Released: June 16, 2003 -- 3:00 pm CST For Week ending June 15, 2003 SD-CW2403 Volume 52 Issue 24

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:    Crop planting continued through a week of average weather. Scattered rains caused some delays, with hay baling also being affected, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major farm activities included spraying, haying, planting row crops, cutting alfalfa, fixing fences, and moving cattle to pasture. Statewide, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork last week. This report is based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters across the state.

WEATHER INFORMATION:   Average temperatures were mainly in the 60's last week, with the high for the state at 91 degrees, in Dupree, Milesville, Long Valley, and Highmore. The low was 39 degrees in Custer. Custer also received the most precipitation for the week, at 2.19 inches. All but three of forty-three weather stations reported precipitation last week.

SOIL CONDITION:    Both topsoil and subsoil moisture levels, rated adequate to surplus, dropped slightly last week, with topsoil falling 7 points and subsoil falling 3 points. Conditions are better than last year, with 73 percent of topsoil rated at adequate to surplus, compared to last year's 26 percent. Subsoil is now rated at 65 percent adequate to surplus, compared to last year's 32 percent.

FIELD CROPS REPORT:    Planting of soybeans is virtually complete, while planting of sunflower and sorghum continues. Corn planting has reached completion, with emergence rated at 97 percent, the same as last year. The average corn height is 7 inches, compared to 9 inches for last year and the five-year average. Corn has been cultivated or sprayed once for 56 percent of the acreage, and is ahead of average. Planting of soybeans has reached 98 percent completion, with emergence rated at 82 percent, slightly behind last year. Sorghum and sunflower are rated at 85 and 76 percent planted, respectively. Winter wheat headed jumped 36 points and is ahead of normal. The winter wheat crop is just starting to turn color, with the rating at 3 percent. This is ahead of last year, but behind the five-year average. Barley headed is at 11 percent, ahead of last year, but 7 points behind the average. Oats headed is rated at 15 percent, in line with last year, yet 5 points behind the average. Spring wheat headed is ahead of last year, but behind the average at 13 percent headed.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT:    Range and pasture conditions remain steady, with livestock doing the same. Cattle being moved to pasture has reached 96 percent. The first cutting of alfalfa is 53 percent harvested, with other hay 16 percent harvested. Alfalfa condition improved slightly last week, however some farmers reported problems with rain falling before cut hay had been baled. The livestock feed and water supply comparison table was added to show current conditions.

           FEED AND WATER SUPPLIES COMPARISON
                  AS OF June 15, 2003 

              FEED             STOCK WATER 
            SUPPLIES            SUPPLIES 
         This  Last 5-Yr.    This  Last  5-Yr.
RATING   Year  Year  Ave.    Year  Year   Ave.

                       Percent
Very 
 Short     10    23    NA     13     23    6
Short      24    31    NA     27     28    9
Adeq.      64    46    NA     59     48   71
Surplus     2     0    NA      1      1   14


           SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
                  AS OF June 15, 2003 

               TOPSOIL         SUBSOIL
         This   Last  Last  This   Last  Last
RATING    Week   Week  Year  Week   Week  Year

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      5     2    43     10      9    33
Short      22    18    31     25     23    36
Adeq.      70    75    26     62     65    30
Surplus     3     5     0      3      3     1




           CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
                  AS OF June 15, 2003 

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   1       7     28      48     16
Winter Rye     0       1     32      57     10
Spring Wheat   0       2     23      63     12
Barley         0       1     12      78      9
Oats           1       2     19      69      9
Corn           0       1     19      68     12
Alfalfa        1       7     28      52     12
Sorghum        1       5     27      63      4
Soybeans       0       1     17      73      9
Cattle         0       1     19      62     18
Sheep          0       1     14      65     20
Range &                                       
   Pasture     3      13     33      43      8




                   CROP PROGRESS 
               AS OF June 15, 2003  1/
                                                      
                                                                       
                    This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM                Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                         Percent
Barley        
 boot                62     34     47      52
 headed              11      1      9      18
Spring wheat 
 boot                72     44     55      61
 headed              13      1     10      21 
Oats        
 boot                70     41     54      54
 headed              15      4     15      20
Corn        
 emerged             97     87     97      96
 ave. height (in.)    7      5      9       9
 1st cult or sprayed56     36     50      38
 2nd cult or sprayed 13     NA      3      NA
Sorghum     
 seeded              85     63     85      80
Soybeans    
 planted             98     91     99      97
 emerged             82     57     90      84
Sunflower   
 seeded              76     48     88      81
Winter wheat
 boot               100     93     87      92
 headed              86     50     63      74
 turning color        3      0      0       6
Winter rye  
 boot                99     90     84      91
 headed              61     20     46      63
 turning color        2      0      0       6
Alfalfa     
 1st cutting         53     27     41      45
Other hay   
 cut                 16      6      9      11       


1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage. 



            TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAYS
                        WEEK ENDING June 15, 2003
                                     
             TEMPERATURE       -----  PRECIPITATION -----     GDD BASE 50F
             -----------          SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  ------------
            CURRENT WEEK    CURR  JAN 1  APR 1  JAN 1  APR 1 SINCE APRIL 1
STATION     AVG DFN HI  LO  WEEK  TOTAL  TOTAL    DFN    DFN  TOTAL   DFN
-------     --  --  --  -- -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----
Bison       64  -1  90  47| 0.00   9.84   5.91  +1.31  -0.66|   429   -14
Buffalo     63  -1  86  48| 0.05   5.68   3.56  -0.95  -1.89|   458   +51
Dupree      66  +0  91  46| 0.13   6.14   3.85  -2.10  -2.70|   501   -10
Mc Intosh   63  -3  88  44| 0.14   7.08   5.98  -0.48  -0.11|   409   -62
Newell      63  -2  84  46| 0.00   6.92   4.50  -0.43  -1.35|   444   +18
Timber Lake 65  -1  87  49| 0.10   7.07   4.96  -1.53  -1.68|   440   -60
Aberdeen    65  -2  84  45| 0.18   6.38   5.38  -1.70  -0.52|   463   -61
Eureka      65  +1  89  47| 0.95  10.14   9.60  +2.70  +3.74|   475   +18
Faulkton    66  +1  84  50| 0.09  10.07   7.85  +1.54  +1.42|   486    -2
Mobridge    65  -2  85  46| 0.06   6.93   6.31  -1.24  +0.04|   504    -6
Roscoe      64  -2  82  51| 0.32  11.93  10.25  +3.34  +3.58|   370  -130
Britton     66  +1  87  48| 0.55   8.36   7.87  +0.31  +1.53|   536   -10
Clear Lake  63  -4  80  46| 0.10   8.96   6.83  -0.98  -0.20|   400  -128
Sisseton    64  -3  82  48| 0.34   8.78   8.46  -0.39  +1.72|   470   -99
Webster     66  +0  86  50| 0.97   7.98   6.96  -0.63  +0.64|   451   -67
Watertown   64  -2  82  46| 0.08   7.38   6.40  -2.13  -0.58|   434   -78
Faith       65  -2  87  49| 0.03   4.25   3.33  -4.06  -3.17|   474   -29
Milesville  67  +0  91  50| 0.28   7.78   4.79  -0.96  -2.03|   523   -37
Long Valley 69  +3  91  47| 0.37  10.01   7.37  +1.55  +0.78|   556   +13
Philip      66  -3  87  48| 0.07   6.89   5.25  -0.77  -0.77|   556   -17
Rapid City  62  -2  82  45| 0.18   5.96   4.36  -2.15  -1.81|   463   +45
Spearfish   62  -2  86  40| 0.20  11.64   7.54  +0.12  -1.19|   452   +62
Chamberlain 67  -3  83  47| 1.01  10.51   8.47  +2.29  +2.02|   527  -118
Highmore    68  +2  91  49| 0.37   7.68   6.44  -1.03  -0.20|   547    -8
Huron       66  -2  84  47| 0.47   6.70   5.50  -2.71  -1.16|   546   -10
Onida       67  +0  90  48| 0.28  10.13   8.01  +1.61  +1.82|   482   -97
Pierre      66  -2  85  46| 0.03   7.58   6.44  -1.18  -0.28|   560   -24
Brookings   64  -1  82  43| 0.31   7.21   6.40  -1.91  -0.74|   409   -48
Madison     64  -3  82  42| 0.72   7.99   6.98  -2.26  -0.16|   423   -96
Mitchell    65  -4  82  47| 0.66  10.00   7.89  -0.12  +0.40|   472  -174
Sioux Falls 65  -3  84  44| 0.32   8.73   7.58  -1.35  +0.29|   514   -68
Custer      56  -2  74  39| 2.19  10.07   7.04  +1.64  +0.49|   188   -24
Hot Springs 63  -3  85  43| 0.84  10.46   7.40  +3.09  +1.52|   444   -72
Oelrichs    64  -3  82  42| 2.34  11.55   9.02  +3.20  +2.59|   482   -43
Porcupine   64  -3  83  45| 0.65   9.32   6.09  +1.85  +0.10|   469   -28
Murdo       66  -1  86  50| 0.04   9.03   6.81  +0.20  +0.24|   535    +4
Winner      70  +0  90  50| 0.68   9.82   7.79  -1.28  -0.48|   700   -10
Armour      68  -2  88  47| 0.49   8.93   7.57  -1.41  +0.11|   621   -69
Centerville 67  -3  84  48| 0.26   8.61   6.79  -2.01  -1.05|   561   -69
Marion      65  -3  83  47| 0.63   9.89   8.16  -0.68  +0.58|   468  -122
Pickstown   67  -2  83  48| 0.35   9.75   7.88  -0.06  +0.56|   595   -42
Vermillion  69  -2  88  46| 0.00   9.71   6.59  -0.98  -1.47|   676   -97
Yankton     66  -3  86  48| 1.52  12.32   9.14  +2.05  +1.38|   554   -98


Source: National Weather Service, provided by AWIS, Inc.
Growing Degree Day values calculated using standard corn formula with no temperature caps.