nd-crop-weather STATE NORTH DAKOTA CROP, LIVESTOCK & WEATHER REPORT RELEASE DATE, WEEK ENDING DATE Released: August 15, 2005 For Week Ending: August 14, 2005 ISSUE ND-CW3305 AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY General: Small grain harvest made good progress last week, despite midweek rains and uneven maturity, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office. Harvest was well ahead of last year and the five-year (2000-2004) average pace for all small grains. Below normal temperatures last week limited the development of other crops. On average, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork statewide. Topsoil moisture supplies increased during the week while subsoil moisture supplies remained stable. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 21 short, 75 adequate and 3 surplus compared with the average of 13 percent very short, 29 short, 53 adequate and 5 surplus. FIELD CROPS REPORT Crops: Small grain harvest was the main activity last week with overall progress well ahead of last year and average. As of August 14, hard red spring wheat was 35 percent harvested compared with 12 percent last year and 30 percent on average. Durum wheat was 18 percent harvested compared with 5 percent last year and 11 percent on average. Barley was 65 percent harvested, one and a half weeks ahead of average. All small grain crop condition ratings, except durum wheat, declined last week as diseases continued to take their toll. Hard red spring wheat condition was rated 65 percent good to excellent, down from 70 percent the previous week and 73 percent last year. Durum wheat was rated 82 percent good to excellent, up from 81 percent the previous week and 65 percent last year. Development of all other crops made good progress but below normal temperatures during the week limited further advancement. Corn development remained behind average with 35 percent in the dough stage and beyond compared with 48 percent on average, but still well ahead of last year's 10 percent. Forty-three percent of the dry edible beans and 36 percent of the soybeans were fully podded and beyond compared with 40 and 44 percent on average, respectively. The canola harvest made only a nominal increase as 15 percent of the crop was harvested, up from 5 percent the previous week. One-third of the dry edible peas were harvested during the week. Flaxseed conditions improved last week while all remaining crop conditions declined. LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE REPORT Livestock: Producers continued to make good progress baling hay. The second cutting of alfalfa was 63 percent complete, while other hay baling was 88 percent complete. The hay crop condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 23 fair, 59 good and 13 excellent compared with last year's 15 percent very poor, 12 poor, 34 fair, 33 good and 6 excellent. Range and pasture condition rating declined to 60 percent good to excellent from 66 percent the previous week but was still better than last year's condition of 32 percent good to excellent. Stockwater supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 7 short, 85 adequate and 7 surplus. CROP PROGRESS TABLES Crop Development Progress 1/ August 14, 2005 with Comparisons Week Ending 2000- Crop Aug 14, Aug 7, Aug 14, 2004 2005 2005 2004 Avg. (Percent) BARLEY Harvested 65 31 19 36 DURUM WHEAT Milk 96 85 86 94 Turning 74 58 54 71 Harvested 18 6 5 11 HRS WHEAT Turning 96 90 80 90 Harvested 35 16 12 30 OATS Harvested 48 27 26 40 CANOLA Turning 94 83 74 88 Swathed 69 42 25 57 Harvested 15 5 3 11 CORN Dough 35 16 10 48 Dented 2 0 0 12 DRY EDIBLE BEANS Podding 98 83 68 85 Fully Podded 43 15 9 40 Lower Leaves Yellowing 8 0 0 13 DRY EDIBLE PEAS Mature 100 95 NA NA Harvested 72 39 NA NA FLAXSEED Turning 85 68 61 73 Harvested 6 1 1 4 POTATOES Rows Filled 95 90 95 96 Vines Killed 1 0 8 9 SOYBEANS Podding 98 91 87 93 Fully Podded 36 19 20 44 Lower Leaves Yellowing 2 0 0 5 SUNFLOWER Blooming 94 82 59 82 Ray Flowers Dried/Dropped 6 1 2 6 1/ Crop development percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage. NA = Not Available Crop and Pasture Condition Week Ending August 14, 2005 Crop Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent (Percent) Barley 1 6 25 60 8 Durum Wheat 1 2 15 63 19 HRS Wheat 2 8 25 56 9 Oats 0 2 19 64 15 Canola 1 4 21 61 13 Corn 2 7 23 48 20 Dry Edible Beans 3 12 27 46 12 Dry Edible Peas 0 2 22 67 9 Flaxseed 0 2 15 68 15 Potatoes 3 13 35 35 14 Soybeans 2 7 24 49 18 Sugarbeets 2 10 34 48 6 Sunflower 0 2 17 63 18 Hay 1 4 23 59 13 Pasture and Range 1 9 30 52 8 SOIL MOISTURE TABLE Soil Moisture: North Dakota Week Ending 2000- Date Aug 14, Aug 7, Aug 