Crop Progress and Pasture Conditions

South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS – For the week ending July 21, 2019, there were 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 69 adequate, and 30 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 68 adequate, and 31 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn condition rated 3 percent very poor, 7 poor, 32 fair, 43 good, and 15 excellent. Corn silking was 9 percent, well behind 72 last year and 50 for the five-year average.

Soybean condition rated 3 percent very poor, 8 poor, 42 fair, 33 good, and 14 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 45 percent, well behind 66 last year and 65 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 28 fair, 53 good, and 12 excellent.

Spring wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 27 fair, 56 good, and 14 excellent. Spring wheat headed was 86 percent, behind 99 last year and 98 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 31 fair, 55 good, and 11 excellent. Oats headed was 90 percent, behind 99 both last year and average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 44 fair, 43 good, and 12 excellent. Sorghum headed was 9 percent, well behind 29 last year and 31 average.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 3 poor, 15 fair, 50 good, and 30 excellent.

North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. – For the week ending July 21, 2019, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 15 short, 69 adequate, and 15 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 16 short, 70 adequate, and 12 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 29 fair, 59 good, and 6 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 49 percent, well behind 83 last year and 70 for the five-year average. Setting pods was 1 percent, well behind 40 last year and 25 average.

Spring wheat condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 18 fair, 66 good, and 14 excellent. Spring wheat headed was 93 percent, near 97 last year, and equal to average. Coloring was 25 percent, well behind 51 last year, and behind 44 average.

Durum wheat condition rated 0 percent very poor, 5 poor, 22 fair, 63 good, and 10 excellent. Durum wheat headed was 88 percent, behind 97 last year, but ahead of 80 average. Coloring was 9 percent, well behind 45 last year and 30 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 6 poor, 20 fair, 61 good, and 12 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was 66 percent, well behind 89 last year, and behind 80 average. Mature was 15 percent, well behind 42 last year.

Corn condition rated 0 percent very poor, 4 poor, 19 fair, 65 good, and 12 excellent. Corn silking was 10 percent, well behind 59 last year and 32 average.

Canola condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 25 fair, 57 good, and 10 excellent. Canola blooming was 98 percent. Coloring was 6 percent, well behind 37 last year and 28 average.

Sugarbeet condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 5 fair, 15 good, and 79 excellent.

Oats condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 19 fair, 61 good, and 18 excellent. Oats headed was 87 percent, behind 95 last year and 92 average. Coloring was 11 percent, well behind 50 both last year and average.

Barley condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 15 fair, 70 good, and 13 excellent. Barley headed was 93 percent, behind 98 last year, and near 94 average. Coloring was 29 percent, well behind 63 last year and 55 average.

Dry edible peas condition rated 0 percent very poor, 4 poor, 19 fair, 70 good, and 7 excellent. Dry edible peas blooming was 91 percent, behind 96 last year. Dropping leaves was 13 percent, well behind 44 last year.

Sunflower condition rated 0 percent very poor, 3 poor, 19 fair, 72 good, and 6 excellent. Sunflowers blooming was 12 percent, behind 26 last year, and near 14 average.

Flaxseed condition rated 0 percent very poor, 4 poor, 22 fair, 70 good, and 4 excellent. Flaxseed blooming was 88 percent, near 89 last year, and equal to average. Coloring was 2 percent, well behind 24 last year.

Potato condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 21 fair, 65 good, and 14 excellent. Potatoes blooming was 93 percent, near 92 last year, and ahead of 85 average. Rows closed was 52 percent, behind 58 last year, but ahead of 42 average.

Dry edible bean condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 22 fair, 64 good, and 12 excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 68 percent, behind 80 last year, but ahead of 63 average. Setting pods was 14 percent, behind 32 last year.

Alfalfa condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 24 fair, 50 good, and 18 excellent. Alfalfa first cutting was 85 percent, behind 95 last year. Second cutting was 5 percent, behind 24 last year.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 22 fair, 58 good, and 14 excellent.

