July 31 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
For the week ending July 30, 2017, temperatures averaged near normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Significant rainfall of an inch or more was received across most of the State. A few north central counties received as much as four inches of rain. Winter wheat harvest was completed for majority of the State. There were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 22 percent very short, 40 short, 38 adequate, and 0 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 19 percent very short, 41 short, 40 adequate, and 0 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 10 poor, 25 fair, 47 good, and 14 excellent. Corn silking was 91 percent, near 93 last year and 90 for the five-year average. Dough was 17 percent, behind 23 last year and 25 average.

Soybean condition rated 4 percent very poor, 9 poor, 27 fair, 52 good, and 8 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 87 percent, near 85 last year and 86 average. Setting pods was 47 percent, ahead of 40 last year, and near 45 average.

Winter wheat harvested was 99 percent, near 96 last year, and ahead of 90 average.

Sorghum condition rated 3 percent very poor, 4 poor, 31 fair, 48 good, and 14 excellent. Sorghum headed was 26 percent, behind 40 both last year and average. Coloring was 2 percent, near 1 last year and 3 average.

Oats harvested was 89 percent, ahead of 74 last year and 78 average.

Alfalfa condition rated 5 percent very poor, 15 poor, 32 fair, 40 good, and 8 excellent. Alfalfa third cutting was 48 percent complete, ahead of 38 last year and 35 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 13 percent very poor, 20 poor, 38 fair, 26 good, and 3 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 4 percent very short, 14 short, 82 adequate, and 0 surplus.



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2017/CropProg-07-31-2017.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

Iowa remained mostly dry with scattered reports of rainfall during the week ending July 30, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included applying fungicides and insecticides, harvesting oats, and haying.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 22 percent very short, 31 percent short, 45 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. South central Iowa reported two-thirds of topsoil moisture as very short. According to the July 25, 2017 U.S. Drought Monitor, parts of south central Iowa were considered under severe drought conditions. Subsoil moisture levels fell to 19 percent very short, 31 percent short, 48 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.

Ninety-one percent of Iowa’s corn crop has reached the silking stage, 3 days behind last year but 5 days ahead of the five-year average. Nineteen percent of the corn crop has reached the dough stage, 4 days behind last year and 2 days behind average. Corn condition declined to 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 52 percent good and 13 percent excellent.

Soybeans blooming reached 85 percent, 4 days behind last year but 1 day ahead of average. Fifty-two percent of soybeans were setting pods, 2 days ahead of average. Soybean condition decreased slightly to 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 51 percent good and 9 percent excellent.

Seventy-three percent of the oat crop for grain or seed was harvested, 1 day ahead of average.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 95 percent, 4 days ahead of last year and nearly two weeks ahead of average. The third cutting of alfalfa hay was 22 percent complete, 1 day ahead of average. Hay condition dropped to 54 percent good to excellent, while pasture condition was rated 37 percent good to excellent. Reduced temperatures improved livestock conditions; however, supplemental feeding of hay and rotation of pastures were reported due to lack of rain causing poor pasture conditions.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress

Corn and spring wheat conditions continued to decline last week while soybean condition improved slightly, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

USDA rated corn condition at 61% good to excellent as of Sunday, July 30, down 1 percentage point from the previous week's 62%.  Corn development was lagging slightly behind the normal pace with 23% of the crop in the dough stage as of Sunday, down from 28% a year ago and down from the five-year average of 25%.

In contrast to corn, soybean conditions improved slightly last week, according to USDA. Fifty-nine percent of soybeans were rated good to excellent as of Sunday, up 2 percentage points from 57% the previous week.  USDA estimated that 82% of soybeans were blooming as of Sunday, down from 84% a year ago, but above the five-year average of 80%. Forty-eight percent of soybeans were setting pods, which is down from 51% a year ago but above the five-year average of 45%.

Meanwhile, spring wheat conditions continued to decline last week to 31% good to excellent, down 2 percentage points from 33% the previous week.  USDA estimated that 9% of spring wheat was harvested as of Sunday, even with a year ago and even with the five-year average of 9% harvested.

Winter wheat harvest progressed to 88% complete as of Sunday, even with a year ago and above the five-year average of 86%, according to USDA.

Sorghum was 49% headed and 23% coloring, compared to 38% and 21% last week, 59% and 26% last year, and averages of 52% and 28%. Sorghum condition improved to 61% good to excellent, compared to 59% the previous week.

Barley was 6% harvested as of Sunday, behind 10% last year and also behind the average pace of 9%. Oats were 35% harvested, compared to 24% last week, 51% last year and a 45% average.

Cotton was 87% squaring and 46% setting bolls, compared to 77% and 36% last week, 91% and 53% last year, and 91% and 53% on average. Cotton condition improved slightly to 56% good to excellent from 55% the previous week. Rice was 64% headed, compared to 49% last week, 69% last year and a 57% average. Rice condition declined slightly to 71% good to excellent from 72% the previous week.