Released: June 28, 2004 -- 3:00 pm CST For Week ending June 27, 2004 SD-CW2604 Volume 53 Issue 26

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:    Last week's relatively dry conditions permitted producer progress on first cutting alfalfa, weed control, and the completion of most planting, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. However, the dry weather continued to deteriorate crop and range conditions for producers in the west and central. Producers are focusing on weed control, disease and insect scouting, and livestock maintenance with much of the planting finished for the season. Statewide, 6.0 days were 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:   Statewide, average temperatures were nearly ten degrees below normal for the week. The week's high of 89 degrees occurred in Oelrichs; while Custer, Philip, and Dupree all recorded the week's low of 38 degrees. Precipitation amounts in the east were relatively low compared to previous weeks. The Faulkton reporting station recorded .76 inch of rain for the week's high.

SOIL CONDITION:    Soil moisture conditions are adequate for much of the state. Seventy-nine percent of the state's topsoil and 62 percent of the subsoil is rated adequate to surplus. A relatively dry week allowed surplus moisture conditions to decline in the east, but worsened conditions in the west where soils are predominately short to very short in moisture.

FIELD CROPS REPORT:    Field crops remain in predominately good to excellent condition and are progressing at or ahead of five-year averages. Sixty-nine percent of oats and 61 percent of barley has headed, which is behind last year, but ahead of the five-year average. Spring wheat progression, at 83 percent headed, is well ahead of last year and the five-year average. The average corn height (18") is equal to the five-year average, while the percent of the corn crop sprayed once or twice is ahead of last year and the five- year average. Despite drier conditions, the cooler temperatures delayed baling and kept the first cutting harvest of alfalfa behind last year and the five-year average. Warmer weather is needed for all crops to maintain crop progress.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT:    Livestock, pasture, and range conditions changed little last week. Sixty-four percent of range and pastureland is rated fair to good, and 27 percent is rated poor to very poor. Conditions continue to be most extreme in the west where some producers have reduced herd numbers or moved livestock extensive distances for adequate pasture and water.

         FEED AND WATER SUPPLIES COMPARISON
                 AS OF June 27, 2004 

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

                       Percent
Very
 Short     13     5     8     22     14   10
Short      17    17    13     23     22   13
Adeq.      65    75    55     51     58   50
Surplus     5     3     5      4      6    6
 

         SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
                  AS OF June 27, 2004 

               TOPSOIL         SUBSOIL
         This   Last  Last  This   Last  Last
RATING   Week   Week  Year  Week   Week  Year
                       Percent
Very 
 Short      8     6     4     17     16    11
Short      13    10    16     21     23    22
Adeq.      72    74    66     57     54    56
Surplus     7    10    14      5      7    11

             

           CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
                   AS OF June 27, 2004 

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL
                          Percent
Winter Wheat 17      20     36      20      7
Spring Wheat   4      11     20      42     23
Barley         4      21     20      45     10
Oats           3      16     23      48     10
Corn           1       3     20      64     12
Soybeans       0       4     22      63     11
Sorghum        0       2     29      67      2
Alfalfa       13      10     27      41      9
Cattle         0       4     16      68     12
Sheep          0      13     14      60     13
Range &                                        
  Pasture      9      18     31     33      9   



          CROP PROGRESS AS OF June 27, 2004  1/
                                                      
                    This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM                Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                         Percent
Barley        
 boot                92     82     92      86
 headed              61     35     65      57
 turning color        2      0      5       5
Spring wheat 
 boot                98     92     96      89
 headed              83     51     76      66
 turning color        2      0      3       3
Oats        
 boot                93     86     95      86
 headed              69     47     73      62
 turning color        2      0      2       6
Corn        
 ave. height (in.)   18     12     17      18
 1st cult or sprayed 91     76     88      75
 2nd cult or sprayed 30     15     30      20
Sorghum     
 seeded              96     92     99      96
 emerged             75     64     NA      NA
Soybeans    
 emerged             98     92     99      98
 blooming             0      0      5       4
Sunflower   
 seeded              95     82     97      97
Winter wheat
 turning color       38     12     44      40
 ripe                 1      0      0       2
Alfalfa     
 1st cutting         64     50     84      77
 2nd cutting          2     NA      2       3
Other hay   
 cut                 22     15     44      33

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



     



   

