Hot weather during the week ending July 14 aided winter wheat maturity and advanced spring crop development toward more average gains for this time of year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Colorado. Winter wheat harvest, at 22 per…
For the week ending July 14, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 13 short, 75 adequate, and 11 surplus. Subsoil moistur…
Without meaningful, widespread rainfall, native pastures in some areas were showing signs of drought stress, and soil moisture levels were becoming short during the week ending July 14, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, New Mexico. …
It was a dry week in Iowa that allowed farmers 6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 14, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Iowa. This was the most days suitable for fieldwork this season. The recent dry weat…
Temperatures last week averaged 78.4 degrees, 0.1 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 0.27 inches statewide, 0.52 inches below normal. There was 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 14, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regio…
Wyoming experienced mostly warm weather with scattered showers for the week ending July 14. Most areas had favorable conditions for field work, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Topsoil…
For the week ending July 14, there were 5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, South Dakota. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 5 short, 71 adequate, and 24 surplus. Subsoil moistu…
Warm temperatures were experienced across the state throughout the week ending July 14, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Texas. Scattered thunderstorms brought hail and high winds to areas of the Plains and the Blacklands. P…
The northwest corner of Minnesota dealt with above average precipitation, while other districts received some much needed warmer temperatures. The number of days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 14 was 4.3, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Mi…
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 14. Topsoil moisture supplies were 3 percent very short, 26 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus. Sub…
Oklahoma received less than an inch of rainfall over the week ending July 14, with the highest precipitation totals recorded in the East Central district at 0.92 of an inch, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Oklahoma. Accordi…
For the week ending July 14, 2019, there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 11 short, 82 adequate, and 7 surplus. Subsoil mois…
Temperatures last week averaged 79.1 degrees, 2.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.26 inches statewide, 0.30 inches above normal. There was 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 7, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Region…
For the week ending July 7, there were 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, South Dakota. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 68 adequate, and 31 surplus. Subsoil moist…
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas, there were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 7. Topsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 28 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Subso…
Wyoming experienced mostly warm weather with scattered showers for the week ending July 7. Most area had favorable conditions for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were in the …
The southern half of Minnesota dealt with wet conditions, limiting the number of days suitable for fieldwork to 3.8 during the week ending July 7, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Minnesota. Warmer than normal temperatures ove…
Average daytime highs continued to climb and rainfall remained sporadic, resulting in little overall change to crop, livestock and pasture conditions, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, New Mexico. Weekly rainfall totals varied from …
Winter wheat harvest was underway in southeastern counties during the week ending July 7, and harvest in a few other counties began in a limited manner, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Colorado. Wheat harvest was behind last year …
While parts of Iowa experienced heavy rain, overall it was hot, dry week, which allowed farmers to get fieldwork done during the week ending July 7, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Iowa. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable…
For the week ending July 7, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 6 short, 81 adequate, and 13 surplus. Subsoil moisture su…
Precipitation totals averaged 0.95 of an inch throughout the state for the week ending July 7, with the highest precipitation totals recorded in the North Central district at 1.31 inches, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Okl…
Average temperatures remained high throughout the week ending July 7, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Texas. Precipitation ranged from trace amounts to 3 inches, with isolated areas in the High Plains receiving upwards of 5…
For the week ending July 7, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 4 short, 84 adequate, and 12 surplus. Subsoil moisture …
Wyoming experienced mostly warm and dry weather with favorable conditions for fieldwork for the week ending June 30, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were in the mostly adequate to surpl…
For the week ending June 30, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 7 short, 82 adequate, and 11 surplus. Subsoil moisture…
Hot temperatures and mostly dry weather allowed fieldwork to continue and helped advance winter wheat maturity last week, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Colorado. Northeastern county reporters noted isolated precipitation was hea…
Wyoming experienced mixed weather with variable moisture accumulation for much of the week ending June 16, which promoted crop progress, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Temperatures and days suitable for fieldwork across …
Temperatures last week averaged 66.4 degrees, 6.3 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 0.93 inches statewide, 0.05 inches above normal. There was 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regio…
Precipitation totals continued to be well above normal, though the statewide average dropped approximately 0.82 of an inch for the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Oklahoma. Topsoil and subsoil moisture …
For the week ending June 16, there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, South Dakota. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 9 short, 66 adequate, and 25 surplus. Subsoil mois…
Favorable weather patterns gave Minnesota farmers 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Minnesota. Planting is starting to wrap up in Minnesota as operators turn to sp…
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas, there were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 16. Topsoil moisture supplies were 2 percent very short, 20 percent short, 68 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Sub…
Texas experienced warm temperatures and late-week thunderstorms in many areas during the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Texas. Precipitation in East Texas and the Gulf Coast ranged between 2 and 5 inch…
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture reminds applicators that June 30 is the cutoff date for dicamba products.
For the second week in a row, mostly dry weather conditions allowed Iowa farmers to get work done in their fields. Statewide there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field O…
Warmer and drier weather last week accelerated crop development and allowed producers sufficient days in the field for the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Colorado. Isolated severe weather and damaging hail wa…
A mixed weather pattern continued to dominate the state during the week ending June 16, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, New Mexico. Portions of the southwest received rainfall accumulations that exceeded normal. Statewide, produce…
For the week ending June 16, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 2 short, 80 adequate, and 18 surplus. Subsoil moisture s…
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Regional Field Office, Arkansas, there were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 9. Topsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 63 percent adequate, and 30 percent surplus. Subso…
Minnesota farmers had 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 9, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Minnesota. Planting progress was made for all crops in Minnesota given the more favorable weather conditions…
Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to surplus. There were 3.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 9, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Oklahoma.
Warm temperatures prevailed across most of the state during the week ending June 9, while isolated thunderstorms hit Central Texas, the Gulf Coast and the Edwards Plateau, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Texas. Rainfall in …
For the week ending June 9, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Kansas. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 2 short, 74 adequate, and 24 surplus. Subsoil moisture su…
According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, New Mexico. Reports from Grant and Luna Counties noted that drought conditions were worsening. Row crops were still being planted even though cool overnight temperatures remained in some locations. …
There was 3.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 9, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office, Missouri. Corn planted progressed to 81 percent this week, 19 percentage points behind last year, while corn emerged progressed…
For the week ending June 9, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 79 adequate, and 20 surplus. Subsoil moist…
Wyoming experienced warmer weather with variable moisture accumulation for much of the week ending June 9 that promoted crop progress. Days suitable for fieldwork was variable as well as some areas were drying out and other areas experienced flooding, according to USDA’s National Agricultura…
Iowa farmers finally got the dryer weather they were looking for with 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending June 9, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Upper Midwest Regional Field Office, Iowa. This is the first time this season farmers h…
Warmer and drier weather for the week ending June 9 allowed producers more days in the field and helped advance crop development, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Colorado. Isolated severe weather and precipitation were reported in…
For the week ending June 9, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, South Dakota. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 3 short, 61 adequate, and 36 surplus. Subsoil moist…
