Crop Progress and Pasture Conditions

South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS — For the week ending May 19, 2019, there were 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 0 short, 52 adequate, and 48 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 60 adequate, and 39 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn planted was 19 percent, well behind 60 last year and 76 for the five-year average.

Soybeans planted was 4 percent, behind 21 last year, and well behind 39 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 34 fair, 54 good, and 7 excellent.

Spring wheat planted was 70 percent, well behind 92 last year and 94 average. Emerged was 29 percent, well behind 58 last year and 72 average.

Oats planted was 61 percent, well behind 90 last year and 93 average. Emerged was 29 percent, well behind 65 last year and 79 average.

Sorghum planted was 1 percent, well behind 24 last year, and behind 17 average.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 3 poor, 25 fair, 51 good, and 21 excellent.

North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — For the week ending May 19, 2019, there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 17 short, 66 adequate, and 15 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 14 short, 73 adequate, and 10 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Soybeans planted was 24 percent, behind 30 last year and 39 for the five-year average.

Spring wheat planted was 66 percent, behind 74 both last year and average. Emerged was 18 percent, behind 27 last year, and well behind 42 average.

Durum wheat planted was 53 percent, near 57 last year, and behind 59 average. Emerged was 7 percent, behind 15 last year and 26 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 4 percent very poor, 8 poor, 19 fair, 64 good, and 5 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 21 percent, behind 26 last year, and well behind 41 average.

Corn planted was 42 percent, behind 58 last year, and well behind 63 average. Emerged was 1 percent, behind 7 last year and 19 average.

Canola planted was 48 percent, equal to last year, and behind 56 average. Emerged was 2 percent, near 6 last year, and behind 20 average.

Sugarbeets planted was 94 percent, near 98 last year, but ahead of 87 average.

Oats planted was 55 percent, behind 61 last year and 71 average. Emerged was 8 percent, behind 22 last year, and well behind 37 average.

Barley planted was 66 percent, behind 75 last year and 74 average. Emerged was 12 percent, behind 28 last year, and well behind 41 average.

Dry edible peas planted was 63 percent, near 62 last year, but behind 73 average. Emerged was 4 percent, behind 13 last year, and well behind 36 average.

Sunflowers planted was 8 percent, near 11 last year, and behind 18 average.

Flaxseed planted was 37 percent, behind 42 last year and 43 average.

Potatoes planted was 61 percent, near 57 last year, and ahead of 51 average.

Dry edible beans planted was 23 percent, near 25 last year and 24 average.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 9 poor, 29 fair, 56 good, and 4 excellent.

Stock water supplies rated 0 percent very short, 6 short, 84 adequate, and 10 surplus.

Minnesota

Minnesota farmers took advantage of the 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 19, 2019, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Planting progress was made for all crops in Minnesota. However, crop emergence has been hindered not only by late planting, but also cooler than normal temperatures throughout much of the State.

Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 2 percent short, 55 percent adequate and 42 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 52 percent adequate and 46 percent surplus.

Fifty-six percent of Minnesota’s corn was planted, 3 days behind the previous year and 10 days behind the five-year average. Six percent of the corn crop had emerged, 2 weeks behind normal. Soybeans were 22 percent planted, 4 days behind last year and 11 days behind the average.

Seventy-six percent of spring wheat has been planted, 2 days behind the average. Seventeen percent of the spring wheat crop had emerged, over 2 weeks behind normal. Oats were 70 percent planted, 8 days behind normal. Thirty-three percent of the oat crop had emerged, 12 days behind the average. Barley planted reached 80 percent, now 1 day ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. However, barley emergence was over 2 weeks behind average at just 16 percent.

Fourteen percent of dry edible beans have been planted, 8 days behind last year and 9 days behind normal. Sunflowers were 26 percent planted, 10 days behind last year and 9 days behind the 5-year average. Potatoes planted were 70 percent complete, 2 days behind the average. Sugarbeets were 90 percent planted, 1 day ahead of last year and 2 days ahead of the average.

Reports indicated forage and pasture growth have continued, but were slowed by the cooler temperatures. All hay condition rated 70 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 64 percent good to excellent.

Iowa

Iowa farmers worked hard to make planting progress with drier conditions during the early part of the week ending May 19, 2019, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. However, heavy rain fell late in the week which limited farmers to 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork statewide.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 59 percent adequate and 41 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 58 percent adequate and 41 percent surplus.

Iowa corn growers have 70 percent of the expected crop planted, 5 days behind last year and 9 days behind the 5-year average. This is the smallest percent of corn planted by May 19 since 1995 when just 53 percent of the expected crop had been planted.

Even with limited days suitable for fieldwork, farmers in the northern districts and east central Iowa managed to plant at least a quarter of their expected corn crop this past week. Northeast Iowa planted the highest percentage of corn as they planted 43 percent of their expected crop. Twenty percent of the crop has emerged, over a week behind last year and average. Twenty-seven percent of the expected soybean crop has been planted, 8 days behind last year and 9 days behind average. Three percent of the crop has emerged, 6 days behind average. Nearly all the expected oat crop has been planted with 76 percent emerged, 2 days behind last year and 1 week behind average.

There were scattered reports for the first cutting of alfalfa hay. Hay condition rated 62 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition improved slightly to 63 percent good to excellent. Warmer temperatures early in the week helped pastures grow, allowing cattle farmers to move more cattle out to graze.

Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. — For the week ending May 19, 2019, there were 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 5 short, 80 adequate, and 15 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 4 short, 81 adequate, and 15 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn planted was 70 percent, behind 86 both last year and for the five-year average. Emerged was 27 percent, well behind 49 both last year and average.

Soybeans planted was 40 percent, well behind 64 last year, and behind 54 average. Emerged was 7 percent, behind 22 last year and 14 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 26 fair, 57 good, and 12 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 8 percent, near 4 last year, but behind 27 average.

Sorghum planted was 18 percent, behind 29 last year and 28 average.

Oats planted was 90 percent, near 94 last year, and behind 97 average. Emerged was 67 percent, behind 84 last year, and well behind 91 average.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 19 fair, 68 good, and 10 excellent.