Weather helps crops advance

Minnesota

Warm, dry weather helped small grain and row crop development advance during the week ending June 29, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office, June 30.

The majority of the state's spring wheat crop has now reached the jointing stage with one quarter reaching the heading stage. Producers were nearly able to finish planting sweet corn, and a significant percentage of first cutting alfalfa was completed by weeks end.

The average temperature for the week was 67.9 degrees, 0.3 degrees above normal. Statewide topsoil moisture supplies as of June 27 were 1 percent very short, 13 short, 81 adequate, and 5 surplus. Statewide, on average, there were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week.

As of June 29, the average corn height was estimated at 20 inches compared to 50 inches last year and 33 inches for the 5-year average. The average height of soybeans was 6 inches compared to 12 inches last year and 9 inches for the 5-year average.

Spring wheat was 25 percent headed compared to 77 last year and 59 average. Oats were 35 percent headed compared to 86 last year and 67 average. Barley was 21 percent headed compared to 79 last year and 57 average.

The first cutting of alfalfa reached 87 percent complete compared to 95 percent last year and 91 percent average.

As of June 27, 71 percent of corn and 68 percent of soybeans were rated in good or excellent condition.

Seventy-nine percent of spring wheat, 82 percent of oats, and 77 percent of barley were rated in good or excellent condition.

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Date: 7/3/08

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