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Weather conditions making it hard for crops to keep paceColorado The state of Colorado experienced below average amounts of moisture during the week ending June 15, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Colorado Field Office, June 16. Temperatures across the state were just below average last week. These conditions are making it hard for crops to keep pace with the 5-year averages. Producers were allowed 6.6 days in the field for operations. Winter wheat was 95 percent headed, 15 percent turning color, and 7 percent ripe this week with the crop rated in mostly fair to poor condition. Spring barley was 15 percent headed, and 1 percent turning color in mostly good condition. Spring wheat was 4 percent headed, in mostly good to fair condition. The 2008 corn crop was 98 percent emerged last week. The crop is in mostly fair to good condition. Summer potatoes were 70 percent emerged and the fall potato crop was 40 percent emerged. Sorghum was 55 percent planted and 15 percent emerged by week's end. Sugarbeets were 92 percent up to stand with the crop in good condition. Farmers had 60 percent of the sunflowers planted. Pasture and range conditions across Colorado were rated in mostly fair to very poor condition. First cutting alfalfa was 50 percent complete with the crop in mostly good to fair condition. Death losses for cattle were rated just below average while sheep were rated at average. Stored feed supplies are slightly below average for this time of year. 6/23/08 Date: 6/18/08
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