NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - CORN & SOYBEANS JUST BARELY AHEAD OF AVERAGE PACE
For the week ending August 17, 2014, rain in the central part of the State helped reduce the need for irrigation, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Dryland crops in areas that did not receive rain were showing stress. Cooler weather in the eastern part of the State slowed crop development, while warmer temperatures in the west helped dry down hay. There were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 7 percent very short, 31 short, 61 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 11 percent very short, 32 short, 57 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Corn conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 6 poor, 21 fair, 50 good, and 20 excellent. Corn dough was 78 percent, well ahead of 64 last year, but near 75 for the five-year average. Corn dented was 20 percent, ahead of 10 last year, but behind 29 average.
Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 22 fair, 53 good, and 17 excellent. Soybeans setting pods was 89 percent, near 86 last year and 87 average.
Sorghum conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 33 fair, 41 good, and 19 excellent. Sorghum headed was 90 percent, ahead of 74 last year and 79 average. Sorghum coloring was 37 percent, well ahead of 2 last year and 7 average.
Alfalfa hay conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 31 fair, 50 good, and 10 excellent. Alfalfa hay third cutting was 68 percent complete, ahead of 55 last year, but equal to the average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 7 percent very poor, 11 poor, 34 fair, 41 good, and 7 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 9 short, 88 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-08-18-2014.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 - CORN-SOYBEANS CONTINUE AHEAD OF AVERAGE
Below average precipitation across much of Iowa caused a drop in soil moisture, especially in the northeastern part of the State during the week ending August 17, 2014, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.6 days suitable for field work during the week. Activities for the week included aerial spraying and hay baling.
Topsoil moisture levels rated 8 percent very short, 23 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 6 percent very short, 22 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Northeast Iowa was the driest with over 60 percent of topsoil in very short to short condition.
Three-quarters of Iowa’s corn crop was in the dough stage or beyond, 16 days ahead of last year and 8 days ahead of the five-year average. Sixteen percent of the corn crop was in the dent stage, 10 days ahead of the previous year but 4 days behind normal. Three-quarters of the corn acreage was reported in good to excellent condition.
Eighty-eight percent of the soybean crop was setting pods or beyond, 20 percentage points above last year and 2 points above average. Soybean condition was 73 percent good to excellent.
Oat harvest for grain was 97 percent complete, equal to the previous year but slightly behind normal.
The second cutting of alfalfa hay was 95 percent complete, 2 percentage points below last year and 1 point below the five-year average. The third cutting of alfalfa hay advanced to 36 percent complete, 1 day ahead of the previous year but just over one week behind the normal pace. Sixty-five percent of all hay was rated in good to excellent condition. Pasture condition continued to deteriorate and was rated 54 percent good to excellent. Stress on livestock was minimal with some areas reporting higher insect populations.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
It was another unseasonably cool week across Iowa with temperatures below normal in most areas throughout the week. Temperature extremes varied from a Wednesday (13th) morning low of 47 degrees at Stanley (Buchanan Co.) to a Saturday (16th) afternoon high of 86 degrees at Rock Rapids. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged from two to three degrees below normal over the northwest to five to six degrees subnormal over the southeast. The statewide average temperature was 3.6 degrees below normal. Little, if any, rain fell across the northeast one-third of Iowa this past week where some locations have not had a substantial rain event since late June. Meanwhile, very localized heavy rains fell over parts of the southwest one-half of Iowa on Sunday (10th). However, the bulk of this week’s rain fell on Friday (15th) over southwest and south central Iowa where Murray (Clarke Co.) reported 5.03 inches. The statewide average precipitation was 0.69 inches while normal for the week is 0.98 inches.
USDA Weekly Crop Progress
The nation's corn crop is hurtling toward maturity and even more so the soybeans, according to USDA's Crop Progress report for the week ended Aug. 17.
Seventy percent of the corn is in the dough stage, compared to a 63% five-year average and 22% is dented, compared to a 27% five-year average. Corn condition worsened slightly moving from 73% rated good to excellent last week to 72% this week.
Eighty-three percent of the soybeans are setting pods, compared to a 79% five-year average. Ninety-five percent of the crop is blooming, equal to the five-year average. Soybean condition improved slightly, moving from 70% rated good to excellent last week to 71% this week.
