June 12 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 11, 2017, temperatures averaged four to eight degrees above normal and were accompanied by dry conditions, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only the southern tip of the panhandle and a few central counties received significant rain. Producers were irrigating due to the dry conditions. The warm, dry weather allowed planting and other field work to continue. There were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 37 short, 59 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 19 short, 78 adequate, and 1 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 20 fair, 67 good, and 11 excellent. Emerged was 98 percent, equal to last year, and near 97 for the five-year average.

Soybeans condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 24 fair, 67 good, and 7 excellent. Soybeans planted was 97 percent, near 96 both last year and average. Emerged was 86 percent, ahead of 81 last year, and near 84 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 10 poor, 36 fair, 43 good, and 8 excellent. Coloring was 30 percent, near 33 last year and 31 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 28 fair, 61 good, and 11 excellent. Sorghum planted was 90 percent, behind 96 last year, but near 89 average. Emerged was 70 percent, near 67 last year, and ahead of 57 average.

Oats condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 27 fair, 68 good, and 4 excellent. Oats jointed was 98 percent, ahead of 85 last year. Headed was 76 percent, ahead of 57 last year, and well ahead of 50 average.

Alfalfa condition rated 1 percent very poor, 1 poor, 24 fair, 65 good, and 9 excellent. Alfalfa first cutting was 76 percent, near 79 last year, but ahead of 63 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 20 fair, 71 good, and 8 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 0 percent very short, 3 short, 96 adequate, and 1 surplus.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Dry and hot conditions helped crop development and fieldwork progress during the week ending June 11, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, the highest number of days suitable so far this year. However, Iowa could use rain in the next week, as some crops are showing signs of stress due to the dry conditions. Activities for the week included cutting and baling hay, spraying herbicides and side-dressing corn with nitrogen, and planting and re-planting.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 7 percent very short, 33 percent short, 59 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Southeastern Iowa reported the lowest levels of topsoil moisture with 56 percent rated short to very short. Subsoil moisture levels rated 2 percent very short, 16 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus.

Ninety-six percent of Iowa’s corn crop has emerged, one week behind last year. Seventy-seven percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Soybean planting reached 98 percent complete, over 2 weeks ahead of the 5-year average. Soybean emergence reached 85 percent, 2 days behind last year but 4 days ahead of average. Soybean condition rated 73 percent good to excellent.

Oats headed reached 44 percent this week, 5 days behind last year and 2 days behind average. Oat condition rated 77 percent good to excellent.

A full week of dry weather allowed Iowa farmers to complete nearly one-third of the State’s first cutting of alfalfa during the week to reach 86 percent complete. Hay condition decreased slightly to 83 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition decreased to 71 percent good to excellent. There were scattered reports of stress on livestock due to the heat.


USDA Weekly Crop Progress

Corn and spring wheat conditions dropped from the previous week, and USDA's first soybean condition rating of the year was below last year's rating at the same time, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.  This week's report showed 94% of U.S. corn was emerged, down from 95% a year ago and even with the five-year average of 94%.  Sixty-seven of the corn crop was rated in good-to-excellent to excellent condition, down from 68% the previous week.

USDA said 92% of U.S. soybeans were planted as of Sunday, June 11, up from 91% a year ago and above the five-year average of 87%. Seventy-seven percent of soybeans were emerged, even with a year ago and up from the five-year average of 73%.  In its first soybean condition rating of the year, USDA estimated that 66% of the soybean crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

Meanwhile, USDA reported that 92% of winter wheat is headed, down from 95% a year ago and up from the five-year average of 91% headed. Seventeen of winter wheat has been harvested, up from 10% a year ago and above the five-year average of 15%.  Fifty percent of the winter wheat crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

In other crop reports, cotton was 92% planted, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 90%. Cotton squaring was 15% compared to the average of 12%. Rice was 94% emerged, compared to 97% on average.  Sorghum was 71% planted, behind the five-year average of 73%. Barley was 91% emerged, compared to 93% on average. Oats were 44% headed, compared to 48% on average.