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 16, 2009 Volume 09 No. 11 Agricultural Summary: Most of Kansas remained dry again this week with precipitation being limited to the Eastern half of the State. Producers averaged 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is rated as 24 percent very short, 32 percent short, 40 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 9 percent very short, 27 percent short, 63 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Primary farming activities include applying fertilizer, planting oats, and treating wheat for mites. Field Crop Report: The wheat condition is rated as 4 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. Wind damage to wheat has been rated at 81 percent with no damage, 14 percent with light damage, 4 percent with moderate damage, and 1 percent with severe damage. Freeze damage has been rated at 90 percent with no damage, 9 percent with light damage, and 1 percent with moderate freeze damage. Overall winterkill to the 2009 wheat crop is rated at 84 percent with no winterkill, 12 percent with light winterkill, 3 percent with moderate winterkill, and 1 percent with severe winterkill. Insect infestation of the wheat crop is rated at 86 percent none, 13 percent light, and 1 percent moderate. Disease infestation is rated at 82 percent none, 17 percent light, and 1 percent moderate. Oats planted is 71 percent complete, compared to 30 percent in 2007, and 32 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated as 8 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 34 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 8 percent short, 90 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 12 percent short, 81 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Livestock activities for the week include calving and lambing. 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 03/15/09 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat (Percent) 03/15/09 4 13 41 38 4 03/08/09 4 13 38 41 4 03/09/08 5 18 35 36 6 Range & Pasture 8 19 34 34 5 SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 03/15/09 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 6.0 1.6 2.5 4.1 4.7 6.0 3.9 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 16 67 95 12 36 37 6 0 0 24 27 8 Short 74 20 5 63 48 47 21 7 12 32 35 15 Adequate 10 13 0 24 16 16 65 88 72 40 37 64 Surplus 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 5 16 4 1 13 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 10 64 1 8 2 6 0 0 9 9 6 Short 68 53 33 40 26 52 13 1 5 27 28 15 Adequate 32 37 3 58 62 46 76 98 95 63 62 70 Surplus 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 1 0 1 1 9 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 03/15/09 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 65 7 30 54 29 .00 SC Hesston 63 13 37 51 36 .00 WC Tribune 67 7 33 50 36 .00 NE Powhatt 58 14 35 56 34 .48 SW Garden Cty 71 9 36 56 37 .00 NE Manhat 64 14 38 53 34 .01 NC Scandia 65 8 33 52 31 .01 EC Ottawa 62 19 41 54 35 1.58 C Hays 65 6 35 63 31 .00 EC Slvr Lk 62 15 39 48 35 .20 SC Hutch NA NA NA NA NA NA EC Rossvl 63 15 38 47 36 .14 SC St John 67 11 36 54 34 .00 SE Parsons 72 22 43 55 43 .45 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 MARCH 15, 2009 ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.00 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.00 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.28 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.00 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.09 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.00 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.02 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.00 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.00 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.00 RUSH BISON 131 0.00 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 0.45 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.00 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.00 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.00 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.00 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.12 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.00 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.40 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.10 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.00 FORD DODGE CITY 15 0.97 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.00 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.03 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.54 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.40 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.77 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.41 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.61 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.62 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.00 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 1.11 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.00 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.00 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.00 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.00 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.00 LANE HEALY 65 -9.00 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.10 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.20 BROWN HORTON 49 0.95 ELK HOWARD 179 0.00 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.00 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.00 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.12 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.55 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 1.47 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.00 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.96 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.49 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.38 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.00 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.00 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.60 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.68 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.00 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.00 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.02 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 0.00 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.00 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 0.09 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.26 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.01 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 1.12 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.00 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.24 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.02 NORTON NORTON 109 0.00 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.00 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 1.47 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.71 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 0.80 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 1.66 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.75 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.00 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.27 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.00 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.17 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.00 PRATT PRATT 63 0.00 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.00 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.00 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.01 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.62 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.00 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.00 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.01 RICE STERLING 81 0.00 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.00 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.81 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.00 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.37 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.00 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.00 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.03 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.00 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.81 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 0.16 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 1.39 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 0.91 WOODSON YATES CENTER T – Precipitation less than .005. Omission of an entry indicates report not received.