Corn Dough - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 41 27 53 43
Illinois .......: 67 77 86 76
Indiana ........: 53 56 72 65
Iowa ...........: 22 55 75 55
Kansas .........: 72 66 79 81
Kentucky .......: 52 56 70 66
Michigan .......: 51 31 49 53
Minnesota ......: 24 44 63 44
Missouri .......: 73 81 91 81
Nebraska .......: 64 62 78 75
North Carolina .: 95 86 91 96
North Dakota ...: 19 13 32 41
Ohio ...........: 64 46 68 64
Pennsylvania ...: 54 9 31 50
South Dakota ...: 60 40 59 53
Tennessee ......: 90 85 92 94
Texas ..........: 78 88 89 83
Wisconsin ......: 23 20 38 42
18 States ......: 49 54 70 63
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Corn Dented - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 5 3 5 7
Illinois .......: 13 17 34 38
Indiana ........: 5 17 29 23
Iowa ...........: 2 7 16 25
Kansas .........: 18 12 30 42
Kentucky .......: 25 33 49 47
Michigan .......: 5 - 6 12
Minnesota ......: 1 - 6 13
Missouri .......: 32 34 52 51
Nebraska .......: 10 6 20 29
North Carolina .: 84 68 78 83
North Dakota ...: - - - 8
Ohio ...........: 5 6 16 19
Pennsylvania ...: 15 1 6 16
South Dakota ...: 4 1 5 12
Tennessee ......: 63 22 53 75
Texas ..........: 62 76 77 69
Wisconsin ......: 1 - 4 8
18 States ......: 10 11 22 27
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 17, 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 23 52 19
Illinois .......: 1 4 15 51 29
Indiana ........: 1 5 21 52 21
Iowa ...........: 2 5 18 51 24
Kansas .........: 6 9 30 42 13
Kentucky .......: 5 13 24 46 12
Michigan .......: 2 7 19 56 16
Minnesota ......: 1 6 25 55 13
Missouri .......: - 2 15 49 34
Nebraska .......: 3 6 21 50 20
North Carolina .: 3 12 24 45 16
North Dakota ...: 1 4 17 56 22
Ohio ...........: 1 4 20 53 22
Pennsylvania ...: 1 3 16 47 33
South Dakota ...: 2 5 24 56 13
Tennessee ......: - 5 19 54 22
Texas ..........: 1 5 29 49 16
Wisconsin ......: 3 9 21 46 21
18 States ......: 2 6 20 51 21
Previous week ..: 2 5 20 52 21
Previous year ..: 4 9 26 44 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 : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 92 91 95 96
Illinois .......: 93 94 96 95
Indiana ........: 95 96 100 95
Iowa ...........: 94 96 98 98
Kansas .........: 85 83 89 89
Kentucky .......: 78 73 78 87
Louisiana ......: 99 99 100 99
Michigan .......: 97 91 97 96
Minnesota ......: 95 94 96 97
Mississippi ....: 99 92 95 100
Missouri .......: 81 84 90 87
Nebraska .......: 99 96 99 98
North Carolina .: 66 71 80 80
North Dakota ...: 95 95 99 98
Ohio ...........: 95 91 94 97
South Dakota ...: 95 94 98 98
Tennessee ......: 78 83 91 92
Wisconsin ......: 84 88 94 93
18 States ......: 91 92 95 95
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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 : August 17, : August 10, : August 17, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 77 79 87 84
Illinois .......: 74 79 89 79
Indiana ........: 77 80 90 77
Iowa ...........: 68 79 88 86
Kansas .........: 54 52 63 60
Kentucky .......: 52 54 63 67
Louisiana ......: 94 92 94 96
Michigan .......: 78 75 87 80
Minnesota ......: 70 74 85 82
Mississippi ....: 86 79 85 95
Missouri .......: 47 56 70 59
Nebraska .......: 86 80 89 87
North Carolina .: 39 46 54 52
North Dakota ...: 77 75 88 89
Ohio ...........: 81 66 80 79
South Dakota ...: 72 64 81 83
Tennessee ......: 59 62 75 76
Wisconsin ......: 58 65 79 76
18 States ......: 70 72 83 79
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 17, 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 .......: 2 9 26 42 21
Illinois .......: 1 3 18 55 23
Indiana ........: 1 5 27 51 16
Iowa ...........: 2 5 20 51 22
Kansas .........: 2 8 37 44 9
Kentucky .......: 5 10 26 48 11
Louisiana ......: 1 3 14 57 25
Michigan .......: 2 7 27 51 13
Minnesota ......: 2 6 28 54 10
Mississippi ....: - 4 17 53 26
Missouri .......: - 3 19 56 22
Nebraska .......: 2 6 22 53 17
North Carolina .: 1 5 25 53 16
North Dakota ...: 1 4 23 56 16
Ohio ...........: 1 5 22 58 14
South Dakota ...: 2 6 22 57 13
Tennessee ......: 1 5 20 58 16
Wisconsin ......: 1 6 25 48 20
18 States ......: 1 5 23 54 17
Previous week ..: 2 5 23 53 17
Previous year ..: 2 8 28 48 14
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