Stock water supplies rated 0 percent very short, 6 short, 82 adequate, and 12 surplus.

Minnesota

Some areas of Minnesota experienced high winds, hail, or torrential rains limiting the number of days suitable for fieldwork to 3.8 for the week ending July 21, 2019, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Crop development progressed this week given the well above average temperatures statewide.

Topsoil moisture condition was rated 0 percent very short, 3 percent short, 65 percent adequate and 32 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition was rated 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 64 percent adequate and 31 percent surplus.

Silked corn, at 21 percent, was 10 days behind last year and 1 week behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was rated at 57 percent good to excellent, a slight decrease from the previous week. Soybeans blooming reached 47 percent this week, 8 days behind last year and the average. Soybean condition rated 60 percent good to excellent.

Virtually all of the spring wheat crop has headed. Spring wheat turning color progressed to 48 percent this week, 3 days behind normal. Spring wheat condition rated 85 percent good to excellent. Oats were nearly all headed this week. Oats coloring were 51 percent complete, 5 days behind normal. Oat condition was rated 67 percent good to excellent, decreasing from the previous week. Barley was nearly all headed this week. Barley turning color reached 55 percent, 2 days behind normal. Barley condition rated 80 percent good to excellent.

Dry edible bean blooming reached 47 percent complete, 5 days behind the average. Dry edible bean setting pods progressed to 11 percent this week, 1 day behind normal. Dry edible bean condition was rated 69 percent good to excellent, improving from the previous week. Sunflower condition rated 83 percent good to excellent, increasing from the previous week. Potato condition rated 95 percent good to excellent. Sugarbeet condition was rated 76 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 63 percent this week, 4 days behind normal. All hay condition rated 76 percent good to excellent, declining from the previous week. Pasture condition rated 73 percent good to excellent, falling compared to last week.

Iowa

Iowa farmers had 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 21, 2019, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistic Service. There were some reports of crops lying flat and green snap in corn due to high winds produced from various storms throughout the State. Fieldwork activities included spraying and harvesting hay and oats.

Topsoil moisture condition was rated 2 percent very short, 14 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus. Districts in the southern third of Iowa and the east central district reported topsoil moisture conditions as over 25 percent short to very short. Subsoil moisture condition was rated 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 81 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus.

Forty-one percent of the corn crop has begun to silk, 12 days behind last year and 1 week behind the 5-year average. One percent of the crop reached the dough stage, 5 days behind last year and average. Corn condition rated 63 percent good to excellent. Forty-seven percent of the soybean crop has started to bloom, 13 days behind last year and 9 days behind average. Four percent of the crop has started setting pods, nearly 2 weeks behind average. Soybean condition rated 64 percent good to excellent. Seventy-eight percent of oats started coloring, 4 days behind last year and 5 days behind average. Twelve percent of the oat crop has been harvested for grain, 9 days behind last year and average. Oat condition declined slightly from the previous week to 61 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 56 percent, 11 days behind last year and 8 days behind average. Hay condition rated 61 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition declined for the third straight week with 61 percent good to excellent. High temperatures this past week caused some stress to livestock.

Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – For the week ending July 21, 2019, there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 12 short, 76 adequate, and 11 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 7 short, 81 adequate, and 12 surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 18 fair, 62 good, and 15 excellent. Corn silking was 40 percent, well behind 80 last year and 70 for the five-year average. Dough was 2 percent, behind 19 last year and 10 average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 22 fair, 63 good, and 10 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 46 percent, well behind 76 last year and 71 average. Setting pods was 8 percent, well behind 37 last year, and behind 25 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 14 fair, 65 good, and 17 excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 33 percent, well behind 79 last year and 76 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 20 fair, 67 good, and 13 excellent. Sorghum headed was 17 percent, behind 34 last year and 22 average.

Oats condition rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 24 fair, 59 good, and 11 excellent. Oats harvested was 14 percent, well behind 71 last year and 54 average.

Dry edible bean condition rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 33 fair, 57 good, and 4 excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 12 percent.

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 14 fair, 67 good, and 16 excellent.