                                                     
            TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAYS
                        WEEK ENDING June 27, 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       60  -9  78  42| 0.00   6.32   4.34  -3.49  -3.45|   575   -93
Buffalo     60  -8  81  42| 0.08   2.89   2.48  -4.90  -4.09|   551   -69
Dupree      60 -10  81  38| 0.12   7.42   5.87  -2.16  -1.97|   653  -101
McIntosh    59 -10  77  41| 0.31   5.16   3.73  -3.77  -3.68|   575  -127
Newell      61  -7  84  43| 0.15   6.60   5.14  -1.99  -1.91|   541  -108
Timber Lake 60 -10  77  42| 0.23   7.17   4.98  -2.79  -2.97|   608  -129
Aberdeenon  60 -10  76  42| 0.46  11.89   9.40  +2.40  +2.15|   602  -160
Eureka      60  -9  75  42| 0.42   8.07   6.68  -0.74  -0.50|   628   -54
Faulkton    60 -10  78  42| 0.76  11.45   8.86  +1.56  +1.13|   616  -111
Mobridge    60 -11  79  39| 0.40   6.92   5.89  -2.54  -1.61|   637  -115
Roscoe      59 -11  75  43| 0.41  11.93   8.83  +1.78  +0.66|   493  -243
Britton     60 -10  74  44| 0.34  11.03   9.49  +1.43  +1.64|   696   -91
ClearLake   58 -12  75  44| 0.15  11.71   9.74  +0.15  +1.15|   520  -250
Sisseton    60 -11  75  42| 0.70   9.46   7.76  -1.01  -0.22|   612  -205
Webster     59 -11  72  45| 0.62  10.30   7.37  +0.21  -0.38|   557  -199
Watertown   59 -11  76  42| 0.19  10.29   8.92  -0.76  +0.46|   582  -172
Faith       61  -9  81  43| 0.03   6.40   5.68  -3.19  -2.05|   596  -151
Milesville  62 -10  82  44| 0.10  10.34   8.35  +0.35  +0.33|   725   -93
Long Valley 62 -10  83  41| 0.08   6.05   4.07  -3.88  -3.93|   806    +7
Philip      62 -10  84  38| 0.17   6.13   5.32  -2.82  -1.95|   800   -39
Rapid City  61  -7  85  44| 0.05   5.97   4.03  -3.42  -3.37|   659   +23
Spearfish   61  -7  81  45| 0.30   7.30   4.88  -5.91  -5.47|   622   +24
Chamberlain 62 -11  82  43| 0.07  12.51   9.29  +3.05  +1.65|   773  -153
Highmore    59 -12  79  43| 0.25  10.78   8.51  +0.63  +0.50|   748   -61
Huron       61 -11  79  41| 0.32  11.88   8.72  +1.03  +0.68|   771   -42
Onida       61 -10  79  41| 0.21   8.16   5.42  -1.66  -2.01|   719  -123
Pierre      63 -10  82  42| 0.13   7.52   5.16  -2.77  -3.04|   791   -61
Brookings   59  -9  77  44| 0.43  12.51  10.70  +1.47  +1.70|   585   -97
Madison     59 -11  77  42| 0.09  12.00  10.10  +0.16  +1.44|   656  -104
Mitchell    61 -12  80  44| 0.26  14.49  11.53  +2.79  +2.53|   702  -221
Sioux Falls 62 -10  81  44| 0.14  19.03  15.46  +7.49  +6.78|   800   -44
Custer      55  -8  75  38| 0.32   5.39   3.91  -4.47  -4.03|   307   -51
Hot Springs 63  -7  82  41| 0.59   4.84   2.68  -3.70  -4.33|   728   -28
Oelrichs    64  -7  89  42| 0.26   4.54   2.70  -5.04  -4.91|   739   -34
Porcupine   62  -9  85  42| 0.18   6.16   3.54  -2.61  -3.71|   688   -58
Murdo       63  -9  80  47| 0.00   8.49   6.04  -1.71  -1.84|   714   -76
Winner      64 -10  82  46| 0.15  14.78  11.20  +2.13  +1.44|   970   -34
Armour      62 -11  80  42| 0.07  13.96  10.59  +1.93  +1.51|   897   -76
Centerville 62 -10  82  41| 0.32  14.54  10.31  +2.09  +0.70|   818   -81
Marion      61 -11  80  44| 0.30  16.14  12.74  +3.93  +3.60|   719  -133
Pickstown   62 -11  83  42| 0.14  11.88   9.26  +0.34  +0.28|   834   -81
Vermillion  64 -11  82  43| 0.48  18.63  13.82  +6.28  +4.16|  1031   -39
Yankton     62 -11  84  43| 0.13  16.50  11.25  +4.54  +1.85|   852   -77


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