June 22 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 21, 2015, rainfall of one inch or more occurred in many areas with temperatures averaging near normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Storms damaged crops in portions of the west with some replanting necessary. Hay harvest continued to be a challenge.   Wet meadows in north central counties were saturated, many with standing water.   Fields too wet to plant were still being reported in portions of the southeast.  There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 7 short, 74 adequate, and 16 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 12 short, 72 adequate, and 13 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 25 fair, 58 good, and 11 excellent.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 24 fair, 57 good, and 11 excellent. Soybeans planted was at 95 percent, behind 100 for both last year and average. Emerged was at 86 percent, behind 99 last year and 97 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 15 percent very poor, 20 poor, 30 fair, 33 good, and 2 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was at 69 percent, ahead of 56 last year and 51 average. Mature was at 20 percent, ahead of 3 last year and 12 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 34 fair, 60 good, and 5 excellent. Sorghum planted was at 95 percent, behind 100 last year, but near the five-year average of 98. Emerged was at 78 percent, equal to last year, but behind 85 average.

Oats condition rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 25 fair, 62 good, and 5 excellent. Oats jointed was at
95 percent, ahead of 88 last year. Headed was at 77 percent, ahead of 64 last year, but near 74 average. Oats coloring was at 3 percent, behind 11 last year.

Alfalfa condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 25 fair, 57 good, and 13 excellent. Alfalfa hay first cutting was at 75 percent, behind 85 last year and 86 average. Alfalfa hay second cutting was at 1 percent, behind 11 last year and 14 average.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 19 fair, 63 good, and 13 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 5 short, 86 adequate, and 7 surplus. 



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2015/CropProg-06-22-2015.pdf.

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&region=HPRCC.

Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at:
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NE.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Wet conditions continued to slow field activities throughout much of Iowa during the week ending June 21, 2015, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 3.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included cutting hay, chemical application, and nitrogen side dressing. Excessive moisture is preventing some farmers from controlling weeds and applying nitrogen. Wet fields in southwest and south central Iowa continued to prevent farmers from finishing planting.

Topsoil moisture levels rated to 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 27 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 3 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 21 percent surplus. South central Iowa had the highest topsoil moisture level with 100 percent rated adequate to surplus. North central and south central Iowa rated the highest in subsoil moisture levels at 99 percent rated adequate to surplus.

Eighty-three percent of the corn crop was rated good to excellent.

Soybean planting reached 95 percent complete, 19 days behind 2014, and 4 days behind the 5-year average. Southwest and south central Iowa have been able to plant less than 80 percent of their expected soybean acreage due to continued saturated soil conditions. Soybean emergence reached 90 percent, slightly behind normal. Soybean condition rated 80 percent good to excellent this week.

Oats headed reached 75 percent this week, 3 days ahead of last year, and slightly ahead of the average. Oat condition increased to 83 percent good to excellent.

The first cutting of alfalfa hay reached 77 percent complete this week. The second cutting of alfalfa has begun in many areas. Hay conditions rated 76 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition rated 82 percent good to excellent.

Livestock conditions were described as good. Muddy cattle lots are still reported throughout Iowa.



IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
The past reporting week brought temperatures that were mostly slightly below normal until the weekend when heat and humidity returned. Thursday (18th) was the most pleasant day with high temperatures in the seventies and relatively low humidity. Very warm and humid weather prevailed over southern Iowa on Saturday (20th) with the temperature reaching 97 degrees at Lamoni. Overnight lows dipped as low as 50 degrees at Mapleton on Tuesday (16th) morning and at Sheldon and Spencer on Friday (19th) morning. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 0.6 degrees below normal although much of southwest and south central Iowa averaged a little warmer than normal. The week’s heaviest rain fell at the beginning of the period from Sunday (14th) afternoon into Monday (15th) afternoon with thunderstorms bringing rain statewide with greatest amounts falling across southern Iowa. Light rain fell across the eastern one-third of Iowa on Wednesday (17th). Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain across parts of central and eastern Iowa on Saturday (20th). Large hail and high winds were reported from 16 east, central and southeast counties with the Saturday storms.  Additional thunderstorms developed late Sunday and Sunday night (21st) but occurred too late to be reflected in this week’s crop conditions. Weekly rain totals varied from only 0.04 inches at Battle Creek (Ida County) to 4.45 inches at Bellevue. The statewide average precipitation was 1.40 inches while normal for the week is 1.17 inches.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress

Corn and soybean conditions declined in the week ended June 21, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress and Condition report released Monday.  Corn condition declined from 73% good to excellent to 71%.

Soybean conditions declined from 67% good to excellent to 65%. Soybean planting only increased by three percentage points in the last week, from 87% to 90%. That compares to 95% last year and a 95% five-year average. Soybean emergence increased from 75% to 84% in the last week, compared to 89% last year and an 87% average.

Winter wheat was 19% harvested, compared to 11% last week and a 31% average. Winter wheat condition fell from 43% good to excellent to 41%.

Spring wheat was 23% headed compared to a 15% average. Spring wheat conditions rose slightly.

Cotton planting was at 94%, compared to 91% last week and a 100% average. Squaring was reported at 22%, compared to 13% last week and a 26% average. Cotton condition worsened slightly.

Rice was 6% headed compared to a 5% average. Rice condition worsened slightly.

Sorghum was 85% planted, compared to 71% last week and 89% average. Heading was at 18% compared to a 21% average. Sorghum condition worsened slightly.

Oats were 67% headed compared to 51% last week and a 60% average. Oat conditions were slightly worse than last week.

Barley was 38% headed compared to a 14% average. Barley conditions improved slightly in the last week.