ks-weather United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office CROP WEATHER Kansas Agricultural Statistics Cooperating with the Kansas Department of Agriculture PO Box 3534 Topeka KS 66601-3534 (785)233-2230 www.nass.usda.gov/ks nass-ks@nass.usda.gov Released: March 19, 2007 Volume 07 No. 12 Agricultural Summary: Showers were generally light and scattered over the week with areas in central parts of the State receiving higher amounts. Temperatures remained average to above average. Producers averaged 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Planting oats, topdressing wheat, and ground preparations for spring planting were the major activities. Topsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 13 percent short, 82 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 3 percent very short, 22 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Wheat condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 20 percent excellent. Ten percent of the wheat is jointed, compared to 4 percent last year and 7 percent for the 5- year average. Three percent has been pastured. Wheat freeze damage reports indicate 82 percent of the wheat has not been damaged, 16 percent received light damage, and 2 percent received moderate damage. Reports of wind damage indicate 88 percent of the wheat has no wind damage, 11 percent received light damage, and 1 percent received moderate damage. Insect infestation reports indicate 92 percent of the wheat showed no infestation, 7 percent showed light infestation, and 1 percent showed moderate infestation. Disease infestation reports estimate 88 percent with no presence and 12 percent with light presence. Thirty-one percent of oats have been planted compared to 50 percent last year and 44 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 7 percent very poor, 22 percent poor, 42 percent fair, 27 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 18 percent short, and 78 percent adequate. Hay and forage supplies were rated 23 percent very short, 40 percent short, 36 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 23 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Some reporters indicated calving was still progressing nicely and winding down in some areas. This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service the KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agriculture Statistics CROP CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 03/18/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 03/18/07 1 5 24 50 20 03/11/07 6 6 28 45 15 03/19/06 13 25 38 23 1 Range & Pasture 7 22 42 27 2 SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 03/18/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 2.4 4.4 4.8 5.3 4.3 6.6 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.1 4.5 5.7 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 4 2 2 49 Short 2 6 6 14 2 9 15 6 41 13 8 28 Adequate 78 82 90 83 97 88 78 94 53 82 81 21 Surplus 20 12 0 3 1 3 0 0 2 3 9 2 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 0 6 0 5 0 11 1 4 3 3 35 Short 9 21 19 28 29 5 18 20 32 22 24 45 Adequate 88 67 62 72 65 95 71 79 64 73 71 20 Surplus 0 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 03/18/07 Temperature Temperature Station Air Soil 4 Precip Station Air Soil 4 Precip Dist City Max Min Avg Max Min Dist City Max Min Avg Max Min NW Colby 82 28 52 67 36 .00 SC Hesston 77 27 53 63 42 .04 WC Tribune 83 27 50 55 40 .00 NE Powhatt 77 29 50 61 41 .00 SW Garden Cty 79 27 52 63 38 .00 NE Manhat 77 28 52 61 42 .00 NC Scandia 77 24 50 58 36 .00 EC Ottawa 76 30 52 61 42 .00 C Hays 76 24 52 58 33 .00 EC Slvr Lk 79 27 53 63 41 .00 SC Hutch 77 27 53 56 44 .07 EC Rossvl 78 27 52 60 42 .00 SC St John 81 31 54 59 42 .14 SE Parsons 74 33 55 63 47 .00 Data collected by Automated Stations (above) may differ from official stations (below). Automated stations report through midnight on Sunday. Official reporting stations data are through 8:00 a.m. Sunday. The map data are collected by individuals (one or more per county). Allen 0.00 Anderson 0.00 Atchison 0.00 Barber 0.06 Barton 0.02 Bourbon 0.00 Brown 0.00 Butler 0.00 Chase 0.15 Chautauq 0.00 Cherokee 0.03 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 0.00 Clay 0.06 Cloud 0.00 Coffey 0.00 Comanche 0.05 Cowley 0.38 Crawford 0.03 Decatur 0.03 Dickins 0.78 Doniph 0.00 Douglas 0.00 Edwards 0.00 Elk 0.08 Ellis 0.00 Ellsworth 0.00 Finney 0.00 Ford 0.01 Franklin 0.00 Geary 0.22 Gove 0.00 Graham 0.00 Grant 0.00 Gray 0.31 Greeley 0.01 Greenwood 0.00 Hamilton 0.00 Harper 0.21 Harvey 0.02 Haskell 0.10 Hodgeman 0.00 Jackson 0.00 Jefferson 0.00 Jewell 0.00 Johnson 0.03 Kearny 0.00 Kingman 0.11 Kiowa 0.11 Labette 0.00 Lane 0.00 Leaven 0.00 Lincoln 0.25 Linn 0.00 Logan 0.00 Lyon 0.00 Marion 0.06 Marshall McPherson 0.25 Meade 0.11 Miami 0.09 Mitchell 0.00 Montgom 0.03 Morris 0.95 Morton 0.02 Nemaha 0.00 Neosho 0.00 Ness 0.06 Norton 0.00 Osage 0.00 Osborne 0.00 Ottawa 0.09 Pawnee 0.00 Phillips 0.00 Pottawa 0.12 Pratt 0.08 Rawlins 0.00 Reno 0.00 Republic 0.00 Rice 0.05 Riley 0.06 Rooks 0.04 Rush 0.00 Russell 0.01 Saline 0.01 Scott 0.00 Sedgwick 0.09 Seward 0.13 Shawnee 0.00 Sheridan 0.02 Sherman 0.00 Smith 0.00 Stafford 0.00 Stanton 0.00 Stevens 0.00 Sumner 0.15 Thomas 0.00 Trego 0.01 Wabaun 0.25 Wallace 0.00 Washington 0.00 Wichita 0.11 Wilson 0.00 Woodson 0.00 Wyan T