Texas Crop Weather Issue: TX-CW2709 Released: July 6, 2009 For the week of: June 29 - July 5, 2009 Cooperating Agencies: Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Department of Agriculture, National Weather Service Agricultural Summary: The Plains and the Edwards Plateau received up to 2 inches of rainfall, while isolated showers brought up to 5 inches to specific areas. The rest of the state experienced scattered showers receiving up to 0.5 inches of moisture. Wheat harvest neared completion in the Plains. In the High Plains, cotton blooming progressed slowly. Dryland cotton planting continued in the Edwards Plateau while irrigated cotton progressed well. In South Texas, cotton boll setting continued, corn progressed well under heavy irrigation, peanuts have emerged, and watermelon harvest was active. Irrigated corn in the Northern High Plains was in the pre-tassel stage and grain sorghum planting neared completion. Corn in the Blacklands was turning color and ready to harvest. Much corn in South Central Texas was baled for hay. Grain sorghum was heading out in the Northern Low Plains and Blacklands. Supplemental feeding of livestock continued in localized parts of the state. Pastures and hay meadows suffered due to hot, dry conditions across the state. Producers continued to cut hay across the state. Top soil moisture was mostly very short to short across the state. Field Crops Report Small Grains: Wheat harvest neared completion in the Plains. Statewide, wheat condition was mostly very poor to fair and oat condition was mostly very poor to fair. Cotton: In the High Plains, cotton blooming progressed slowly. Cotton progressed well and was squaring in the Northern Low Plains, Blacklands, and Trans-Pecos due to adequate moisture and heat. Dryland cotton planting continued in the Edwards Plateau while irrigated cotton progressed well. In South Texas, cotton boll setting continued. Cotton condition was mostly poor to fair statewide. Corn: Irrigated corn in the Northern High Plains was in the pre-tassel stage and progressed well. Corn in the Blacklands was turning color and ready to harvest. Much corn in South Central Texas was baled for hay. In South Texas, corn in the mature stage continued to progressed well under heavy irrigation. Corn condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Sorghum: In the Northern High Plains, grain sorghum planting neared completion. Grain sorghum was heading out in the Northern Low Plains and Blacklands. Grain sorghum matured rapidly in the Coastal Bend. Harvest was active in the southern part of the state. Sorghum condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Peanuts: Peanuts were blooming in the Northern Low Plains and have emerged in South Texas. Peanut condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Rice: Rice condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Soybeans: Soybean condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Report Insects caused vegetable crops to suffer in North East Texas. Chilies were blooming in the Trans-Pecos. Watermelon harvest was active in South Texas. Pecan: Pecans in the Trans-Pecos were in the nut growth stage. Livestock, Range and Pasture Report Supplemental feeding of livestock continued in localized parts of the state. Pastures and hay meadows suffered due to hot, dry conditions across the state. Producers continued to cut hay across the state. Producers continued to liquidate their herds due to hot, dry conditions in the southern part of the state. Goat herds in the Trans-Pecos were being weaned while most mare brands have been foaled out. Range and pasture condition was mostly very poor to fair statewide. Crop Progress Table - July 5, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------- Percent Crop Stage --------------------------- 2009 2008 Avg 2004-2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Corn Silked 63 60 66 Dough 51 50 52 Dent 36 36 35 Mature 5 19 11 Cotton Squaring 57 44 46 Setting Bolls 17 17 17 Peanuts Pegging 18 39 29 Rice Headed 60 39 41 Sorghum Planted 97 97 96 Headed 55 53 57 Coloring 46 43 45 Mature 22 29 28 Harvested 6 16 13 Soybeans Planted 99 100 100 Emerged 98 100 60 Blooming 59 53 35 Sunflowers Planted 63 47 85 Winter Wheat Harvested 90 91 90 Oats Harvested 98 99 94 ======================================================= Crop Condition Table - July 5, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent Index 1/ Crop ------------------------------------------ ----------- Excellent Good Fair Poor Very Poor 2009 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn 6 34 29 13 18 59 60 Cotton 8 24 35 22 11 57 55 Peanuts 20 45 35 0 0 84 73 Rice 15 53 29 3 0 82 82 Sorghum 2 22 37 15 24 49 63 Soybeans 1 32 44 20 3 61 74 Wheat 1 10 24 21 44 32 47 Oats 0 12 19 18 51 29 67 Range & Pasture 1 16 30 24 29 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The formula for the condition index is I = (5V + 25P + 60F + 90G + 110E)/100 where I = crop condition Index and V, P, F,G, E = percentage of crop rated very poor, poor, fair, good, excellent. ========================================================================== Top Soil Moisture by District - July 5, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of Acreage by District * Condition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-N 1-S 2-N 2-S 3 4 5-N 5-S 6 7 8-N 8-S 9 10-N 10-S --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very Short 10 11 12 13 30 23 19 73 31 42 75 91 67 75 47 Short 52 32 31 33 44 54 60 22 34 34 21 9 23 21 28 Adequate 36 53 50 46 26 23 21 5 35 24 4 0 7 4 25 Surplus 2 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * High Plains: 1-N, 1-S; Low Rolling Plains: 2-N, 2-S; North Central Texas: 3, 4; East Texas: 5-N, 5-S. Trans-Pecos: 6; Edwards Plateau: 7; South Central Texas: 8-N, 8-S; Upper Coast: 96; South Texas: 10-N; Lower Valley: 10-S. =================================================================================================== Weather Information Table 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous National Previous Week Month-to-Date Year-to-Date Annual Three Months Weather Service Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Normal Percent of Normal Climatic Divisions 2/ (Jun 29 - Jul 5) (June 1 - 30) (Jan 1 - Jul 5) (1971 - 2000) (Mar - May) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Plains 0.70 2.91 6.97 19.64 61 Low Rolling Plains 1.38 3.03 9.53 24.51 75 North Central Texas 0.89 1.89 13.75 35.23 94 East Texas 0.46 1.05 17.52 48.08 106 Trans-Pecos 0.59 2.10 4.45 13.19 91 Edwards Plateau 0.73 1.49 8.47 24.73 94 South Central Texas 0.01 0.37 6.18 36.21 56 Upper Coast 0.35 0.68 11.73 50.31 86 South Texas 0.05 0.20 3.53 24.08 51 Lower Valley 0.15 1.03 3.71 25.43 37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average of all stations reporting precipitation data. 2/ High Plains: 1-N, 1-S; Low Rolling Plains: 2-N, 2-S; North Central Texas: 3, 4; East Texas: 5-N, 5-S. Trans-Pecos: 6; Edwards Plateau: 7; South Central Texas: 8-N, 8-S; Upper Coast: 9; South Texas: 10-N; Lower Valley: 10-S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more weather information, please visit the following web sites: www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_new.php and www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html ===========================================================================================================