NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
For the week ending August 4, 2013, a large portion of the State received an inch or more of precipitation which was accompanied by below normal temperatures, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Portions of the extreme southeast saw 3 or more inches while southern Panhandle counties were mostly dry. As a result, stress was reduced on growing crops with pollination coming to a close on corn and pod development active onsoybeans. Additionally, many pastures in southwestern and south central areas remain poor with some cattle sales being reported. Wheat harvest was winding down with most fields left to cut located in northern Panhandle counties. Statewide, producers had 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 15 percent very short, 34 short, 49 adequate, and 2 surplus. Statewide, subsoil moisture supplies rated 27 percent very short, 43 short, 30 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
All corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 7 poor, 21 fair, 48 good, and 20 excellent. Irrigated corn conditions rated 85 percent good or excellent, compared to 76 average. Dryland corn conditions rated 43 percent good or excellent, compared to 62 average. Corn silking was 93 percent complete, behind 99 last year but near 95 average. Corn in dough was 14 percent, behind 71 last year and 37 average.
Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 24 fair, 57 good, and 12 excellent. Ninety-one percent of the crop was blooming, near 94 last year and 90 average. Fifty percent of the crop was setting pods, behind 59 last year but near 51 average.
Sorghum conditions rated 6 percent very poor, 15 poor, 28 fair, 40 good, and 11 excellent. Sorghum heading was 34 percent, behind 56 last year and 41 average.
Wheat harvested was 93 percent, behind 100 last year and 97 average.
Oats harvested were 85 percent, behind last year’s 99 and near 88 average.
Dry bean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 3 poor, 16 fair, 69 good, and 12 excellent. Dry beans blooming were 84 percent, near 83 last year and 84 average. Thirty-nine percent of the crop was setting pods, near 40 last year and 40 average.
Alfalfa conditions were 6 percent very poor, 9 poor, 31 fair, 48 good, and 6 excellent. Alfalfa second cutting was 91 percent complete, behind last year’s 99 and 95 average. Third cutting was 17 percent complete, behind 76 last year and 35 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Stock water supplies rated 6 percent very short, 19 short, 75 adequate, and 0 surplus. Pasture and range condition was 15 percent very poor, 22 poor, 37 fair, 25 good, and 1 excellent.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2013/CropProg-08-05-2013.txt.
Access the High Plains Region Climate Center for Temperature and Precipitation Maps at: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps/current/index.php?action=update_region&state=NE®ion=HPRCC.
Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?NE,HP.
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Although some areas received precipitation, most of Iowa saw below average rainfall during the week ending August 4, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there was an average of 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork.
A total of 41 percent of topsoil was in the adequate and surplus moisture categories, a decrease of 8 percentage points from the previous week. Topsoil moisture levels rated 23 percent very short, 36 percent short, 40 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Fifty-four percent of subsoil was in the adequate and surplus categories, down 6 percentage points from last week. Subsoil moisture levels rated 11 percent very short, 35 percent short, 53 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.
Eighty-eight percent of the corn crop has tasseled, trailing the five-year average of 96 percent. Seventy-two percent of the corn crop was silking, well behind last year’s 99 percent and the normal 89 percent. Nineteen percent of the corn crop has reached the milk stage, and some of the earliest planted corn has reached the dough stage. Corn condition declined slightly from the previous week, and was rated at 5 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 41 percent good and 10 percent excellent.
Seventy-nine percent of the soybean crop was blooming, behind last year’s 96 percent and the five-year average of 92 percent. Pods were being set on 35 percent of the soybean crop, well behind last year’s 74 percent and the normal 65 percent. Soybean condition declined slightly from last week and was rated 4 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 42 percent good and 10 percent excellent.
Seventy-seven percent of the oat crop has been harvested, only 1 percentage point behind normal.
Farmers took advantage of the dry weather to make progress harvesting the second cutting of alfalfa hay, which now stands at 87 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of normal. The third cutting of alfalfa hay has begun and reached 6 percent compete. Hay and pasture conditions continued to deteriorate, and the amount rated in the good and excellent categories fell 6 and 11 percentage points, respectively. Hay condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 46 percent good and 8 percent excellent. Pasture condition rated 6 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 32 percent good and 5 percent excellent.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
It was another mild week across Iowa with temperatures averaging below normal every day during the period. The coolest day in most areas was on Monday (29th) with highs mostly in the 70’s with a morning low at Sheldon and Battle Creek of only 43 degrees. The warmest weather came on Thursday with high temperatures in the 80’s except at Hawarden where it reached 90 degrees. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 5.3 degrees below normal. Rain totals were below normal over almost all of the state. The exception was over extreme southeast Iowa where thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain on Tuesday. Otherwise light rain fell over far southwest Iowa on Monday and over parts of the southwest two-thirds of the state on Tuesday. Light rain fell over portions of northern Iowa and also over the southwest corner of the state on Thursday. Finally, rain fell in a band from northwest to east central Iowa on Friday with a few locations in the far northwest picking up about two-thirds of an inch of rain. Weekly rain totals varied from only sprinkles at Cresco, Elkader, Fayette and Monona to 2.31 inches at Fort Madison. The statewide average precipitation was 0.30 inches while normal for the week is 0.95 inches.
