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: April 2, 2007 Volume 07 No. 14 Agricultural Summary: Most areas of the State received moderate to heavy amounts of precipitation, curtailing field preparations and spraying activities over the week. Temperatures remained above average in most areas. Producers averaged 1.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Ground preparations for spring planting and spraying alfalfa were the major activities. Topsoil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 20 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 15 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Forty-six percent of the wheat is jointed, compared to 20 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5- year average. Recent warm weather conditions have caused crops to develop faster than normal. Wheat condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 24 percent excellent. Wheat freeze damage reports indicate 91 percent of the wheat has not been damaged, 8 percent received light damage, and 1 percent received moderate damage. Reports of wind damage indicate 90 percent of the wheat has no wind damage, 9 percent received light damage, and 1 percent received moderate damage. Insect infestation reports indicate 87 percent of the wheat showed no infestation, 12 percent showed light infestation, and 1 percent showed moderate infestation. Disease infestation reports estimate 84 percent with no presence, 15 percent with light presence, and 1 percent with moderate presence. Sixty-seven percent of oats have been planted compared to 63 percent last year and 71 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 4 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 17 percent short, and 79 percent adequate. Hay and forage supplies were rated 18 percent very short, 38 percent short, 43 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 16 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Reporters indicated producers were spraying for alfalfa weevils in many 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 04/01/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 04/01/07 1 3 19 53 24 03/25/07 0 4 24 50 22 04/02/06 7 16 39 34 4 Range & Pasture 4 16 41 35 4 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 04/01/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Joint 10 38 40 41 58 67 20 41 68 46 19 20 19 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 04/01/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 2.2 1.0 3.2 2.7 0.9 0.9 2.7 3.1 0.7 1.9 4.5 3.7 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Short 2 1 3 7 5 0 11 0 1 3 13 28 Adequate 72 71 94 88 61 75 78 97 53 76 79 64 Surplus 26 28 3 5 30 25 11 3 45 20 7 4 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 0 1 0 9 0 8 0 1 2 3 17 Short 12 11 16 27 21 3 13 21 8 15 21 47 Adequate 85 83 81 73 68 90 79 79 67 78 74 36 Surplus 0 6 2 0 2 7 0 0 24 5 2 0 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 04/01/07 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 73 30 51 66 40 .59 SC Hesston 73 43 59 67 50 1.46 WC Tribune 75 28 51 61 46 .00 NE Powhatt 77 45 63 67 51 2.58 SW Garden Cty 75 31 54 64 45 .44 NE Manhat 76 42 62 67 51 2.42 NC Scandia 71 37 58 65 43 1.86 EC Ottawa 76 46 63 67 51 1.27 C Hays 72 36 56 71 39 3.46 EC Slvr Lk 78 43 63 70 50 2.14 SC Hutch 74 42 59 62 51 3.37 EC Rossvl 77 42 62 65 53 2.62 SC St John 85 49 63 64 51 3.80 SE Parsons 74 51 64 69 57 2.33 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 1.96 Anderson 0.13 Atchison 2.74 Barber 3.04 Barton 2.54 Bourbon 1.31 Brown Butler 4.78 Chase 2.87 Chautauq 1.62 Cherokee 2.00 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 3.16 Clay 2.62 Cloud 1.88 Coffey Comanche 3.34 Cowley 4.39 Crawford 0.90 Decatur 0.53 Dickins 1.77 Doniph 1.76 Douglas 1.77 Edwards 4.24 Elk 2.30 Ellis 2.56 Ellsworth 2.47 Finney 0.95 Ford 2.06 Franklin 1.27 Geary 1.94 Gove 0.94 Graham 1.20 Grant 0.19 Gray 1.45 Greeley 0.32 Greenwood 2.92 Hamilton Harper 4.06 Harvey 2.39 Haskell 0.65 Hodgeman 1.73 Jackson 1.75 Jefferson 2.61 Jewell 2.42 Johnson 2.20 Kearny Kingman 3.26 Kiowa 5.20 Labette 2.83 Lane 1.03 Leaven 2.70 Lincoln 3.20 Linn 1.20 Logan 0.46 Lyon 2.19 Marion 2.48 Marshall McPherson 2.44 Meade 1.59 Miami 1.72 Mitchell 2.11 Montgom 1.89 Morris 3.90 Morton 0.16 Nemaha 1.33 Neosho 1.64 Ness 2.14 Norton 1.09 Osage 1.20 Osborne 2.34 Ottawa 2.23 Pawnee 2.30 Phillips 1.95 Pottawa 3.22 Pratt 4.10 Rawlins 0.57 Reno 1.66 Republic 1.86 Rice 3.09 Riley 2.77 Rooks 1.29 Rush 2.15 Russell 2.94 Saline 2.45 Scott Sedgwick 2.80 Seward 1.09 Shawnee 3.27 Sheridan 0.58 Sherman 1.69 Smith 2.21 Stafford 1.49 Stanton 0.12 Stevens 0.17 Sumner 3.74 Thomas 0.63 Trego 1.74 Wabaun 2.35 Wallace 1.12 Washington 1.00 Wichita 0.57 Wilson 2.20 Woodson 1.24 Wyan 1.62