Released: June 1, 2004 -- 3:00 pm CST For Week ending May 30, 2004 SD-CW2204 Volume 53 Issue 22

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:    Severe weather and flooding delayed seeding and will necessitate replanting of corn and soybeans in some eastern parts of the state, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Drier conditions continue to negatively impact the stock water supplies and range conditions in the southwest. Cool, windy conditions limited most agricultural activity for the week, but producers did make some limited progress on corn spraying/cultivation. Statewide there were 3.8 days reported suitable for fieldwork. This report is based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters across the state.

WEATHER INFORMATION:   Temperatures averaged 3.7 degrees below normal for the state last week, with a high of 90 reported in both Philip and Porcupine, which also recorded the week's low of 33. Cool, rainy conditions prevailed for the latter part of the week. Nearly all eastern reporting stations recorded precipitation in excess of 1 inch. Sioux Falls recorded the high for the state with 5.34 inches.

SOIL CONDITION:    Soil conditions improved again last week. The largest improvement was in subsoil moisture conditions, which improved to 47 percent adequate to surplus from 36 percent a week ago. Subsoil moisture continues to be short to very short across the central and west. In the east, topsoil moisture is adequate with many reports indicating surplus topsoil moisture. Conversely, topsoil moisture continues to be short in the west to very short in the southwest.

FIELD CROPS REPORT:    The condition of corn and all small grains improved slightly from last week. Soybeans were rated for the first time this week at 69% good to excellent. Nevertheless, flooding and ponding from the week's heavy rains will result in replanting of corn and soybeans in some eastern areas. A minimal amount of alfalfa and other hay was harvested. The first cutting will be shorter in some areas due to dry conditions earlier this season. Weed control was limited and crops are reported slow to germinate and mature in some areas due to the cool, wet conditions.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT:    Pasture and range conditions improved to 31 percent now rated good to excellent, primarily due to heavy rainfall in the east again last week. Rain was less widespread across the west and central. Moisture that did fall in the drier areas was not substantial enough to produce runoff for dry stock dams. Recent rains have kept pastures green in most areas, but the grass is shorter due to below- average temperatures. Livestock remain in predominately good condition, with 81 percent of cattle moved to pasture.

         FEED AND WATER SUPPLIES COMPARISON
                 AS OF MAY 30, 2004 

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      11    11     5     28     12    5
Short       27    26    13     28     27   13
Adeq.       60    61    58     42     60   56
Surplus      2     2     5      2      1    7

         SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
                  AS OF MAY 30, 2004 

               TOPSOIL         SUBSOIL
         This   Last  Last  This   Last  Last
RATING   Week   Week  Year  Week   Week  Year
                       Percent
Very 
 Short      4     8     3     23     31     9
Short      16    19    18     30     33    24
Adeq.      70    68    76     43     35    65
Surplus    10     5     3      4      1     2

             CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
                   AS OF MAY 30, 2004 

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL
                          Percent

Winter Wheat  26      22     30      19      3
Spring Wheat   5       9     33      38     15
Barley         2      13     39      39      7
Oats           2      11     34      42     11
Corn           1       4     23      62     10
Soybeans       0       2     29      62      7
Cattle         0       2     22      62     14
Sheep          0       6     14      62     18
Range &                                        
  Pasture     13      24     32     26      5  


          CROP PROGRESS AS OF MAY 30, 2004  1/
                                                      
                    This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM                Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                         Percent
Barley        
 emerged             99     95     95      92
 boot                 3      1      4       4
Spring wheat 
 emerged            100     98    100      97
 boot                 5      1     22      12
Oats        
 emerged            100     95     97      94
 boot                11      5      7       7
Corn        
 planted             97     95     94      91
 emerged             83     60     62      61
 ave. height (in.)    3     NA     NA      NA
 1st cult or sprayed 19     NA     NA      NA
Sorghum     
 seeded              40     30     39      34
Soybeans    
 planted             72     54     70      70
 emerged             25     11     18      26
Sunflower   
 seeded              18     12     16      27
Winter wheat
 boot                87     71     79      67
 headed              40     15     20      16
Alfalfa     
 1st cutting          5      1     NA      NA
Other hay   
 cut                  1      1     NA      NA




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



     



   

                                                     
            TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAYS
                        WEEK ENDING MAY 30, 2004
                                     
