NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - IRRIGATION FIRES UP AS SOIL DRIES OUT
For the week ending July 27, 2014, above normal temperatures and limited precipitation drew on soil moisture supplies with irrigation active in most areas, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The dry conditions supported hay harvest which was active statewide. Wheat harvest continued moving north in Panhandle counties. The number of days suitable for fieldwork were 6.7. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6 percent very short, 35 short, 59 adequate, and 0 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 9 percent very short, 29 short, 62 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Corn conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 19 fair, 52 good, and 22 excellent. Corn silking was 85 percent, ahead of 77 last year, but near 83 average. Corn dough was 23 percent, ahead of 3 last year and 15 average.
Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 21 fair, 55 good, and 17 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 83 percent, near 80 last year and 79 average. Soybean setting pods was 53 percent, well ahead of 22 last year and 30 average.
Winter wheat mature was 97 percent, ahead of 93 last year but equal to the five-year average. Winter wheat harvested was 79 percent, ahead of 72 last year but behind 83 average.
Sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 33 fair, 41 good, and 21 excellent. Sorghum headed was 36 percent, well ahead of 23 last year and 20 average. Sorghum coloring was 5 percent, ahead of 0 last year and average.
Oat conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 18 poor, 27 fair, 49 good, and 3 excellent. Oats coloring was 97 percent. Oats mature was 84 percent. Oats harvested was 58 percent, well behind 79 last year and 73 average.
Alfalfa hay conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 31 fair, 53 good, and 8 excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was 86 percent complete, equal to last year and near 87 average. Alfalfa hay third cutting was 36 percent complete, well ahead of 5 last year and 17 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 5 percent very poor, 11 poor, 30 fair, 47 good, and 7 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 8 short, 89 adequate, and 1 surplus.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-07-28-2014.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/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NE.
IOWA CROP PROGRESS - THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA UNDERWAY IN SOME AREAS
Harvest advanced 20 percentage points or more in Iowa for alfalfa hay and oats for grain during the week ending July 27, 2014, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork. The majority of the State received little precipitation and left some farmers wishing for more rain. Activities for the week included aerial fungicide and herbicide application and cutting all types of hay.
Declining from last week, topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 12 percent short, 81 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus.
Eighty-five percent of the corn acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, just over 2 weeks ahead of the previous year and almost 1 week ahead of the five-year average. Corn in the dough stage reached 14 percent, 7 points ahead of normal. Seventy-eight percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition.
Soybean progress advanced to 82 percent blooming or beyond, 10 days ahead of last year and just ahead of average. Forty-one percent of the soybean crop was setting pods, well ahead of last year’s 12 percent. Seventy-four percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week.
With 94 percent of the oat acreage having turned color, oat harvest for grain was 44 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of last year but 15 percentage points behind normal. Seventy-four percent of the oat acreage was reported in good to excellent condition.
The second cutting of alfalfa hay was 74 percent complete, 2 percentage points ahead of the previous year but 5 points behind the five-year average. Some farmers started cutting their third crop of alfalfa hay during the week. Sixty-eight percent of all hay was rated in good to excellent condition. Pasture condition decreased to 71 percent good to excellent. Stress on livestock was reported as minimal.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
The past week brought a variety of weather to Iowa. Very warm and humid conditions prevailed on Monday (21st) and Tuesday (22nd) and again over southwestern Iowa on Friday (25th) and Saturday (26th). On Monday (21st) actual temperatures reached as high as 98 degrees at Sidney while very high humidity pushed the heat index as high as 117 degrees at Audubon. A cooler air mass allowed temperatures to fall to 51 degrees at Mason City and Elkader on Thursday (24th) morning. Much warmer air quickly returned to southwest Iowa on Friday (25th) with Sidney reporting the first triple digit heat of the year in Iowa with a 102 degree maximum while the heat index soared to 117 at Shenandoah. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged from two to four degrees below normal over far southeast Iowa to about two degrees above normal in the southwest. The statewide average temperature was 0.4 degrees below normal. July as a whole will likely go into the record books among the ten coolest July’s of record. Parts of eastern and northern Iowa have yet to reach 90 degrees this year. Meanwhile, rain fell across much of the southeast one-third of Iowa on Tuesday with Fairfield Airport reporting the most rain with 1.12 inches. Rain fell over all but southwestern Iowa on Thursday into Friday with a maximum total of 3.47 inches being reported near Rowan in Wright County. No rain fell during the week over much of southwest and south central Iowa while Fairfield Airport reported the most rain with 4.28 inches. The statewide average precipitation was 0.59 inches while normal for the week is 0.98 inches.
USDA Weekly Crop Progress
More than three-quarters of the nation's corn crop has silked and nearly 20% has moved into the dough stage, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report.
As of July 27, 78% of the nation's corn had silked, compared to 67% last week and a five-year average of 75%. Seventeen percent had reached the dough stage, compared to 8% last year and a 16% five-year average. Corn condition worsened slightly with one percentage point moving from the good rating and into the poor category, but still the good-to-excellent rating was still 75%.
Seventy-six percent of U.S. soybeans had bloomed and 38% were setting pods, compared to 62% and 18% last year and 72% and 31% five-year averages. Soybean condition worsened with 71% rated good to excellent, compared to 73% last week.
Eighty-three percent of the nation's winter wheat is harvested, compared to 80% last year and a five-year average of 80%.
