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: October 5, 2009 Volume 09 No. 40 Agricultural Summary: Temperatures dropped below the freezing mark last week for the first time this fall, mostly in the western districts. Wide temperature swings were also common in the west with highs in the 90’s on Wednesday, dropping to freezing lows on Saturday. It was a dry week throughout the state, with only light precipitation reported in the eastern portions of Kansas, and no reports more than a half inch. Producers averaged 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is rated as 3 percent very short, 13 percent short, 81 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 4 percent very short, 13 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Fieldwork activities for the week included cutting alfalfa, harvesting corn, sorghum, sunflowers, and soybeans, along with planting winter wheat. Field Crop Report: Wheat seeding advanced quickly this week with the dry weather, but farmers are still 4 points behind the average. Fifty-three percent of the winter wheat has been planted, behind last year’s 60 percent and the 5-year average of 57 percent. Twenty-two percent has emerged, behind 28 percent for the previous year and 26 percent for the 5-year average. Eighty- nine percent of the corn has reached maturity, ahead of 83 percent for 2008 but behind the 5-year average of 94 percent. Thirty-one percent has been harvested, behind both last year at 32 percent and the 5-year average of 54 percent. Corn condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. Ninety-three percent of the sorghum crop is coloring, ahead of 89 percent last year but behind the 5-year average of 94 percent. Thirty-nine percent has reached maturity, the same as the previous year but behind the 5-year average of 57 percent. Farmers have harvested four percent of the sorghum crop, behind 2008 at 9 percent and 19 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated as 1 very poor, 5 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. Seventy-five percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, ahead of 73 percent last year but behind 82 percent for the 5-year average. Eighteen percent of the crop has been harvested, the same as 2008 but behind the 5-year average of 25 percent. The condition of the soybean crop is rated as 2 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Forty-one percent of the cotton has bolls opening, behind 63 percent for last year and 52 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated as 4 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Eighty-five percent of the sunflowers are in the ray flower dry stage, behind both the previous year and the 5-year average of 92 and 93 percent, respectively. Seventy-two percent have bracts yellow, behind both 2008, at 80 percent, and the 5-year average of 81 percent. Twenty-eight percent of sunflowers are mature, ahead of 26 percent last year but behind 44 percent for the 5-year average. Four percent has been harvested, ahead of last year at 3 percent, but behind 12 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 62 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Seventy-three percent of the fourth cutting of alfalfa has been completed, behind the previous year and the 5-year average at 79 and 84 percent, respectively. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture condition was rated as 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 5 percent short, 90 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 11 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated as 2 percent very short, 4 percent short, 89 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service, KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agriculture Statistics Crop Conditions for the Week Ending 10/04/09 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 2 6 21 49 22 Sorghum 1 5 22 56 16 Soybeans 2 3 16 50 29 Cotton 4 8 33 47 8 Sunflowers 2 6 19 62 11 Range & Pasture 2 7 28 52 11 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 10/04/09 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Corn Mature 87 64 88 98 95 92 93 85 97 89 77 83 94 Corn Harvested 22 18 42 18 34 46 29 16 48 31 18 32 54 Sorghum Coloring 97 95 93 95 92 85 98 99 93 93 85 89 94 Sorghum Mature 5 30 44 52 46 26 47 36 51 39 20 39 57 Soybeans Dropping Leaves 89 91 44 96 77 77 95 75 37 75 58 73 82 Soybeans Harvested 16 19 6 54 18 19 20 4 3 18 1 18 25 Winter Wheat Planted 66 65 70 58 43 50 28 19 20 53 23 60 57 Winter Wheat Emerged 41 36 42 14 6 23 8 3 6 22 8 28 26 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for the Week Ending 10/04/09 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.0 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.4 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.2 4.4 6.6 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 1 17 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 Short 7 6 44 14 10 12 16 3 1 13 10 20 Adequate 91 93 38 81 86 83 79 96 90 81 79 70 Surplus 2 0 1 3 3 2 5 1 9 3 9 3 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 1 22 0 5 2 0 0 0 4 4 8 Short 12 15 41 8 17 14 12 2 2 13 11 15 Adequate 88 84 37 91 76 83 83 98 82 80 81 74 Surplus 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 16 3 4 3 Temp. and Precip. Data, Selected Sites, for the Week Ending 10/04/09 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 93 28 54 79 41 .01 SC Hesston 81 36 57 74 57 .00 WC Tribune 92 31 54 68 55 .00 NE Powhatt 76 35 54 73 49 .33 SW Garden Cty 95 28 57 69 54 .01 NE Manhat 78 36 55 74 54 .00 NC Scandia 80 33 55 69 51 .00 EC Ottawa 77 42 57 69 49 .42 C Hays 82 32 55 78 51 .00 EC Slvr Lk 76 38 56 65 56 .00 SC Hutch 85 33 57 66 57 .00 EC Rossvl 77 36 56 66 57 .00 SC St John 85 31 57 77 57 .00 SE Parsons 79 38 57 69 55 .00 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 October 4, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.00 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.00 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.00 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.00 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.26 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.00 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.00 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 0.25 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.00 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.00 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.00 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.00 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.15 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 0.00 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.00 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.00 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.08 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.00 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.17 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.00 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.00 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.08 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.00 FINNEY GARDEN CITY 3 0.00 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.00 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.02 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.00 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.00 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.00 LANE HEALY 65 0.01 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.02 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.14 BROWN HORTON 49 0.16 ELK HOWARD 179 0.00 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.00 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.00 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.00 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.03 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 0.22 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.00 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.14 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.18 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.00 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.00 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.00 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.26 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.25 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.00 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.00 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.00 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 0.00 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.02 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 0.00 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.00 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.00 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 0.00 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.01 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.01 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.00 NORTON NORTON 109 0.00 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.00 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 0.26 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.16 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 0.24 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 -99.00 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.15 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.00 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.15 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.00 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 0.18 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.00 PRATT PRATT 63 0.00 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.00 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.00 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.00 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.00 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.00 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.00 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.16 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 0.20 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.00 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.00 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.00 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.00 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.00 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 0.00 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 0.00 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 0.20 WOODSON YATES CENTER Omission of an entry indicates report not received.