             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       57  -4  77  39| 0.00   5.09   3.11  -1.89  -1.85|   257   +11
Buffalo     56  -3  78  38| 0.05   2.50   2.09  -2.64  -1.83|   254   +32
Dupree      59  -3  78  42| 0.35   5.50   3.95  -1.09  -0.90|   313   +21
Mc Intosh   57  -4  77  39| 0.26   3.52   2.09  -2.42  -2.33|   257    -7
Newell      57  -4  80  40| 0.55   5.46   4.00  -0.35  -0.27|   246   +11
TimberLake  58  -4  77  41| 0.51   4.60   2.41  -2.35  -2.53|   286    +1
Aberdeen    56  -5  80  37| 1.76   7.27   4.78  +0.73  +0.48|   274   -31
Eureka      58  -3  77  41| 1.49   4.96   3.57  -0.92  -0.68|   296   +39
Faulkton    57  -4  80  42| 1.63   8.44   5.85  +1.54  +1.11|   286   +11
Mobridge    58  -4  79  42| 1.02   3.76   2.73  -2.83  -1.90|   317   +26
Roscoe      56  -6  79  40| 1.05   7.35   4.25  +0.52  -0.60|   203   -81
Britton     57  -6  75  40| 3.56   8.53   6.99  +2.29  +2.50|   315    -6
Clear Lake  54  -9  76  39| 3.13   8.50   6.53  +0.35  +1.35|   211   -92
Sisseton    56  -8  75  38| 1.86   6.34   4.64  -1.26  -0.47|   256   -81
Webster     56  -7  76  40| 1.97   7.69   4.76  +0.73  +0.14|   243   -56
Watertown   56  -6  77  40| 2.18   7.89   6.52  +0.15  +1.37|   257   -33
Faith       58  -4  78  40| 0.40   5.02   4.30  -1.71  -0.57|   282    -4
Milesville  60  -3  83  42| 0.54   6.49   4.50  -0.63  -0.65|   371   +44
Long Valley 59  -3  86  41| 0.98   5.24   3.26  -1.54  -1.59|   440  +128
Philip      61  -2  90  42| 0.93   4.13   3.32  -2.03  -1.16|   439  +107
RapidCity   58  -2  84  37| 0.40   4.98   3.04  -1.53  -1.48|   347  +116
Spearfish   54  -5  80  37| 0.61   6.13   3.71  -3.15  -2.71|   302   +89
Chamberlain 60  -4  89  43| 1.18   8.70   5.48  +1.98  +0.58|   376    -8
Highmore    60  -3  79  43| 0.89   6.95   4.68  -0.22  -0.35|   388   +66
Huron       60  -3  82  43| 0.38   8.51   5.35  +0.80  +0.45|   379   +59
Onida       59  -4  81  42| 0.67   6.48   3.74  -0.53  -0.88|   353   +16
Pierre      60  -3  84  43| 0.86   5.46   3.10  -1.53  -1.80|   403   +65
Brookings   55  -6  78  40| 2.38   9.44   7.63  +2.46  +2.69|   246    -7
Madison     56  -6  80  38| 3.31   9.52   7.62  +1.08  +2.36|   302    +5
Mitchell    59  -6  83  43| 2.35  10.38   7.42  +2.17  +1.91|   327   -57
Sioux Falls 59  -4  83  42| 5.91  13.05   9.48  +4.71  +4.00|   386   +47
Custer      51  -3  75  29| 0.17   4.03   2.55  -2.80  -2.36|   140   +39
Hot Springs 58  -4  84  34| 0.12   3.82   1.66  -2.12  -2.75|   363   +62
Oelrichs    60  -2  89  37| 0.14   4.09   2.25  -2.76  -2.63|   371   +67
Porcupine   59  -3  90  33| 0.63   4.63   2.01  -1.34  -2.44|   351   +74
Murdo       60  -3  85  41| 0.84   6.01   3.56  -1.22  -1.35|   364   +63
Winner      61  -4  88  42| 0.59   9.10   5.52  -0.15  -0.84|   526   +92
Armour      61  -5  84  38| 1.43   9.79   6.42  +1.39  +0.97|   454   +34
Centerville 59  -5  82  44| 2.35  11.18   6.95  +2.69  +1.30|   388   +15
Marion      59  -5  81  43| 2.68  11.76   8.36  +3.09  +2.76|   329   -14
Pickstown   61  -3  89  45| 1.69   8.95   6.33  +1.14  +1.08|   421   +44
Vermillion  64  -3  85  46| 2.07  14.02   9.21  +5.40  +3.28|   545   +62
Yankton     61  -3  85  47| 1.70  13.48   8.23  +5.30  +2.61|   408   +18
 




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