April 24 Crop Progress & Condition Report

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending April 23, 2017, temperatures averaged two to four degrees above normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Significant rainfall was limited to a few north central counties and some eastern areas. Corn planting was underway in most areas and the first fields of soybeans were planted. There were 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6 percent very short, 21 short, 69 adequate, and 4 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7 percent very short, 24 short, 67 adequate, and 2 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn planted was 17 percent, near 15 last year, and ahead of 11 for the five-year average. Emerged was 2 percent, near 1 last year and average.

Soybean planted was 4 percent, near 0 last year and 1 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 8 poor, 37 fair, 47 good, and 7 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 33 percent, behind 51 last year, but ahead of 26 average.

Oats planted was 81 percent, near 83 last year and equal to average. Oats emerged was 39 percent, behind 50 last year, and near 43 average.

Livestock Report:
Cattle and calf conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 15 fair, 71 good, and 14 excellent. Calving progress was 89 percent complete, equal to last year and average. Cattle and calf death loss rated 1 percent heavy, 65 average, and 34 light.

Sheep and lamb conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 22 fair, 68 good, and 9 excellent. Sheep and lamb death loss rated 1 percent heavy, 74 average, and 25 light.

Hay and roughage supplies rated 1 percent very short, 4 short, 90 adequate, and 5 surplus.

Stock water supplies rated 1 percent very short, 5 short, 93 adequate, and 1 surplus.



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2017/CropProg-04-24-2017.pdf

Access the High Plains Region Climate Center for Temperature and Precipitation Maps at: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps.php?map=ACISClimateMaps

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



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

 Rain slowed planting progress early in the week ending April 23, 2017, but drier and warmer weather over the weekend allowed producers to plant corn and oats according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 2.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Other fieldwork activities included fertilizer and anhydrous applications, tillage, and burning down cover crops.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 20 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 19 percent surplus.

Eight percent of the corn acreage has been planted, 9 days behind last year and 3 days behind the 5-year average. Sixty-nine percent of the State’s oat crop has been planted, over one week behind last year but just one day behind average. Oats emerged reached 26 percent. South central Iowa is the only area with less than half the oat crop planted.

Pasture condition improved to 74 percent good to excellent with pastures described as green and growing. Livestock conditions remain good and feedlots are improving.



Corn Planting Jumps to Near-Average Pace; Soybean Planting Ahead of Normal

U.S. corn planting jumped to a near-normal pace while national soybean planting was ahead of the five-year average in USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon.

USDA estimated 17% of the nation's corn crop was planted as of Sunday, just 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 18%, though well behind 28% at the same time last year. Corn emergence, on the other hand, was equal to both last year and the average of 4%.

Soybean planting, which was reported for the first time this year, was estimated at 6% complete as of Sunday, ahead of last year's 3% and also ahead of the five-year average of 3%.

USDA also reported that 32% of U.S. winter wheat was headed as of Sunday, April 23, up from 24% a year ago and also up from the five-year average of 23% headed.  Fifty-four percent of the winter wheat crop was rated good-to-excellent.

Meanwhile, spring wheat planting was reported at 22% complete as of Sunday, well behind last year's 40% and also behind the five-year average of 34% planted. Five percent of spring wheat was emerged, behind last year's 7% and the five-year average of 8%.

In other crop reports, sorghum was 24% planted, compared to 19% last year and a 23% five-year average. Cotton planting was 11% complete, compared to 10% last year and a 12% average. Rice was 69% planted, compared to 60% last year and a 47% average. Forty-five percent of rice was emerged.

Oats were 57% planted as of April 23, compared to 69% last year and a 62% average. Emergence was at 37%, compared to 39% last year and a 41% average.