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 23, 2009 Volume 09 No. 12 Agricultural Summary: Precipitation for the week was light and scattered throughout southern portions of Kansas. Producers averaged 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is rated as 22 percent very short, 35 percent short, 41 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 9 percent very short, 28 percent short, 62 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Primary farming activities included applying fertilizer, planting oats, and treating wheat for insects. Field Crop Report: Five percent of the wheat has jointed, compared to 8 percent last year, and 11 percent for the 5-year average. The wheat condition is rated as 5 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 39 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. Wind damage to wheat has been rated at 80 percent with no damage, 14 percent with light damage, 5 percent with moderate damage, and 1 percent with severe damage. Freeze damage has been rated at 91 percent with no damage, 8 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 87 percent none, 11 percent light, and 2 percent moderate. Disease infestation is rated at 86 percent none, 13 percent light, and 1 percent moderate. Oats planting is 73 percent complete, compared to 58 percent in 2008, and 49 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Feed grain supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 89 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 11 percent short, 81 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated as 2 percent very short, 14 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Livestock activities 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 03/22/09 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat (Percent) 03/22/09 5 13 39 39 4 03/15/09 4 13 41 38 4 03/23/08 3 15 35 39 8 Range & Pasture 10 16 35 35 4 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 03/22/09 LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE YEAR AVG. Wheat Joint 4 0 9 0 2 6 0 10 35 5 8 11 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 03/22/09 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.5 6.8 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.1 4.7 3.6 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 28 74 74 11 36 39 6 2 0 22 24 3 Short 58 23 26 51 44 42 26 20 21 35 32 16 Adequate 14 3 0 38 20 19 60 78 75 41 40 66 Surplus 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 2 4 15 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 21 79 1 9 2 6 1 0 9 9 3 Short 55 47 21 34 24 49 14 13 15 28 27 14 Adequate 42 32 0 64 64 49 77 86 85 62 63 72 Surplus 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 11 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 03/22/09 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 77 28 53 61 35 .00 SC Hesston 76 41 56 62 42 .00 WC Tribune 79 23 53 57 42 .00 NE Powhatt 81 29 53 64 39 .00 SW Garden Cty 82 28 55 63 43 .00 NE Manhat 79 28 55 61 41 .00 NC Scandia 78 29 54 61 39 .00 EC Ottawa 77 36 56 62 41 .00 C Hays 82 29 55 73 39 .00 EC Slvr Lk 80 30 56 57 43 .00 SC Hutch 78 39 57 55 45 .00 EC Rossvl 79 30 54 54 43 .00 SC St John 81 36 57 64 43 .00 SE Parsons 79 39 57 60 47 .04 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 22, 2009 ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.00 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.00 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.23 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.19 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.00 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.00 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.01 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 0.32 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.00 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.00 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.00 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.20 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.71 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.00 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.00 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.00 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.01 FORD DODGE CITY 15 0.14 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.00 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.00 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.00 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.00 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.15 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.00 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.00 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.40 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.00 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 0.00 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.00 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.00 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.17 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.00 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.00 LANE HEALY 65 -9.00 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.00 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.00 BROWN HORTON 49 0.29 ELK HOWARD 179 0.00 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.13 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.12 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.17 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.57 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 0.00 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.00 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.00 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 -9.00 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.43 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.00 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.00 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.00 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.00 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.30 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.00 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.00 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 0.00 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.00 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 0.16 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.00 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.00 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 0.00 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.00 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.14 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.00 NORTON NORTON 109 0.00 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.00 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 0.03 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.00 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 0.00 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 0.00 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.00 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.00 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.30 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.00 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 0.00 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.25 PRATT PRATT 63 0.00 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.00 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.00 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.00 SALINE SALINA 171 0.08 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.41 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.00 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.00 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.00 RICE STERLING 81 0.00 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.00 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.00 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.00 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.00 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.00 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.00 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.00 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.00 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.18 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 0.03 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 0.02 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 0.11 WOODSON YATES CENTER T – Precipitation less than .005. 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