14, 2004 2005 2005 2004 Avg. (Percent) TOPSOIL Very Short 1 2 17 13 Short 21 25 24 29 Adequate 75 68 54 53 Surplus 3 5 5 5 SUBSOIL Very Short 2 2 18 13 Short 17 17 23 25 Adequate 77 73 54 57 Surplus 4 8 5 5 WEATHER SUMMARY Weather: A cold front moved across the state late on Monday. This ushered in cooler temperatures along with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some storms turned severe across southern portions of the state. High temperatures ranged from the upper 70s northwest to the upper 80s in the south central on Monday. Daily maximum temperatures fell back to the mid-70s to low 80s on Tuesday. Cool and wet weather settled in for Wednesday and Thursday. Moderate to heavy rain fell across the southern and eastern areas of the state on Thursday. Temperatures held in the mid-60s east to the low 70s west under mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures remained well below average for the rest of the week and into the weekend. Overnight lows fell into the 40s across the state for Saturday and Sunday. Some areas in the far west had low temperatures right around 40 degrees on Sunday. Outlook, August 15-21: Comfortable late summer conditions will set up across the state for the third week of August, along with a few chances of showers and thunderstorms. Look for showers developing in the west on Tuesday. Some storms may be severe in the east central and southeastern areas of the state early on Wednesday. There will be a chance of more showers late on Wednesday and into Thursday across the northern and western portions of the state. Temperatures will hold in the 70s east to low 80s across the state for the majority of the week. Overnight lows will range from the upper 40s north and east to the upper 50s south and west. Look for a warming and drying trend across the state for the weekend. WEATHER INFORMATION TABLES Temperature & Precipitation: Districts and Stations North Dakota, Week ending August 14, 2005 Average Seasonal Precipitation District Temperature Beginning April 1 1/ Averages Past Depart Past Depart Week Normal 2/ Week Total Normal 2/ (Degrees F) (Inches) Northwest (1) 61 -7 0.27 11.30 1.36 N. Central (2) 60 -6 0.36 16.85 5.99 Northeast (3) 64 -4 0.30 12.82 2.08 W. Central (4) 60 -10 0.25 12.36 2.23 Central (5) 63 -6 0.72 12.69 2.03 E. Central (6) 67 -2 0.73 13.33 1.48 Southwest (7) 63 -6 1.17 12.06 2.30 S. Central (8) 66 -4 1.45 14.24 3.76 Southeast (9) 67 -2 1.37 17.36 5.60 1/ Precipitation amounts may vary due to an inaccurate snowfall melt. 2/ Normal is the 1971-2000 average. NA=Not Available. Weather data collected from NDAWN stations and compiled by UND Aerospace Regional Weather Information Center. Temperature & Precipitation: Districts and Stations North Dakota, Week ending August 14, 2005 Temperature Seasonal Precipitation Stations Past Week Beginning April 1 1/ by Past Depart District High Low Week Total Normal 2/ (Degrees F) (Inches) (1) Bowbells 76 44 0.50 10.71 0.37 Williston 80 42 0.07 8.80 0.43 Mohall 77 45 0.45 9.67 -0.67 Minot 78 46 0.05 16.02 5.30 (2) Baker 80 45 0.68 17.32 6.71 Bottineau 76 41 0.13 17.74 6.71 Rugby 79 43 0.28 15.50 4.56 (3) Cando 81 45 0.22 13.53 3.41 Cavalier 83 45 0.08 14.66 3.53 Forest River 84 47 0.50 12.35 1.66 Grand Forks 86 49 0.56 11.71 1.11 Langdon 79 45 0.15 12.27 1.02 St. Thomas 81 46 0.32 12.43 1.74 (4) Hazen 79 41 0.24 14.62 4.27 Turtle Lake 78 44 0.38 11.03 0.38 Watford City 79 43 0.13 11.44 2.05 (5) Carrington 81 44 0.37 10.63 -1.46 Harvey 81 45 1.74 14.97 6.00 Jamestown 84 47 0.70 16.16 5.07 Robinson 83 44 0.10 10.90 0.34 Streeter 85 44 0.67 10.78 0.22 (6) Dazey 87 47 0.66 14.38 2.45 Fargo 89 50 0.66 12.21 0.60 Hillsboro 86 46 0.88 13.39 1.38 (7) Beach 79 43 0.96 13.54 4.30 Bowman 87 41 1.17 10.12 0.55 Dickinson 79 42 0.96 13.71 3.49 Hettinger 91 43 1.60 10.87 0.87 (8) Mandan 86 46 1.51 14.35 3.53 Linton 88 47 1.39 14.14 3.98 (9) Edgeley 83 51 1.85 18.20 6.85 Oakes 88 47 0.65 17.02 5.81 Wyndmere 90 46 1.62 16.87 4.13 1/ Precipitation amounts may vary due to an inaccurate snowfall melt. 2/ Normal is the 1971-2000 average. NA=Not Available. Weather data collected from NDAWN stations and compiled by UND Aerospace Regional Weather Information Center. CONTACT INFORMATION USDA, NASS, North Dakota Field Office Cooperating with: NDSU Extension Service, Farm Service Agency, ND Ag Weather Network (NDAWN) and UND Aerospace Regional Weather Information Center FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, Director USDA, NASS, North Dakota Field Office NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448 P.O. Box 3166 Fargo, ND 58108-3166 Telephone: (701) 239-5306 E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/nd/