Monday, July 28, 2014

July 28th Crop Progress & Condition Reports - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - IRRIGATION FIRES UP AS SOIL DRIES OUT

For  the week ending  July 27, 2014, above normal  temperatures and  limited precipitation drew on soil moisture supplies with irrigation active in most areas, according to USDA’s National Agricultural  Statistics Service. The  dry  conditions  supported  hay  harvest which was  active  statewide. Wheat harvest  continued  moving  north  in  Panhandle  counties.   The  number  of  days  suitable  for  fieldwork  were 6.7. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6 percent very short, 35 short, 59 adequate, and 0 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 9 percent very short, 29 short, 62 adequate, and 0 surplus.
 
Field Crops Report:

Corn  conditions  rated  2  percent  very  poor,  5  poor,  19  fair,  52  good,  and  22  excellent.  Corn  silking  was  85 percent,  ahead of 77  last year, but near 83 average. Corn dough was 23 percent,  ahead of 3  last year and  15 average.

Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 21 fair, 55 good, and 17 excellent. Soybeans blooming was  83  percent,  near  80  last  year  and  79  average.  Soybean  setting  pods  was  53  percent,  well  ahead  of  22 last year and 30 average.

Winter wheat mature was  97  percent,  ahead  of  93  last  year  but  equal  to  the  five-year average. Winter wheat harvested was 79 percent, ahead of 72 last year but behind 83 average.

Sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 33 fair, 41 good, and 21 excellent. Sorghum headed was 36 percent, well ahead of 23 last year and 20 average. Sorghum coloring was 5 percent, ahead of 0 last year and average.

Oat  conditions  rated  3  percent  very  poor,  18  poor,  27  fair,  49  good,  and  3  excellent.  Oats  coloring  was  97  percent.  Oats  mature  was  84  percent.  Oats  harvested  was  58  percent,  well  behind  79  last  year  and  73 average. 

Alfalfa hay conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 31 fair, 53 good, and 8 excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting  was  86  percent  complete,  equal  to  last  year  and  near  87  average.  Alfalfa  hay  third  cutting  was  36 percent complete, well ahead of 5 last year and 17 average.
 
Livestock,  Pasture  and  Range  Report: 

Pasture  and  range  conditions  rated  5  percent  very  poor,  11  poor,  30 fair, 47 good, and 7 excellent.  Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 8 short, 89 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-07-28-2014.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&region=HPRCC

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



IOWA CROP PROGRESS - THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA UNDERWAY IN SOME AREAS


Harvest advanced 20 percentage points or more  in Iowa  for alfalfa hay and oats  for grain during  the week ending July 27, 2014, according  to the  USDA,  National  Agricultural  Statistics  Service.    Statewide  there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork.  The majority of the State received little  precipitation  and  left  some  farmers  wishing  for  more  rain.  Activities  for  the  week  included  aerial  fungicide  and  herbicide application and cutting all types of hay.

Declining from  last week,  topsoil moisture  levels rated 1 percent very short,  12 percent  short,  81 percent  adequate,  and  6 percent  surplus.  Subsoil  moisture  levels  rated  1 percent  very  short,  9 percent  short, 84 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus.    

Eighty-five  percent  of  the  corn  acreage was  at  or  beyond  the  silking stage,  just over 2 weeks ahead of  the previous year and almost 1 week ahead  of  the  five-year  average.    Corn  in  the  dough  stage  reached 14 percent, 7 points ahead of normal.  Seventy-eight percent of the corn crop  was  reported  in  good  to  excellent  condition. 

Soybean  progress advanced to 82 percent blooming or beyond, 10 days ahead of last year and  just ahead of average.   Forty-one percent of  the soybean crop was setting pods, well ahead of  last year’s 12 percent. Seventy-four percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week.

With 94 percent of the oat acreage having turned color, oat harvest for grain was 44 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of  last  year  but  15  percentage  points  behind  normal.  Seventy-four percent  of  the  oat  acreage  was  reported  in  good  to  excellent condition.  

The  second  cutting  of  alfalfa  hay  was  74 percent  complete, 2 percentage points ahead of  the previous year but 5 points behind  the five-year  average.    Some  farmers  started  cutting  their  third  crop  of alfalfa hay during the week.  Sixty-eight percent of all hay was rated in good  to excellent condition.   Pasture condition decreased  to 71 percent good to excellent.  Stress on livestock was reported as minimal. 



IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship


The past week brought  a variety of weather  to  Iowa.  Very warm and humid  conditions  prevailed  on Monday  (21st)  and Tuesday  (22nd)  and again over southwestern Iowa on Friday (25th) and Saturday (26th).  On Monday  (21st)  actual  temperatures  reached  as  high  as  98 degrees  at Sidney  while  very  high  humidity  pushed  the  heat  index  as  high  as 117 degrees at Audubon.  A cooler air mass allowed temperatures to fall to 51 degrees at Mason City and Elkader on Thursday  (24th) morning.  Much warmer air quickly  returned  to  southwest  Iowa on Friday  (25th) with Sidney reporting the first triple digit heat of the year in Iowa with a 102 degree  maximum  while  the  heat  index  soared  to  117  at Shenandoah.  Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged from two to  four degrees  below  normal  over  far  southeast  Iowa  to  about two degrees  above  normal  in  the  southwest.   The  statewide  average temperature was 0.4 degrees below normal.  July as a whole will likely go  into  the record books among  the  ten coolest July’s of record.  Parts of  eastern  and  northern  Iowa  have  yet  to  reach  90 degrees  this  year.  Meanwhile, rain fell across much of the southeast one-third of Iowa on Tuesday with Fairfield Airport reporting the most rain with 1.12 inches.  Rain fell over all but southwestern Iowa on Thursday into Friday with a maximum  total  of  3.47  inches  being  reported  near  Rowan  in Wright County.  No rain fell during the week over much of southwest and south central  Iowa  while  Fairfield  Airport  reported  the  most  rain  with 4.28 inches.  The statewide average precipitation was 0.59 inches while normal for the week is 0.98 inches.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress


More than three-quarters of the nation's corn crop has silked and nearly 20% has moved into the dough stage, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report.

As of July 27, 78% of the nation's corn had silked, compared to 67% last week and a five-year average of 75%. Seventeen percent had reached the dough stage, compared to 8% last year and a 16% five-year average.  Corn condition worsened slightly with one percentage point moving from the good rating and into the poor category, but still the good-to-excellent rating was still 75%. 

Seventy-six percent of U.S. soybeans had bloomed and 38% were setting pods, compared to 62% and 18% last year and 72% and 31% five-year averages.  Soybean condition worsened with 71% rated good to excellent, compared to 73% last week.

Eighty-three percent of the nation's winter wheat is harvested, compared to 80% last year and a five-year average of 80%.



