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Missouri corn replanting necessary

May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Replanting some of the already planted Missouri corn will be necessary due to the excessive amount of rainfall within the past few weeks.

Corn planting is stalled at 32 percent, 14 days behind last year and two weeks behind normal. There is some backwater flooding in the Northeast part of the state.

Winter wheat condition is 46 percent good to excellent. Soybean planting has begun in the north part of Missouri and sorghum planting is at one percent complete. That’s 20 days behind average.

Pasture conditions in the state is 58 percent good to excellent. Hay supply in the state is 98 percent adequate to surplus.

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Wet wx dampens South Dakota planting

April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The wet weather has contributed to only half a day suitable for planting in South Dakota and most crops are behind schedule.

Corn planting is below one percent, compared to 12 percent this time last year and five-percent on average.

Spring wheat planting is nine-percent complete, well behind last year at this time when 61 percent was planted. Normally, nearly 50 percent of the crop is planted at this time.

More than two-thirds of the winter wheat crop is doing well. Seventy-percent is in good to excellent condition.

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Only 10% corn planted in Illinois

April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The heavy rainfall and flooding in some areas of Illinois has slowed crop progress significantly. Severe storms swept across the state last week and damaged some farm property.

Corn planting is only 10 percent complete, compared to 67% this time last year and the five year average of 27%.

The Illinois Ag Statistics Office says winter wheat conditions are 56% good to excellent. Despite the weather, Illinois pasture conditions, as of Sunday, were 66 percent good to excellent.

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Excessive moisture slows Missouri planting

April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Missouri corn planting continues to be slow because of wet weather. This past week, excessive rain allowed only one day suitable for planting.

Corn planting is 28 percent complete, five days behind normal and nine days behind last year at this time. Rice is 13 percent planted and three-percent emerged. Most of the winter wheat crop, 58 percent, is in good to excellent condition.

Rainfall averaged two to nine inches across the state last week making topsoil, not surprisingly, 100 percent adequate to surplus. Spring tillage is three days behind normal.

Flooding is a concern in many areas of southern Missouri.  One-hundred-30-thousand acres of farmland in southeast Missouri are at risk as the Corps of Engineers may decide to break a Mississippi River levee for flood control purposes.

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No field work in Ohio either

April 26, 2011 By 1 Comment

Following another week of wet weather, the Ohio field office of the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reports that as of Sunday, April 24 corn planting was 1 percent complete, 38 percent behind last year and 13 percent behind the 5-year average.

28 percent of the winter wheat is jointed, 77 percent of the Ohio wheat crop is in fair to good condition.

15 percent of the oats were planted, 4 percent of the crop has emerged.

87 percent of hay acreage is in fair to good condition, a one percent drop from last week.

85 percent of the Ohio apple and peach crop were in fair to good condition, down slightly from a week ago.

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Winter just won’t give-up in Wisconsin

April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

About the only thing found in Wisconsin fields last week was more snow. That late winter storm last Tuesday dumped 8.5 inches of snow on the ridges around La Crosse, 5 inches in Waupaca County, 6 inches in Fond du Lac County, 5 inches in Sauk County Total precipitation last week ranged from .69 inches in Eau Claire to 1.58 inches in Madison. Soil moisture across the state is listed 54 percent adequate and 45 percent surplus. Temperatures last week were 5 to 8 degrees below normal as we are getting further and further behind on growing degree days.

The National Ag Statistics Service Wisconsin Field Office reports a little bit of oats planted, mostly in the Southwest District. As a whole, the state oats crop is 12 percent planted compared to 46 percent normally in the ground by this date. A year ago we had 78 percent of the oats planted.

So-far-so-good for the alfalfa and winter wheat crop, reporters across the state say there is really no sign of winterkill as the crops green-up. Pastures are also coming to life but everyone says we need some warmth and sunshine.

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Cold wet weather halts Iowa fieldwork

April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Only three-percent of Iowa’s corn acreage has been planted, that compares with sixty-one-percent at this time last year and the five year average of twenty-eight-percent. Seventy-two percent of the oat acreage has been seeded, behind last year, but ahead of the average.

Field work was virtually suspended through the week due to cold and wet conditions. The few producers who have planted are concerned they may have to re-plant if the corn does not geminate and develop.

With the cool, wet weather conditions pastures have been slow to green up. The cold damp weather has also been unfavorable for calving.

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U.S. corn planting at 9%, behind five year average of 23%

April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

U.S. corn planting remains quite a bit behind average following another wet and cool week in many of the major growing areas.

As of Sunday, USDA says 9% of the crop is planted, compared to 7% last week, 46% last year and the five year average of 23%.

Out of the 18 major growing states, only Kansas is ahead of average at 29% but that’s largely due to the extremely dry conditions in the region. A number of states have yet to make an appreciable start including Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The winter wheat crop is also showing the effects of weather – specifically dry conditions in the hard red winter region. 35% of the crop is rated good to excellent, down 1% from last week, with 25% called fair, also down 1%, and 40% rated poor to very poor, an increase of 2%. At 72% poor to very poor, Texas’ crop is in the worst shape.

23% of the winter crop has headed compared to 19% on average due to that dry weather.

For spring wheat, there are widespread planting delays due to wet weather – 6% is planted, compared to 5% a week ago, 39% a year ago and the five year average of 25%.

Cotton planting is 13% complete, compared to 15% last year and 16% on average, and 46% of rice is planted, compared to 53% on average with 28% of the crop emerged.

Sorghum planting is at 22%, compared to 23% a year ago and 24% average and 41% of oats are planted, compared to 59% on average with 31% emerged.

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