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 10, 2008 Volume 08 No. 11 Agricultural Summary: The State of Kansas experienced temperatures in the low 60’s for a high to the single digits for the lows for the last week. The eastern half of the State received moderate precipitation throughout the previous week in the form of snow or rain with accumulation of up to 1 inch of moisture in some counties. Producers averaged 3 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was rated at 5 percent very short, 12 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 22 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated at 3 percent very short, 16 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Primary farm activity involved top dressing fertilizer, beginning weed control, and seeding of oats. Field Crop Report: Wheat is estimated at 2 percent jointed, compared to 1 percent in 2007 and the same for the 5-year average. Wheat condition was rated 6 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Wind damage to the wheat crop across the state was estimated 87 percent no damage, 9 percent having light damage, 3 percent with moderate damage, and 1 percent with severe wind damage. Freeze damage to wheat has been rated at 90 percent with no damage, 7 percent with light damage, and 3 percent of the wheat has moderate freeze damage. Overall winterkill to the 2008 wheat crop was rated at 86 percent with no winterkill, 12 percent with light winterkill, and 2 percent with moderate winterkill. Early reports place the amount of the wheat acreage that has been lost to winterkill at 4 percent of the total. Insect infestation of the wheat crop is rated at 95 percent none, and 5 percent light. Disease infestation is rated at 89 percent none, 10 percent light, and 1 percent moderate. Oats planted is 27 percent complete, compared to only 11 percent in 2007 and 21 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated at 6 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 18 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated at 2 percent very short, 8 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Livestock activities primarily involved calving and lambing around 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 03/09/08 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 03/09/08 6 16 37 35 6 03/02/08 5 16 37 35 7 03/11/07 6 6 28 45 15 Range & Pasture 6 15 38 38 3 SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 03/09/08 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 5.0 6.8 6.0 1.6 3.6 4.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.0 NA 4.5 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 7 10 56 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 4 2 Short 64 36 36 4 1 9 0 0 0 12 12 8 Adequate 29 54 8 81 83 80 84 61 43 61 62 81 Surplus 0 0 0 15 16 7 16 39 57 22 22 9 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 1 8 28 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 Short 64 36 55 6 12 12 0 0 0 16 17 24 Adequate 35 56 17 94 81 83 99 75 68 71 67 71 Surplus 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 25 32 10 14 2 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 03/09/08 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 55 12 31 48 33 .03 SC Hesston 57 11 31 47 33 .00 WC Tribune 58 9 31 44 33 .00 NE Powhatt 44 11 28 44 30 .08 SW Garden Cty 64 11 34 47 31 .00 NE Manhat 54 8 29 42 32 .00 NC Scandia 50 4 29 42 31 .00 EC Ottawa 55 6 30 47 34 .10 C Hays 58 12 33 42 29 .00 EC Slvr Lk 53 9 31 43 33 .00 SC Hutch 59 12 33 42 35 .00 EC Rossvl 53 8 30 42 33 .00 SC St John 61 9 33 44 29 .00 SE Parsons 55 13 33 48 34 .18 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). ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.98 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.00 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.40 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.08 CLARK ASHLAND 5 1.06 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.10 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.13 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.12 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.00 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.00 RUSH BISON 131 1.07 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 1.20 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.00 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.77 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.12 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.28 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 1.46 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.03 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.94 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.93 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.00 FORD DODGE CITY 15 0.79 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.05 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.44 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.77 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 1.00 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 1.35 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 1.10 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.77 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.90 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.00 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 1.08 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.04 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.30 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.10 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.07 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.00 LANE HEALY 65 -9.00 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.96 JACKSON HOLTON 13 1.03 BROWN HORTON 49 1.45 ELK HOWARD 179 0.03 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.78 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.00 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.86 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.87 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 1.02 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.00 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.89 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.12 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.72 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.03 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.00 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.99 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.87 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.00 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.48 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 1.53 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 1.05 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 1.05 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 0.00 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 1.40 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.56 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 1.25 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.00 NESS NESS CITY 79 1.22 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.00 NORTON NORTON 109 0.11 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.04 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 1.06 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 1.00 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 1.01 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 0.94 MIAMI PAOLA 99 1.20 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.00 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 1.20 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.11 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.32 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.52 PRATT PRATT 63 0.00 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.00 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.00 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.00 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 1.10 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.05 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.04 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.52 RICE STERLING 81 0.00 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.00 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.01 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.11 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.97 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.01 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.05 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 1.28 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.45 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.67 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 0.00 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 0.80 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 1.33 WOODSON YATES CENTER