United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress & Condition Report Mississippi Field Office, PO Box 980 Jackson, MS 39205-0980 (601) 965-4575 * (601) 965-5622 FAX * www.nass.usda.gov Cooperating with Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Released: June 25, 2012 Week Ending Date: June 24, 2012 Issue CW2512 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 7.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 24, 2012. The hot, dry conditions are tough on many crops throughout the state. The lack of moisture remains to be a big concern for farmers. There are reports of insect infestations and diseases in some fields. Cotton has started to bloom and soybeans are setting pods. Overall, crops are holding up pretty well, but rain is needed soon to sustain them from the heat. Soil moisture was rated 6 percent very short, 58 percent short, and 36 percent adequate. Crop progress for week ending June 24, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, silked : 96 91 86 86 Corn, dough : 46 30 25 24 Cotton, emerged : 100 100 100 100 Cotton, squaring : 77 52 52 54 Cotton, setting bolls : 6 -- 1 3 Hay-Cool Season, harvested : 100 100 100 100 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 45 42 47 42 Peanuts, planted : 100 100 100 100 Peanuts, pegging : 50 22 16 15 Rice, emerged : 100 100 100 100 Rice, headed : 13 7 1 1 Sorghum, emerged : 100 100 96 99 Sorghum, heading : 45 8 6 17 Soybeans, emerged : 100 99 97 98 Soybeans, blooming : 66 41 35 52 Sweet Potatoes, planted : 98 92 86 82 Watermelons, harvested : 42 37 20 26 Winter Wheat, harvested : 100 100 100 99 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending June 24, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Blueberries : 0 0 21 37 42 Corn : 0 2 12 53 33 Cotton : 0 3 17 62 18 Hay : 0 9 43 43 5 Livestock : 0 8 26 56 10 Pasture : 2 9 48 34 7 Peanuts : 0 5 28 57 10 Rice : 0 1 16 58 25 Sorghum : 0 4 32 49 15 Soybeans : 0 3 17 55 25 Sweet Potatoes : 0 11 26 59 4 Watermelons : 0 0 2 94 4 Winter Wheat : 0 1 20 78 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "Continued dry weather and heat has most crops stressed. Rain is needed over most of the county. Hay producers are beginning to scout for armyworm infestations." --Patrick Poindexter, Alcorn "Summer has arrived with hot, dry conditions. Irrigation wells are pumping everywhere possible trying to beat the heat. Cotton is blooming, soybeans are setting pods and all but a few acres of corn have tasseled. Crops look really good, but we will need a rain soon to sustain them much longer in this heat." --Preston Aust, Humphreys "Crops are growing well but we need rain to sustain them. Insects are building with some diseases. Three corner alfalfa hoppers have been bad in soybeans and cotton. We have had to spray. Soybeans are showing some bacterial leaf spot but not bad, and the crop will grow out of it. Pastures and hay fields have armyworms in them. Soybeans planted with drill are showing marginal stands and need water to complete stand. Stands behind planting with in-row breaking are excellent with emergence in three days despite lack of rain." --Randy Smith, Covington "Hot and dry with no promising forecast, but early crops still look very good. Late dryland soybeans will suffer from lack of rain. Insect and disease pressure is still relatively low. We are having no trouble drying hay." --Charlie Bush, Simpson "The high heat is tough on the crops. Farmers are in need of a rain. A few farmers have to flood the ground and drain it off in order to build up enough soil moisture so that they can re-plant soybeans." --Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "Growers are trying to clean up some weeds and watering all they can." --Don Respess, Coahoma "High temps and crops are sucking the moisture out of the ground at a rapid rate. We could use a good mud soaking rain." --Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Moisture is still the main concern. Lack of rain this week is putting pressure on some corn fields with rolled plants by 10 a.m. Most corn is now passing roasting ear. Cotton is just starting to bloom in spots." --Stephen Winters, Grenada "Summer is here with hot weather and lots of irrigation activities." --Jerry Singleton, Leflore "Crops are going very well in the county. Irrigation has really been going heavily even after all the rain we had in the first part of the month." ?Lester Stephens, Washington "This past week's temperatures of near 100 put a lot of stress on the livestock and the forages as well. The first few days of the week looks like a carbon copy of last week's high temperatures. Hay producers that had grass to cut were cutting and baling without rain. There just isn't going to be much regrowth without rain." --Houston Therrell, Rankin "We need rain!" --Scott Cagle, Chickasaw "Another week of hot dry weather. Late planted corn is suffering the most and is losing yields daily. We could use a good soaking rain on all crops and pastures." --Reid Nevins, Lowndes "Hot, dry conditions have set in again. We hope to get some moisture from this tropical storm. Pastures are short. Prospects for a good hay cutting at this time are bleak. Day time temperatures are in the mid to high 90's. Vegetable crops/gardens need watering on a regular basis." --Lee Taylor, Lamar & Forrest "To sum it up, we need substantial rain!!!" --Tommy Bishop, Jasper Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending July 1, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Air Temperature : Precipitation : :-------------------------------------------- Division/Station :Max:Min:Avg:Norm:DFN:One : DFN :Rain:Four : : : : : : :Week: :Days:Weeks: --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 94 67 79 80 -1 0.00 -1.14 0 3.17 Cleveland 96 64 79 81 -2 0.00 -1.12 0 8.25 Lambert 5E 98 64 80 0.00 -1.12 0 3.34 Tunica 2 95 68 82 80 +2 0.00 -1.20 0 2.66 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 98 64 80 80 0 0.00 -1.12 0 4.36 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW 97 64 80 78 +2 0.00 -1.19 0 2.12 Hickory Flat 96 60 77 76 +1 0.00 -1.05 0 3.00 Holly Springs 4 93 60 77 76 +1 0.00 -1.12 0 2.21 Independence 1W 95 62 78 78 0 0.00 -1.08 0 2.51 University 96 60 78 78 0 0.00 -1.04 0 3.25 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 97 60 78 78 0 0.00 -1.12 0 2.74 3. Northeast Booneville 91 62 76 77 -1 0.00 -0.98 0 4.09 Corinth City 93 64 78 79 -1 0.00 -0.91 0 5.95 Iuka 5S 97 63 80 75 +5 0.00 -0.84 0 0.80 Pontotoc Exp 93 63 78 78 0 0.00 -1.14 0 1.75 Tupelo 2 94 66 80 0.00 0 1.61 Verona Exp 97 64 80 78 +2 0.00 -1.04 0 1.68 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 97 62 79 78 +1 0.00 -1.00 0 2.65 4. Lower Delta Greenville 95 68 80 81 -1 0.00 -1.05 0 1.00 Moorhead 94 68 80 80 0 0.00 -1.01 0 5.91 Rolling Fork 96 67 81 80 +1 0.00 -0.98 0 7.56 Stoneville Exp 94 67 80 81 -1 0.00 -0.91 0 6.04 Yazoo City 5NNE 99 67 82 80 +2 0.00 -0.91 0 6.26 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 99 67 81 81 0 0.00 -0.98 0 6.44 5. Central Canton 96 62 77 80 -3 0.00 -0.70 0 4.92 Forest 3S 94 60 77 78 -1 0.00 -1.04 0 9.98 Kosciusko 93 63 78 79 -1 0.00 -0.85 0 3.66 Winona 5E 96 58 76 75 +1 0.00 -0.98 0 2.71 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 96 58 77 79 -2 0.00 -0.91 0 5.32 6. East-Central Aberdeen 96 63 78 78 0 0.00 -0.98 0 1.84 Columbus 98 63 81 79 +2 0.00 -1.12 0 4.08 Macon 2E 95 62 79 79 0 0.00 -1.05 0 2.94 Philadelphia 1W 97 60 79 79 0 0.00 -0.91 0 3.80 State University 97 64 80 79 +1 0.00 -0.91 0 2.98 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 98 60 79 79 0 0.00 -0.98 0 3.13 7. Southwest Crystal Springs 96 67 80 80 0 0.00 -1.29 0 2.03 Natchez 93 64 78 80 -2 0.03 -1.02 1 3.00 Port Gibson 1NW 90 59 75 78 -3 0.00 -1.05 0 2.80 Vicksburg 94 65 80 0.00 0 3.72 Woodville 4ESE 93 63 78 80 -2 0.61 -0.72 1 4.80 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 96 59 78 80 -2 0.13 -0.92 0 3.27 8. South-Central Collins 93 62 77 79 -2 0.00 -0.91 0 2.75 Columbia 98 65 80 80 0 0.00 -1.15 0 2.38 Monticello 102 62 82 80 +2 0.00 -1.03 0 1.60 Raleigh 93 60 75 0.00 0 5.10 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 102 60 79 80 -1 0.00 -1.05 0 2.96 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 93 62 78 80 -2 0.00 -1.00 0 3.77 Laurel 96 64 79 79 0 0.00 -0.92 0 2.27 Newton Exp 97 60 78 78 0 0.00 -0.92 0 6.05 Waynesboro 2W 98 65 81 79 +2 0.00 -1.05 0 3.33 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 98 60 79 79 0 0.00 -0.94 0 3.86 10. Coastal Biloxi 91 71 80 81 -1 0.62 -0.58 1 7.37 Poplarville 93 67 80 80 0 0.00 -1.08 0 5.22 Saucier Exp 92 67 79 80 -1 0.00 -1.22 0 5.65 Waveland 88 70 79 80 -1 0.00 -1.24 0 6.16 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 93 67 80 81 -1 0.16 -0.99 0 6.10 State Averages 102 58 79 79 0 0.03 -0.98 0 4.03 --------------------------------------------------------------- DFN = Departure from Normal.