Field Crop: Farmers in the Panhandle and north Florida still have water standing in cultivated fields. Two farmers in Gulf County were planting soybeans. In Jackson County and Okaloosa County farmers were planting cotton. Walton County was drying out but peanut planting was delayed. In Washington County some peanut acreage will be replanted. Dixie County farmers received more rain this past week and 25-30% of fields were flooded that had been planted; other fields too wet to start planting. Levy County farmers were finishing up with planting peanuts this past week. Statewide, peanut planting was 48 percent complete, ahead of last year’s 45 percent but behind the 5-year average of 49 percent.
Weather Summary: According to Florida’s Automated Weather Network (FAWN), Jay (Santa Rosa County) received the most rain with 5.04 inches of rain. Maximum temperatures ranged from 84 to 93 degrees. Dover (Hillsborough County) received the highest temperature at 93 degrees. The lowest temperatures in the State ranged from 47 degrees in Defuniak Springs (Walton County) to 66 degrees in Fort Lauderdale (Broward County).
For More Information: Florida Crop Report
