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: June 9, 2008 Volume 08 No. 24 Agricultural Summary: Kansas experienced severe thunderstorms throughout the previous week. There were reports of high winds, heavy rains, and flash flooding along with isolated areas of large hail. Precipitation varied widely, with some counties receiving very little compared to over 6 inches in other areas. Producers averaged 3.5 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated at 4 percent very short, 6 percent short, 57 percent adequate, and 33 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated at 4 percent very short, 10 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 20 percent surplus. Primary farm activity involved cutting alfalfa hay, preparing for wheat harvest, herbicide spraying on row crops, and planting of soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, and cotton. Field Crop Report: Wheat is estimated at 42 percent turning, compared to 64 percent in 2007 and 77 percent for the 5-year average. Six percent is considered ripe for harvest, the same as last year and behind 19 percent for the 5-year average. Wheat condition is rated 8 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Insect infestation of the wheat crop is rated at 81 percent none, 16 percent light, and 3 percent moderate. Disease infestation is rated at 50 percent none, 29 percent light, 18 percent moderate, and 3 percent severe. Reports across the State indicate that leaf rust, mildew, leaf blotch, and stripe rust are affecting the wheat plants. Corn is 95 percent emerged, compared to 98 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Forty percent of the sorghum has been planted, compared to 57 percent last year and 63 percent for the 5-year average. Nineteen percent has emerged, compared to 29 percent in 2007 and 40 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Sixty-one percent of the soybeans have been planted, compared to 71 percent last year and 78 percent for the 5-year average. Soybeans are 48 percent emerged, compared to 47 percent in 2007 and 60 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Ninety percent of cotton has been planted, compared to 62 percent for the previous year and 67 percent for the 5- year average. Cotton condition is rated 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 40 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Thirty-three percent of sunflowers have been planted, compared to 35 percent the previous year and 45 percent for a 5- year average. Eight percent of the sunflowers have emerged, compared to 14 percent in 2007 and 24 percent for the 5-year average. Eighty-one percent of the first cutting alfalfa has been completed, compared to 76 percent last year and 90 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated at 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 10 percent short, and 86 percent adequate. Hay and forage supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 11 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated at 3 percent very short, 3 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus. 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 06/08/08 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 8 12 32 38 10 Corn 1 9 39 46 5 Sorghum 1 3 29 65 2 Soybeans 1 9 41 46 3 Range & Pasture 5 10 26 49 10 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 06/08/08 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Turning 9 27 78 2 21 76 7 52 76 42 14 64 77 Corn Emerged 86 100 96 99 90 99 99 96 99 95 86 98 98 Sorghum Planted 50 33 39 50 39 53 70 40 43 40 29 57 63 Sorghum Emerged 12 11 27 32 16 36 24 32 21 19 14 29 40 Soybeans Planted 40 54 86 91 80 60 75 49 34 61 53 71 78 Soybeans Emerged 10 29 29 83 63 47 66 30 22 48 33 47 60 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 06/08/08 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 4.0 5.6 6.8 2.0 4.6 4.2 1.7 2.3 2.0 3.5 2.3 4.8 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 1 2 50 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 6 1 Short 18 17 24 0 4 6 0 0 0 6 7 14 Adequate 63 79 26 98 81 47 28 64 21 57 58 72 Surplus 18 2 0 2 14 45 72 36 79 33 29 13 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 0 44 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 Short 39 26 30 1 13 4 0 0 0 10 10 9 Adequate 52 74 26 99 80 73 55 76 41 66 67 79 Surplus 6 0 0 0 6 22 45 24 59 20 17 12 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 06/08/08 at 7:00 a.m. 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 86 49 68 90 62 .17 SC Hesston 94 57 78 96 70 .33 WC Tribune 99 47 70 81 63 .63 NE Powhatt 91 61 76 84 67 1.40 SW Garden Cty 97 49 74 88 65 .10 NE Manhat 92 59 77 85 65 6.79 NC Scandia 93 58 74 81 62 2.08 EC Ottawa 87 48 72 85 67 4.38 C Hays 90 54 75 84 62 .02 EC Slvr Lk 89 64 78 83 70 2.15 SC Hutch 94 57 77 79 67 1.60 EC Rossvl 90 62 77 82 70 3.12 SC St John 96 56 77 84 67 .52 SE Parsons 88 61 76 86 67 1.68 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 7:00 a.m. Sunday. The map data are collected by individuals (one or more per county). PRECIPITATION FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 1.60 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 1.58 OSBORN ALTON 77 2.14 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.00 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.82 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.35 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 2.30 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.27 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.28 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.22 RUSH BISON 131 2.94 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 1.16 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.16 GRAY CIMARRON 27 3.85 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.21 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.33 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 3.52 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 3.28 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.47 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 1.24 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.00 FORD DODGE CITY 15 1.01 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.00 MORTON ELKHART 53 1.22 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.44 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.71 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 1.28 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.19 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.73 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 1.61 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.07 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 2.16 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.51 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.93 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.38 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.02 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.21 LANE HEALY 65 0.35 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.52 JACKSON HOLTON 13 1.55 BROWN HORTON 49 1.49 ELK HOWARD 179 0.18 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.91 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.00 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.67 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 2.68 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 1.32 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.62 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 1.26 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 3.25 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 1.19 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.43 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.37 PAWNEE LARNED 45 2.93 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 1.26 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.50 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.00 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.59 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 6.34 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 2.46 JEWELL MANKATO 117 1.87 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 1.13 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 1.12 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 3.20 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 1.06 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 2.18 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.02 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.40 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.31 NORTON NORTON 109 0.41 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.71 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 3.96 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 2.57 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 2.23 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 3.60 MIAMI PAOLA 99 2.76 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.32 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 1.98 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.57 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.74 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.31 PRATT PRATT 63 0.17 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.65 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.24 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 2.03 SALINE SALINA 171 0.16 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 2.28 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.00 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 2.19 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 1.30 RICE STERLING 81 0.14 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.41 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 3.76 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.54 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 1.52 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.55 GRANT ULYSSES 195 1.02 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 1.47 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 1.03 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 2.39 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 1.17 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 3.70 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 1.45 WOODSON YATES CENTER