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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
-over-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 35, Number 42
Weekly Summary for Nov 19-Nov 25
Issued November 26, 2012
Drought Continued to Hamper Small Grains
Small grains and canola were rated in fair to poor condition with no significant moisture to aid development. Reports of fields not yet emerged or in declining condition were common. Wheat emergence was behind normal progress and only 14 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. The continuing drought reduced the potential for small grain grazing. Livestock operators were also faced with dried up ponds, poor grasses and continued supplementation of feed. A few showers fell across Oklahoma over the past week, with a quarter inch in Broken Bow the highest total. The Drought Monitor continued to show all of Oklahoma in a moderate to exceptional drought (D1- D4) and almost 72 percent of the state was in an extreme to exceptional drought (D3-D4), as of November 20th. Both topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions continued to be rated short to very short, declining further over the past week. There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Conditions for wheat and rye and canola were rated mostly fair to poor, and oats were rated mostly fair. Eighty-nine percent of the wheat crop had emerged by the end of the week, four points behind the five year average. Oat seedbed preparation was 87 percent complete and 47 percent had been planted. Forty-two percent of oats had emerged by Sunday, 16 points behind normal.
Row Crops: The fall harvest was winding down ahead of normal. Soybeans harvested was 96 percent complete by Sunday, eight points ahead of normal. Peanuts combined was 96 percent complete by the end of the week, even with the five-year average. Harvest of cotton was 86 percent complete by week’s end, 21 points ahead of normal.
Hay: The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 83 percent complete by the end of the week, 60 points ahead of one year ago. The second cutting of other hay was 78 percent complete, ten points behind normal, but 17 points ahead of last year’s progress.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range continued to be rated mostly poor to very poor. Livestock conditions were still rated mostly good to fair as operators continued to supplement and feed hay to herds. Stock pond levels continued to decline without significant rainfall.
THIS IS THE FINAL WEEKLY CROP WEATHER REPORT FOR THE 2012 SEASON.
MONTHLY CROP WEATHER WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 31, 2012.
Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent
Week Ending Sunday, November 25, 2012
Moisture Rating
Current Week
Previous Week
One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short
64
54
18
Short
31
38
27
Adequate
5
8
53
Surplus
0
0
2
Subsoil
Very Short
72
70
50
Short
25
26
33
Adequate
3
4
17
Surplus
0
0
0
Conditions by Percent
For Week Ending Sunday, November 25, 2012
Commodity
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Wheat
12
32
42
13
1
Canola
11
27
48
14
0
Oats
20
12
52
16
0
Rye
17
36
37
9
1
Livestock
3
13
49
30
5
Pasture and Range
41
39
17
3
0
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| Title | ok_crop_weather_11_26_12 1 |
| Full text | United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Oklahoma Crop Weather Oklahoma Field Office Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804 (405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet -over- USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified. Volume 35, Number 42 Weekly Summary for Nov 19-Nov 25 Issued November 26, 2012 Drought Continued to Hamper Small Grains Small grains and canola were rated in fair to poor condition with no significant moisture to aid development. Reports of fields not yet emerged or in declining condition were common. Wheat emergence was behind normal progress and only 14 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. The continuing drought reduced the potential for small grain grazing. Livestock operators were also faced with dried up ponds, poor grasses and continued supplementation of feed. A few showers fell across Oklahoma over the past week, with a quarter inch in Broken Bow the highest total. The Drought Monitor continued to show all of Oklahoma in a moderate to exceptional drought (D1- D4) and almost 72 percent of the state was in an extreme to exceptional drought (D3-D4), as of November 20th. Both topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions continued to be rated short to very short, declining further over the past week. There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Small Grains: Conditions for wheat and rye and canola were rated mostly fair to poor, and oats were rated mostly fair. Eighty-nine percent of the wheat crop had emerged by the end of the week, four points behind the five year average. Oat seedbed preparation was 87 percent complete and 47 percent had been planted. Forty-two percent of oats had emerged by Sunday, 16 points behind normal. Row Crops: The fall harvest was winding down ahead of normal. Soybeans harvested was 96 percent complete by Sunday, eight points ahead of normal. Peanuts combined was 96 percent complete by the end of the week, even with the five-year average. Harvest of cotton was 86 percent complete by week’s end, 21 points ahead of normal. Hay: The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 83 percent complete by the end of the week, 60 points ahead of one year ago. The second cutting of other hay was 78 percent complete, ten points behind normal, but 17 points ahead of last year’s progress. Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range continued to be rated mostly poor to very poor. Livestock conditions were still rated mostly good to fair as operators continued to supplement and feed hay to herds. Stock pond levels continued to decline without significant rainfall. THIS IS THE FINAL WEEKLY CROP WEATHER REPORT FOR THE 2012 SEASON. MONTHLY CROP WEATHER WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 31, 2012. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, November 25, 2012 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago Topsoil Very Short 64 54 18 Short 31 38 27 Adequate 5 8 53 Surplus 0 0 2 Subsoil Very Short 72 70 50 Short 25 26 33 Adequate 3 4 17 Surplus 0 0 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, November 25, 2012 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 12 32 42 13 1 Canola 11 27 48 14 0 Oats 20 12 52 16 0 Rye 17 36 37 9 1 Livestock 3 13 49 30 5 Pasture and Range 41 39 17 3 0 |
| Date created | 2012-12-13 |
| Date modified | 2012-12-13 |