Corn Silking - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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State : August 4, : July 28, : August 4, : 2008-2012
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Colorado .......: 90 57 77 79
Illinois ...........: 100 85 95 95
Indiana ..........: 98 82 93 90
Iowa ..............: 99 50 72 89
Kansas ..........: 97 79 87 96
Kentucky .......: 95 69 84 89
Michigan ........: 96 77 89 83
Minnesota ......: 99 60 84 91
Missouri .........: 100 79 89 93
Nebraska ........: 99 81 93 95
North Carolina .: 100 100 100 100
North Dakota ..: 99 51 81 74
Ohio ..............: 97 87 93 88
Pennsylvania ..: 93 80 92 85
South Dakota .: 95 69 87 70
Tennessee .....: 100 92 96 99
Texas ............: 95 89 94 95
Wisconsin .....: 92 43 67 78
18 States ......: 98 71 86 89
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Corn Dough - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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State : August 4, : July 28, : August 4, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 23 1 6 14
Illinois ...........: 78 14 30 49
Indiana ..........: 65 - 13 31
Iowa ..............: 61 - 2 21
Kansas ..........: 70 22 41 53
Kentucky .......: 60 8 26 41
Michigan ........: 12 5 15 17
Minnesota ......: 36 - 2 11
Missouri .........: 86 23 42 57
Nebraska ........: 71 4 14 37
North Carolina .: 90 84 89 89
North Dakota ..: 53 - 3 16
Ohio ..............: 50 9 21 27
Pennsylvania ..: 29 9 27 21
South Dakota .: 36 4 15 14
Tennessee .....: 93 56 74 82
Texas ............: 71 65 70 70
Wisconsin .....: 23 - 6 12
18 States .......: 58 8 18 31
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 4, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Colorado .......: 9 13 32 39 7
Illinois ...........: 1 5 22 48 24
Indiana ..........: 1 4 19 50 26
Iowa ..............: 5 12 32 41 10
Kansas ..........: 11 18 33 32 6
Kentucky .......: 1 2 9 48 40
Michigan ........: 2 5 25 49 19
Minnesota ......: 2 7 31 49 11
Missouri .........: 5 15 30 43 7
Nebraska ........: 4 7 21 48 20
North Carolina .: 1 4 20 52 23
North Dakota ...: 3 7 23 55 12
Ohio ...............: 1 3 16 45 35
Pennsylvania ...: 1 2 11 41 45
South Dakota ..: 1 6 19 53 21
Tennessee ......: - 2 13 54 31
Texas .............: 1 8 41 41 9
Wisconsin ......: 4 9 27 42 18
18 States ........: 3 8 25 46 18
Previous week .: 3 8 26 46 17
Previous year ..: 25 25 27 20 3
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Soybeans Blooming - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
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State : August 4, : July 28, : August 4, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas ......: 96 60 84 85
Illinois ...........: 97 65 81 84
Indiana ..........: 93 72 84 80
Iowa ..............: 96 63 79 92
Kansas ..........: 78 54 69 76
Kentucky .......: 78 41 54 72
Louisiana .......: 97 90 94 96
Michigan ........: 95 79 87 85
Minnesota ......: 97 68 81 88
Mississippi .....: 99 86 90 99
Missouri .........: 83 38 53 69
Nebraska ........: 94 82 91 90
North Carolina .: 63 25 42 61
North Dakota ...: 100 75 86 92
Ohio ...............: 96 74 87 87
South Dakota ..: 92 74 89 87
Tennessee ......: 89 41 56 83
Wisconsin ......: 91 50 67 80
18 States .......: 93 65 79 85
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Soybeans Setting Pods - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
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State : August 4, : July 28, : August 4, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 86 31 55 64
Illinois ...........: 79 16 39 50
Indiana ..........: 64 35 55 41
Iowa ..............: 74 14 35 65
Kansas ..........: 33 11 24 34
Kentucky .......: 55 16 28 41
Louisiana .......: 92 78 87 87
Michigan ........: 71 34 58 48
Minnesota ......: 81 12 28 51
Mississippi .....: 96 36 49 91
Missouri .........: 40 5 16 30
Nebraska ........: 59 23 50 51
