ks-crop-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 26, 2007 Volume 07 No. 13 Agricultural Summary: Showers fell throughout the State in moderate to heavy amounts over the week with areas in the southern third receiving higher amounts. Temperatures remained well above average over the week as well. Producers averaged 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Planting oats, topdressing wheat, and ground preparations for spring planting continued as the major activities. Topsoil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 13 percent short, 79 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 3 percent very short, 21 percent short, 74 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Nineteen percent of the wheat is jointed, compared to 10 percent last year and 13 percent for the 5- year average. Wheat condition was rated 4 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. Reports indicated 2 percent of the wheat was lost to winterkill. Wheat freeze damage reports indicate 88 percent of the wheat has not been damaged, 11 percent received light damage, and 1 percent received moderate damage. Reports of wind damage indicate 91 percent of the wheat has no wind damage, 8 percent received light damage, and 1 percent received moderate damage. Insect infestation reports indicate 92 percent of the wheat showed no infestation, and 8 percent showed light infestation. Disease infestation reports estimate 89 percent with no presence, 10 percent with light presence, and 1 percent with moderate presence. Fifty-three percent of oats have been planted compared to 52 percent last year and 57 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 5 percent very poor, 21 percent poor, 45 percent fair, 27 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 16 percent short, 79 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 23 percent very short, 39 percent short, 37 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 19 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Some reporters indicated alfalfa weevils were in some alfalfa fields in the central parts of the State. 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 03/25/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 03/25/07 0 4 24 50 22 03/18/07 1 5 24 50 20 03/26/06 9 20 45 24 2 Range & Pasture 5 21 45 27 2 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 03/25/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Joint 4 6 35 5 30 21 8 19 36 19 10 10 13 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 03/25/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 3.8 5.1 5.4 5.9 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.2 4.5 5.1 1.1 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 1 2 7 Short 5 5 22 13 6 9 23 16 17 13 13 25 Adequate 71 91 77 85 87 87 71 84 56 79 82 64 Surplus 24 4 1 2 2 4 0 0 27 7 3 4 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 3 0 10 1 10 1 3 3 3 25 Short 14 18 24 33 25 10 18 25 18 21 22 46 Adequate 86 71 73 67 64 89 72 74 74 74 73 29 Surplus 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 03/25/07 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 75 36 53 63 44 .64 SC Hesston 74 49 63 66 51 .62 WC Tribune 79 34 55 58 48 .00 NE Powhatt 79 41 60 64 49 .47 SW Garden Cty 82 41 58 65 48 .87 NE Manhat 80 48 63 66 49 1.30 NC Scandia 80 42 59 66 45 .31 EC Ottawa 76 48 63 64 49 .45 C Hays 82 45 59 74 45 .64 EC Slvr Lk 83 48 64 66 50 .14 SC Hutch 78 49 63 64 51 1.31 EC Rossvl 83 47 63 64 49 .19 SC St John 85 49 63 64 51 3.80 SE Parsons 74 53 64 67 57 1.61 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 1.64 Anderson 0.81 Atchison 0.79 Barber 0.52 Barton 0.31 Bourbon 1.35 Brown 0.00 Butler 0.98 Chase 0.65 Chautauq 2.54 Cherokee 4.26 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 1.07 Clay 0.05 Cloud 0.04 Coffey 0.00 Comanche 1.27 Cowley 1.58 Crawford 5.56 Decatur 0.42 Dickins 0.29 Doniph 0.53 Douglas 0.50 Edwards 0.50 Elk 1.97 Ellis 2.05 Ellsworth 0.51 Finney 1.01 Ford 0.61 Franklin 0.00 Geary 0.72 Gove 0.85 Graham 1.10 Grant 1.31 Gray 2.25 Greeley 1.40 Greenwood 0.84 Hamilton 1.07 Harper 2.24 Harvey 1.30 Haskell 1.39 Hodgeman 1.48 Jackson 0.49 Jefferson 0.37 Jewell 0.25 Johnson 0.79 Kearny 1.04 Kingman 0.41 Kiowa 1.59 Labette 2.07 Lane 0.99 Leaven 0.34 Lincoln 0.02 Linn 0.74 Logan 0.61 Lyon 0.67 Marion 0.73 Marshall McPherson 1.74 Meade 1.38 Miami 0.68 Mitchell 0.00 Montgom 3.65 Morris 0.19 Morton 1.41 Nemaha 0.19 Neosho 2.53 Ness 1.69 Norton 0.89 Osage 1.03 Osborne 1.00 Ottawa 0.18 Pawnee 0.00 Phillips 1.66 Pottawa 0.65 Pratt 2.11 Rawlins 0.00 Reno 0.19 Republic 0.12 Rice 0.52 Riley 1.18 Rooks 1.56 Rush 0.00 Russell 0.17 Saline 0.39 Scott Sedgwick 2.64 Seward 1.80 Shawnee 0.25 Sheridan 0.73 Sherman 0.26 Smith 0.76 Stafford 0.70 Stanton 1.40 Stevens 1.36 Sumner 0.40 Thomas 0.00 Trego 1.75 Wabaun 0.12 Wallace 0.48 Washington 0.00 Wichita 1.31 Wilson 2.18 Woodson 1.51 Wyan 1.13