: 92 87 92 87
Michigan ........: 89 87 91 90
Missouri .........: 73 60 69 61
Montana ........: 82 60 63 90
Nebraska .......: 100 83 91 99
North Carolina .: 31 12 23 24
Ohio ...............: 59 64 77 84
Oklahoma .......: 85 78 82 83
Oregon ...........: 66 70 76 68
South Dakota ..: 98 33 43 97
Texas .............: 55 69 74 68
Washington ....: 84 83 90 88
18 States .......: 81 73 79 81
Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 11, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Arkansas ......: 3 - 27 54 16
California .......: - - 30 35 35
Colorado ........: 6 25 38 30 1
Idaho .............: - 1 33 56 10
Illinois ............: 1 3 24 70 2
Indiana ...........: - 2 24 58 16
Kansas ..........: 4 17 46 32 1
Michigan ........: - 2 29 51 18
Missouri .........: - 2 36 57 5
Montana .........: 3 5 63 27 2
Nebraska ........: 14 28 43 14 1
North Carolina .: - - 29 63 8
Ohio ...............: - 1 28 56 15
Oklahoma .......: 8 30 49 12 1
Oregon ...........: - - 37 60 3
South Dakota ..: 21 32 44 3 -
Texas .............: 6 22 42 25 5
Washington ....: - 2 18 70 10
18 States ......: 5 17 42 32 4
Previous week ..: 5 14 42 35 4
Previous year ..: 5 9 36 43 7
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