NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - WHEAT HARVEST UNDERWAY, CORN STARTS TO TASSEL
For the week ending July 6, 2014, clear skies during the week allowed wheat harvest to get underway in southern districts, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. After a cool beginning, temperatures gave way to hot, humid conditions with irrigation starting in a number of counties. Corn was entering the pollination stage with the first tassels beginning to appear. The dry weather conditions allowed hay harvest to continue and producers were able to apply herbicides to spring planted crops. The number of days considered suitable for fieldwork were 6.0. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 20 short, 72 adequate, and 5 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 8 percent very short, 21 short, 68 adequate, and 3 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Corn conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 21 fair, 52 good, and 20 excellent. Corn silking was 8 percent, ahead of 1 last year, but behind 14 average.
Soybeans conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 22 fair, 57 good, and 16 excellent. Soybeans blooming was at 39 percent, ahead of 17 last year and 21 average.
Winter wheat conditions rated 6 percent very poor, 14 poor, 31 fair, 45 good, and 4 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was 85 percent, behind 90 last year, and the five-year average of 93. Winter wheat mature was 37 percent, ahead of 27 last year, but behind 44 average. Winter wheat harvested was 13 percent, ahead of 10 last year, but behind 26 average.
Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 37 fair, 44 good, and 17 excellent. Sorghum emerged was 100 percent, near 99 last year and equal to the average. Sorghum headed was 3 percent, near 0 both last year and the average.
Oat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 17 poor, 28 fair, 50 good, and 2 excellent. Oats headed was 87 percent, behind 96 both last year and 97 average. Oats coloring was at 45 percent. Oats mature was at 11 percent. Oats harvested was at 2 percent, near 0 last year, but behind 18 average.
Alfalfa hay conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 33 fair, 51 good, and 7 excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was 37 percent complete, ahead of 17 last year, but near 41 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 7 percent very poor, 11 poor, 30 fair, 45 good, and 7 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 6 short, 90 adequate, and 2 surplus.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-07-07-2014.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 - MORE RAINS BRING STRESS TO CORN & SOYBEANS
Above average precipitation in Iowa limited fieldwork yet again during the week ending July 6, 2014, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were just 2.6 days suitable for fieldwork, the third week in a row with less than 3.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Weed control and nitrogen side-dressing were behind due to wet conditions and the inability to get equipment through fields. Many producers reported yellowing corn and stress on soybeans due to excessive moisture.
Precipitation raised soil moisture levels marginally this week. Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 37 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 25 percent surplus. Over one-quarter of the State’s topsoil remained in surplus condition, with the exception of southeast Iowa.
There were scattered reports of corn silking across Iowa. Seventy-six percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition, a decrease of 3 percentage points.
Twenty-one percent of the soybean acreage was blooming, 11 days ahead of the previous year but 2 days behind normal. A few farmers reported soybeans setting pods. Decreasing 2 percentage points from the previous week, 73 percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition.
Ninety-five percent of the oat crop has headed, 2 percentage points above last year but equal to the five-year average. Thirty-one percent of the oat acreage has turned color, 10 percentage points ahead of the previous year but 15 points behind average. Seventy-three percent of the oat acreage was reported in good to excellent condition, dropping 1 percentage point from last week.
Farmers struggled to get their first cutting of alfalfa hay baled, advancing only five percentage points from last week. The first cutting of alfalfa hay was 95 percent complete, falling slightly behind both last year and average. The second cutting of alfalfa was 12 percent complete, two days ahead of last year but almost two weeks behind normal. Sixty-seven percent of all hay was rated in good to excellent condition. Pasture condition rated 74 percent good to excellent. Stress on livestock increased toward the week’s end with the high humidity and heat.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Heavy rains fell across Iowa for the third consecutive week, this time focused upon the central one-third of the state and particularly across east central sections of Iowa. Most of the rain fell in two periods with the larger event coming from Sunday (29th) morning into Monday (30th) evening. The second event began over northwest Iowa late on Friday (4th) and continued into Saturday (5th) afternoon over the southeast. High winds and/or large hail were reported from 24 counties on the 29th and from 41 counties on the 30th with every county between Interstate 80 and U.S Highway 20 reporting severe weather on one or both of these dates. The first event brought very heavy rain to east central Iowa with 7.63 inches falling near Center Junction in Jones County. The heaviest rain from the second event fell across west central and southwest Iowa with Red Oak reporting the most rain with 3.90 inches while extreme northeast Iowa missed this storm system. Weekly rain totals varied from 0.15 inches at Estherville and 0.16 inches at Rock Rapids to 7.72 inches near Center Junction and 6.96 inches at Muscatine. The statewide average rainfall was 2.49 inches or more than double the weekly normal of 1.09 inches. Meanwhile, temperatures were slightly above normal to start the reporting week on Sunday (29th) and slightly below normal on Monday (30th). The remainder of the week was unseasonably cool with daytime highs only in the 60s in some areas on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. At Lake Rathbun the Wednesday afternoon high of 62 degrees tied for the lowest July daytime high since records began at that location in 1970. Temperature extremes varied from afternoon highs of 89 degrees at Bloomfield and Keokuk on Monday (30th) and also at Sibley on Saturday (5th) while Battle Creek (Ida Co.) and Stanley (Buchanan Co.) reported lows of 45 degrees on Thursday morning. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 5.8 degrees below normal.