North Carolina .: 32 9 18 28
North Dakota ..: 93 26 48 63
Ohio ..............: 65 24 46 46
South Dakota .: 68 19 37 45
Tennessee .....: 70 19 31 60
Wisconsin .....: 61 9 24 42
18 States ......: 69 20 39 51
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 4, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012 planted acreage]
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Arkansas .......: 6 7 29 41 17
Illinois ...........: 1 5 20 58 16
Indiana ..........: 1 4 19 54 22
Iowa ..............: 4 10 34 42 10
Kansas ..........: 2 8 33 52 5
Kentucky .......: - 2 11 60 27
Louisiana .......: - 4 18 60 18
Michigan ........: 2 5 20 60 13
Minnesota ......: 2 7 30 51 10
Mississippi .....: - 10 26 50 14
Missouri .........: 4 11 34 44 7
Nebraska ........: 2 5 24 57 12
North Carolina .: 2 8 39 46 5
North Dakota ..: 2 8 29 53 8
Ohio ..............: 1 7 22 49 21
South Dakota .: 1 3 27 54 15
Tennessee .....: - 4 14 57 25
Wisconsin .....: 2 7 27 45 19
18 States ......: 2 7 27 51 13
Previous week .: 2 7 28 50 13
Previous year ..: 16 23 32 25 4
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Winter Wheat Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 88% of the 2012 winter wheat acreage]
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State : August 4, : July 28, : August 4, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas ......: 100 100 100 100
California .......: 100 97 98 99
Colorado ........: 100 94 98 99
Idaho .............: 26 12 38 15
Illinois ............: 100 98 99 100
Indiana ...........: 100 100 100 100
Kansas ..........: 100 100 100 100
Michigan ........: 100 93 97 93
Missouri .........: 100 100 100 100
Montana .........: 43 9 18 21
Nebraska ........: 100 75 93 97
North Carolina .: 100 94 98 100
Ohio ...............: 100 98 100 100
Oklahoma .......: 100 100 100 100
Oregon ...........: 44 45 74 54
South Dakota ..: 100 21 53 82
Texas .............: 100 100 100 100
Washington ....: 32 32 45 33
18 States .......: 89 81 87 86
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Pasture and Range Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 4, 2013
[National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories]
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: percent
Alabama ........: 1 2 10 53 34
Arizona ........: 62 20 14 3 1
Arkansas .......: - 9 40 40 11
California .....: 45 40 15 - -
Colorado .......: 34 28 21 17 -
Connecticut ....: - - 22 78 -
Delaware .......: 1 1 25 67 6
Florida ........: - 7 23 58 12
Georgia ........: - 2 24 50 24
Idaho ..........: 11 30 34 25 -
Illinois .......: - 4 25 60 11
Indiana ........: 1 5 24 56 14
Iowa ...........: 6 18 39 32 5
Kansas .........: 24 25 26 23 2
Kentucky .......: 1 3 17 57 22
Louisiana ......: 2 8 42 43 5
Maine ..........: - 1 1 47 51
Maryland .......: 1 1 7 77 14
Massachusetts ..: - - 44 55 1
Michigan .......: 3 6 32 46 13
Minnesota ......: 4 10 26 52 8
Mississippi ....: - 1 41 46 12
Missouri .......: 2 8 36 49 5
Montana ........: 5 12 32 40 11
Nebraska .......: 15 22 37 25 1
Nevada .........: 41 26 23 10 -
New Hampshire ..: 2 3 13 77 5
New Jersey .....: - 1 7 51 41
New Mexico .....: 41 26 21 10 2
New York .......: - 6 33 52 9
North Carolina .: - 2 23 65 10
North Dakota ...: - 3 18 62 17
Ohio ...........: 1 5 22 53 19
Oklahoma .......: 6 8 37 43 6
Oregon .........: 18 34 33 14 1
Pennsylvania ...: 4 3 33 45 15
Rhode Island ...: - - 35 55 10
South Carolina .: - - 15 68 17
South Dakota ...: 1 5 25 55 14
Tennessee ......: - 3 15 66 16
Texas ..........: 18 25 38 17 2
Utah ...........: 4 20 43 33 -
Vermont ........: - 5 21 62 12
Virginia .......: - 3 18 60 19
Washington .....: 8 12 28 44 8
West Virginia ..: - - 13 74 13
Wisconsin ......: 3 13 39 38 7
Wyoming ........: 17 26 31 22 4
48 States ......: 11 15 29 37 8
Previous week ..: 11 17 28 36 8
Previous year ..: 31 28 25 14 2
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