Corn Silking - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado ........: 53 25 35 50
Illinois ........: 82 82 94 85
Indiana .........: 79 69 88 79
Iowa ............: 45 59 85 74
Kansas ..........: 76 75 86 86
Kentucky ........: 66 75 84 77
Michigan ........: 72 32 55 65
Minnesota .......: 54 23 61 71
Missouri ........: 76 91 96 86
Nebraska ........: 77 62 85 83
North Carolina ..: 99 94 95 99
North Dakota ....: 46 10 34 52
Ohio ............: 84 51 69 74
Pennsylvania ....: 76 37 66 72
South Dakota ....: 64 30 70 50
Tennessee .......: 91 90 96 96
Texas ...........: 88 91 97 91
Wisconsin .......: 39 22 44 55
18 States .......: 67 56 78 75
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Corn Dough - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 1 (NA) - 2
Illinois .......: 12 (NA) 25 29
Indiana ........: - (NA) 13 12
Iowa ...........: - (NA) 14 7
Kansas .........: 20 22 36 32
Kentucky .......: 7 18 30 23
Michigan .......: 4 (NA) - 5
Minnesota ......: - (NA) 4 2
Missouri .......: 21 (NA) 33 39
Nebraska .......: 3 8 23 15
North Carolina .: 81 64 72 82
North Dakota ...: - (NA) - 4
Ohio ...........: 8 (NA) 9 12
Pennsylvania ...: 8 (NA) 1 10
South Dakota ...: 3 (NA) 4 5
Tennessee ......: 54 29 46 64
Texas ..........: 65 61 80 64
Wisconsin ......: - (NA) - 4
18 States ......: 8 (NA) 17 16
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 27, 2014
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Colorado .......: 2 5 25 50 18
Illinois .......: 1 3 14 52 30
Indiana ........: 1 4 20 52 23
Iowa ...........: 1 5 16 52 26
Kansas .........: 3 7 31 44 15
Kentucky .......: 3 9 22 49 17
Michigan .......: 1 4 15 61 19
Minnesota ......: 2 5 25 54 14
Missouri .......: - 2 14 51 33
Nebraska .......: 2 5 19 52 22
North Carolina .: 3 11 24 50 12
North Dakota ...: 1 4 17 54 24
Ohio ...........: 1 4 19 55 21
Pennsylvania ...: - 4 16 45 35
South Dakota ...: 2 5 19 60 14
Tennessee ......: 1 4 19 54 22
Texas ..........: 1 5 33 46 15
Wisconsin ......: 2 7 19 48 24
18 States ......: 1 5 19 53 22
Previous week ..: 1 4 19 54 22
Previous year ..: 3 8 26 46 17
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Soybeans Blooming - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2013 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 59 67 78 74
Illinois .......: 63 69 83 72
Indiana ........: 70 70 84 69
Iowa ...........: 59 67 82 80
Kansas .........: 51 44 60 61
Kentucky .......: 39 41 53 57
Louisiana ......: 89 90 95 91
Michigan .......: 76 59 73 70
Minnesota ......: 64 47 74 74
Mississippi ....: 85 72 80 95
Missouri .......: 36 48 63 53
Nebraska .......: 80 73 83 79
North Carolina .: 24 46 55 41
North Dakota ...: 72 55 80 77
Ohio ...........: 72 51 71 72
South Dakota ...: 71 70 81 76
Tennessee ......: 39 47 64 66
Wisconsin ......: 47 46 65 60
18 States ......: 62 60 76 72
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Soybeans Setting Pods - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2013 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : July 27, : July 20, : July 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 30 43 57 49
Illinois .......: 15 24 44 30
Indiana ........: 32 32 51 29
Iowa ...........: 12 19 41 37
Kansas .........: 10 10 24 15
Kentucky .......: 14 18 31 25
Louisiana ......: 76 70 80 79
Michigan .......: 31 15 35 25
Minnesota ......: 11 7 26 27
Mississippi ....: 35 41 52 76
Missouri .......: 5 7 23 15
Nebraska .......: 22 32 53 30
North Carolina .: 9 23 29 14
North Dakota ...: 23 7 35 37
Ohio ...........: 22 8 24 26
South Dakota ...: 17 15 35 25
Tennessee ......: 18 16 32 38
Wisconsin ......: 8 10 25 18
18 States ......: 18 19 38 31
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 27, 2014
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 4 11 25 41 19
Illinois .......: 1 3 18 56 22
Indiana ........: 1 4 24 55 16
Iowa ...........: 1 5 20 54 20
Kansas .........: 1 4 34 50 11
Kentucky .......: 2 7 25 52 14
Louisiana ......: 2 3 15 52 28
Michigan .......: 2 6 27 52 13
Minnesota ......: 2 6 28 54 10
Mississippi ....: - 5 21 53 21
Missouri .......: - 3 21 57 19
Nebraska .......: 2 5 21 55 17
North Carolina .: 1 5 25 57 12
North Dakota ...: - 2 22 61 15
Ohio ...........: 2 6 23 58 11
South Dakota ...: 2 6 24 58 10
Tennessee ......: 1 2 18 63 16
Wisconsin ......: 1 4 21 50 24
18 States ......: 1 5 23 55 16
Previous week ..: 1 4 22 57 16
Previous year ..: 2 7 28 50 13
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