USDA Weekly Crop Progress - Corn, Soybean Conditions Hold Steady
Corn and soybean development continues to progress ahead of last year's pace and conditions remained about steady in the week ended July 6, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress Report. Corn is 15% silked, compared to 5% last week and an 18% 5-year average. Corn condition ratings were steady with last week at 75% good to excellent.
Soybeans are 24% bloomed compared to 10% last week and a 21% 5-year average. Soybean condition ratings are steady with last week at 72% good to excellent.
Winter wheat is 57% harvested, compared to 43% last week and a 60% 5-year average. Winter wheat conditions improved slightly, moving to 31% good to excellent compared to 30% last week.
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 6, : June 29, : July 6, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado ........: 3 2 3 4
Illinois ........: 7 4 28 30
Indiana .........: - 2 14 19
Iowa ............: - - 4 10
Kansas ..........: 11 18 35 31
Kentucky ........: 14 18 46 36
Michigan ........: 2 - 2 4
Minnesota .......: - - 1 7
Missouri ........: 14 19 47 39
Nebraska ........: 1 1 8 14
North Carolina ..: 86 67 80 91
North Dakota ....: - 2 4 3
Ohio ............: 4 1 4 12
Pennsylvania ....: 4 - 3 11
South Dakota ....: - 2 5 4
Tennessee .......: 56 25 56 71
Texas ...........: 67 57 80 67
Wisconsin .......: - - - 3
18 States .......: 6 5 15 18
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 6, 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 .......: 1 5 26 47 21
Illinois .......: 1 3 16 53 27
Indiana ........: 1 5 19 53 22
Iowa ...........: 2 5 17 53 23
Kansas .........: 2 6 34 47 11
Kentucky .......: 1 3 14 59 23
Michigan .......: 1 3 14 62 20
Minnesota ......: 2 7 27 50 14
Missouri .......: - 2 17 52 29
Nebraska .......: 2 5 21 52 20
North Carolina .: 3 11 29 45 12
North Dakota ...: - 2 18 59 21
Ohio ...........: 1 4 20 55 20
Pennsylvania ...: - 2 17 50 31
South Dakota ...: 1 2 17 67 13
Tennessee ......: - 5 16 55 24
Texas ..........: - 4 30 47 19
Wisconsin ......: 1 5 17 52 25
18 States ......: 1 4 20 54 21
Previous week ..: 1 4 20 55 20
Previous year ..: 2 6 24 51 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 6, : June 29, : July 6, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 24 36 47 39
Illinois .......: 8 9 29 17
Indiana ........: 8 14 30 18
Iowa ...........: 3 6 21 26
Kansas .........: 4 5 16 14
Kentucky .......: 3 5 16 19
Louisiana ......: 50 62 77 66
Michigan .......: 18 1 12 16
Minnesota ......: 4 2 13 18
Mississippi ....: 53 39 53 72
Missouri .......: 2 5 14 11
Nebraska .......: 17 21 39 21
North Carolina .: 2 5 18 7
North Dakota ...: - 6 12 16
Ohio ...........: 6 1 10 16
South Dakota ...: 7 15 39 19
Tennessee ......: 4 9 18 24
Wisconsin ......: - - 5 7
18 States ......: 9 10 24 21
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 6, 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 9 30 39 18
Illinois .......: 1 4 20 56 19
Indiana ........: 1 4 24 55 16
Iowa ...........: 2 6 19 55 18
Kansas .........: 1 2 35 54 8
Kentucky .......: 1 3 15 63 18
Louisiana ......: 2 7 18 49 24
Michigan .......: 1 5 22 58 14
Minnesota ......: 2 6 31 53 8
Mississippi ....: - 6 24 49 21
Missouri .......: - 3 21 61 15
Nebraska .......: 1 4 22 57 16
North Carolina .: 1 4 30 55 10
North Dakota ...: - 2 18 63 17
Ohio ...........: 2 5 23 60 10
South Dakota ...: 1 3 20 67 9
Tennessee ......: - 3 17 64 16
Wisconsin ......: 1 3 19 54 23
18 States ......: 1 4 23 57 15
Previous week ..: 1 4 23 57 15
Previous year ..: 2 5 26 55 12
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Winter Wheat Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 86% of the 2013 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : July 6, : June 29, : July 6, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas ........: 98 87 96 100
California ......: 89 80 81 84
Colorado ........: 15 5 22 35
Idaho ...........: - - - -
Illinois ........: 65 55 82 79
Indiana .........: 31 28 52 64
Kansas ..........: 83 40 70 88
Michigan ........: - - 1 13
Missouri ........: 81 49 83 91
Montana .........: - - - -
Nebraska ........: 10 - 13 26
North Carolina ..: 73 85 94 94
Ohio ............: 8 2 20 43
Oklahoma ........: 93 89 95 96
Oregon ..........: - - 2 1
South Dakota ....: - - - 7
Texas ...........: 82 77 85 90
Washington ......: - - - -
18 States .......: 55 43 57 60
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