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: August 3, 2009 Volume 09 No. 31 Agricultural Summary: Most areas of the state received rainfall last week with Hamilton, Morton, Norton, and Shawnee counties with reports of over 3 inches. Producers averaged 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is rated as 1 percent very short, 19 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 3 percent very short, 18 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Fieldwork activities for the week included cutting alfalfa and preparing to seed winter wheat. Field Crop Report: Ninety-five percent of the corn is silked, compared to 93 percent in 2008 and 97 percent for the 5- year average. Thirty-one percent has reached the dough stage, compared to 43 percent last year and 50 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 19 percent excellent. Sorghum is 22 percent headed, compared to 32 percent in 2008 and 41 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated as 1 very poor, 4 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Seventy-seven percent of the soybeans are blooming, compared to 75 percent last year and 81 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty-four percent are setting pods, compared to 38 percent in 2008 and 44 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Ninety-one percent of the cotton is squaring, compared to 100 percent last year and the 5-year average of 89 percent. Setting bolls is rated as 39 percent, compared to 35 percent in 2008 and 48 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 18 percent excellent. Thirty-five percent of the sunflowers are in bloom, compared to 21 percent the previous year and 33 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Forty-five percent of the third cutting of alfalfa has been completed, compared to 53 percent the previous year and 63 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 6 percent short, 93 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 6 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 4 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 08/02/09 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 2 5 26 48 19 Sorghum 1 4 21 61 13 Soybeans 1 2 17 65 15 Cotton 1 4 22 55 18 Sunflowers 2 6 21 63 8 Range & Pasture 2 7 22 57 12 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 08/02/09 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Corn Silked 90 95 99 97 96 98 100 96 98 95 89 93 97 Corn Dough 19 7 43 56 24 20 39 28 28 31 14 43 50 Sorghum Headed 12 21 25 24 21 15 13 24 32 22 7 32 41 Soybeans Blooming 62 74 82 96 71 62 99 63 40 77 70 75 81 Soybeans Setting Pods 21 32 19 28 31 22 67 13 15 34 19 38 44 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 08/02/09 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 4.2 4.8 3.6 5.1 5.1 5.7 4.1 4.9 6.0 4.9 5.1 5.6 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 1 2 14 Short 15 24 55 19 17 37 6 1 11 19 19 29 Adequate 63 76 45 76 79 57 86 97 86 76 77 55 Surplus 22 0 0 5 1 1 8 2 0 4 2 2 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 17 0 4 4 0 0 2 3 2 12 Short 11 23 58 14 16 35 3 0 20 18 17 25 Adequate 69 77 25 85 72 61 92 99 78 76 79 60 Surplus 20 0 0 1 8 0 5 1 0 3 2 3 ? Temp. and Precip. Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 08/02/09 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 100 52 70 99 61 .53 SC Hesston 89 55 71 87 69 1.22 WC Tribune 94 54 70 88 69 1.29 NE Powhatt 90 54 70 92 65 1.04 SW Garden Cty 93 57 72 87 69 1.34 NE Manhat 90 52 70 88 69 2.59 NC Scandia 91 50 68 90 62 1.63 EC Ottawa 92 55 72 92 65 1.00 C Hays 92 50 71 99 61 .05 EC Slvr Lk 91 55 70 82 70 2.04 SC Hutch 89 53 71 78 69 1.63 EC Rossvl 91 54 69 80 71 3.17 SC St John 90 52 71 87 69 1.07 SE Parsons 88 54 72 83 72 .24 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 Week Ending August 2, 2009 ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.36 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 1.63 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.48 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.63 CLARK ASHLAND 5 1.85 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.59 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 2.05 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.29 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 2.44 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.84 RUSH BISON 131 1.44 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 0.43 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 1.30 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.96 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.68 THOMAS COLBY 33 1.07 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.22 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.88 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.51 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 1.03 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 1.74 FORD DODGE CITY 15 0.68 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 3.32 MORTON ELKHART 53 1.66 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.78 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 1.25 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.87 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.39 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.65 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.58 WILSON FREDONIA 55 1.50 FINNEY GARDEN CITY 3 1.41 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.73 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.69 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 1.30 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.57 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.50 LANE HEALY 65 2.02 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 1.65 JACKSON HOLTON 13 1.53 BROWN HORTON 49 1.70 ELK HOWARD 179 1.46 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 1.26 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 1.87 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 1.16 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.55 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 0.05 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.83 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.30 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 1.60 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.99 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.74 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 2.12 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.75 PAWNEE LARNED 45 2.04 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.86 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.94 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.30 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 2.86 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 2.09 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 1.05 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.68 MEADE MEADE 7 0.87 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 1.02 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.27 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 1.45 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.47 NESS NESS CITY 79 1.54 HARVEY NEWTON 137 3.72 NORTON NORTON 109 0.74 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.53 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 1.90 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 1.68 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 2.37 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 1.57 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.15 LABETTE PARSONS 147 2.17 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.12 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 1.51 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 0.97 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.86 PRATT PRATT 63 1.93 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.77 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.74 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.82 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.73 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.30 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 1.52 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 1.29 RICE STERLING 81 0.80 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 3.35 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 3.45 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 1.44 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 1.52 DONIPHAN TROY 67 2.40 GRANT ULYSSES 195 1.91 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 2.43 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 1.10 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 1.23 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 1.80 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 1.12 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 0.68 WOODSON YATES CENTER