As reported by NASS on September 26, 2011
PLENTIFUL RAINFALL SLOWS FIELD WORK
Substantial rainfall interrupted field activities last week, but growers were not too concerned as moisture continued to help late-planted soybean development and pasture conditions. As of Sunday corn harvest was still on-schedule with cotton and soybeans ten days to two weeks behind their five year average pace. Besides these harvest activities, between showers producers were over-seeding pastures, defoliating cotton, and cutting a little hay.
There were 4 days suitable for fieldwork across the state. Topsoil moisture levels were rated 5 percent very short, 15 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels were rated 7 percent very short, 23 percent short, 68 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Temperatures averaged 1 to 2 degrees below normal across West, Middle, and Plateau Regions of Tennessee while the East experienced 2 degrees above average. Rainfall averaged above normal over most of the state.
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Crop Progress |
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September 25, 2011 |
September 18, 2011 |
September 25, 2010 |
5 Year Average |
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| Corn – Mature |
TN |
96% |
92% |
99% |
94% |
|
US |
63% |
46% |
83% |
64% |
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| Corn – Harvested |
TN |
67% |
59% |
92% |
67% |
|
US |
15% |
10% |
26% |
16% |
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| Cotton – Bolls Opening |
TN |
76% |
68% |
95% |
83% |
|
US |
76% |
69% |
77% |
65% |
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| Cotton – Defoliated |
TN |
43% |
30% |
85% |
49% |
| Cotton – Harvested |
TN |
2% |
1% |
24% |
11% |
|
US |
13% |
11% |
17% |
14% |
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| Soybeans – Dropping Leaves |
TN |
51% |
42% |
81% |
69% |
|
US |
58% |
33% |
74% |
68% |
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| Soybeans – Harvested |
TN |
3% |
n/a |
27% |
15% |
|
US |
5% |
n/a |
15% |
11% |
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| Winter Wheat – Seeded |
TN |
4% |
n/a |
5% |
4% |
|
US |
26% |
14% |
32% |
35% |
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Crop Condition % September 25, 2011 |
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Very Poor |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
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| Corn |
TN |
4% |
9% |
28% |
49% |
10% |
|
US |
7% |
13% |
28% |
41% |
11% |
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| Cotton |
TN |
2% |
5% |
25% |
59% |
9% |
|
US |
25% |
19% |
27% |
25% |
4% |
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| Soybeans |
TN |
5% |
10% |
34% |
46% |
5% |
|
US |
5% |
13% |
29% |
43% |
10% |
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