Corn Silking - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :          
                 :-----------------------------------:          
      State      : July 27,  : July 20,  : July 27,  : 2009-2013
                 :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                 :                    percent                   
Colorado ........:    53          25          35          50    
Illinois ........:    82          82          94          85    
Indiana .........:    79          69          88          79    
Iowa ............:    45          59          85          74    
Kansas ..........:    76          75          86          86    
Kentucky ........:    66          75          84          77    
Michigan ........:    72          32          55          65    
Minnesota .......:    54          23          61          71    
Missouri ........:    76          91          96          86    
Nebraska ........:    77          62          85          83    
North Carolina ..:    99          94          95          99    
North Dakota ....:    46          10          34          52    
Ohio ............:    84          51          69          74    
Pennsylvania ....:    76          37          66          72    
South Dakota ....:    64          30          70          50    
Tennessee .......:    91          90          96          96    
Texas ...........:    88          91          97          91    
Wisconsin .......:    39          22          44          55    
18 States .......:    67          56          78          75    
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Corn Dough - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :  July 27,   :  July 20,   :  July 27,   :  2009-2013 
                :    2013     :    2014     :    2014     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Colorado .......:      1           (NA)            -             2     
Illinois .......:     12           (NA)           25            29     
Indiana ........:      -           (NA)           13            12     
Iowa ...........:      -           (NA)           14             7     
Kansas .........:     20             22           36            32     
Kentucky .......:      7             18           30            23     
Michigan .......:      4           (NA)            -             5     
Minnesota ......:      -           (NA)            4             2     
Missouri .......:     21           (NA)           33            39     
Nebraska .......:      3              8           23            15     
North Carolina .:     81             64           72            82     
North Dakota ...:      -           (NA)            -             4     
Ohio ...........:      8           (NA)            9            12     
Pennsylvania ...:      8           (NA)            1            10     
South Dakota ...:      3           (NA)            4             5     
Tennessee ......:     54             29           46            64     
Texas ..........:     65             61           80            64     
Wisconsin ......:      -           (NA)            -             4     
18 States ......:      8           (NA)           17            16     
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 27, 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 .......:     2           5          25          50          18    
Illinois .......:     1           3          14          52          30    
Indiana ........:     1           4          20          52          23    
Iowa ...........:     1           5          16          52          26    
Kansas .........:     3           7          31          44          15    
Kentucky .......:     3           9          22          49          17    
Michigan .......:     1           4          15          61          19    
Minnesota ......:     2           5          25          54          14    
Missouri .......:     -           2          14          51          33    
Nebraska .......:     2           5          19          52          22    
North Carolina .:     3          11          24          50          12    
North Dakota ...:     1           4          17          54          24    
Ohio ...........:     1           4          19          55          21    
Pennsylvania ...:     -           4          16          45          35    
South Dakota ...:     2           5          19          60          14    
Tennessee ......:     1           4          19          54          22    
Texas ..........:     1           5          33          46          15    
Wisconsin ......:     2           7          19          48          24    
18 States ......:     1           5          19          53          22    
Previous week ..:     1           4          19          54          22    
Previous year ..:     3           8          26          46          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     :  July 27,   :  July 20,   :  July 27,   :  2009-2013 
                :    2013     :    2014     :    2014     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:     59            67            78            74     
Illinois .......:     63            69            83            72     
Indiana ........:     70            70            84            69     
Iowa ...........:     59            67            82            80     
Kansas .........:     51            44            60            61     
Kentucky .......:     39            41            53            57     
Louisiana ......:     89            90            95            91     
Michigan .......:     76            59            73            70     
Minnesota ......:     64            47            74            74     
Mississippi ....:     85            72            80            95     
Missouri .......:     36            48            63            53     
Nebraska .......:     80            73            83            79     
North Carolina .:     24            46            55            41     
North Dakota ...:     72            55            80            77     
Ohio ...........:     72            51            71            72     
South Dakota ...:     71            70            81            76     
Tennessee ......:     39            47            64            66     
Wisconsin ......:     47            46            65            60     
18 States ......:     62            60            76            72     
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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     :  July 27,   :  July 20,   :  July 27,   :  2009-2013 
                :    2013     :    2014     :    2014     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:     30            43            57            49     
Illinois .......:     15            24            44            30     
Indiana ........:     32            32            51            29     
Iowa ...........:     12            19            41            37     
Kansas .........:     10            10            24            15     
Kentucky .......:     14            18            31            25     
Louisiana ......:     76            70            80            79     
Michigan .......:     31            15            35            25     
Minnesota ......:     11             7            26            27     
Mississippi ....:     35            41            52            76     
Missouri .......:      5             7            23            15     
Nebraska .......:     22            32            53            30     
North Carolina .:      9            23            29            14     
North Dakota ...:     23             7            35            37     
Ohio ...........:     22             8            24            26     
South Dakota ...:     17            15            35            25     
Tennessee ......:     18            16            32            38     
Wisconsin ......:      8            10            25            18     
18 States ......:     18            19            38            31     
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 27, 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 .......:     4          11          25          41          19    
Illinois .......:     1           3          18          56          22    
Indiana ........:     1           4          24          55          16    
Iowa ...........:     1           5          20          54          20    
Kansas .........:     1           4          34          50          11    
Kentucky .......:     2           7          25          52          14    
Louisiana ......:     2           3          15          52          28    
Michigan .......:     2           6          27          52          13    
Minnesota ......:     2           6          28          54          10    
Mississippi ....:     -           5          21          53          21    
Missouri .......:     -           3          21          57          19    
Nebraska .......:     2           5          21          55          17    
North Carolina .:     1           5          25          57          12    
North Dakota ...:     -           2          22          61          15    
Ohio ...........:     2           6          23          58          11    
South Dakota ...:     2           6          24          58          10    
Tennessee ......:     1           2          18          63          16    
Wisconsin ......:     1           4          21          50          24    
18 States ......:     1           5          23          55          16    
Previous week ..:     1           4          22          57          16    
Previous year ..:     2           7          28          50          13    
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