Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 28, 2015.
For the week ending June 28, 2015, temperatures three to five degrees above normal were experienced throughout most of the State, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The northeast received one to four inches of rain. There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture rated 2 percent very short, 14 short, 77 adequate, and 7 surplus. Subsoil moisture rated 5 percent very short, 15 short, 76 adequate, and 4 surplus.
Field Crops Report: Winter wheat condition rated 10 percent very poor, 19 poor, 39 fair, 29 good, and 3 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was at 97 percent, near 96 last year and 98 for the five-year average. Mature rated 84 percent, near 81 last year and 86 average. Harvested was 48 percent, ahead of 38 last year, but behind 60 average.
Corn condition rated 2 percent very poor, 8 poor, 34 fair, 50 good, and 6 excellent. Corn emerged was 96 percent, behind 100 last year and average. Silking was at 14 percent, near 17 last year and 15 average.
Soybeans condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 43 fair, 46 good, and 3 excellent. Soybeans planted was at 86 percent, behind 93 last year and 96 average. Emerged was 71 percent, behind 88 last year and 90 average. Blooming was 2 percent, near 4 last year and 5 average.
Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 28 fair, 68 good, and 3 excellent. Sorghum planted was 92 percent, near 90 last year and 94 average. Emerged was 75 percent, ahead of 69 last year, but near 79 average.
Sunflowers condition rated 0 very poor, 1 poor, 29 fair, 62 good, and 8 excellent. Sunflowers planted was 81 percent, near 82 last year and 83 average. Emerged was 62 percent, near 65 last year, but behind 67 average.
Alfalfa hay conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 27 fair, 63 good, and 5 excellent. Alfalfa hay first cutting was 95 percent complete, near 98 last year and 99 average. Second cutting was 29 percent, behind 37 last year and well behind 50 average.
Cotton condition rated 0 percent very poor, 10 poor, 29 fair, 54 good, and 7 excellent. Cotton planted was at 88 percent, behind 100 last year and 98 average. Emerged was 69 percent. Squaring was 6 percent, near 5 last year, but behind 15 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Conditions: Pasture and range condition rated 1 very poor, 5 poor, 26 fair, 56 good, and 12 excellent.
Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 7 short, 86 adequate, and 5 surplus.
