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Dry, warm weather welcomedMissouri Sunny, warm, and drier weather was welcomed across Missouri during the week ending Sept. 28, as producers enjoyed 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Missouri Field Office, Sept. 29. A few producers in the northeast district tried harvesting corn and soybeans, but moisture levels were too high. Reporters in the south-central district indicate the need for rain to replenish soil moisture. Statewide, topsoil moisture rates 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Surplus topsoil moisture supply decreased 14 points from last week. Temperatures averaged 1 to 8 degrees above normal during the week. Rainfall for the week averaged 0.17 inches for the state. The northwest received the most at 0.76 inches while the southern third of the state received no rainfall. Ninety-five percent of the corn crop is dented, three weeks behind normal. Fifty-eight percent is mature, while harvest is 17 percent complete, all three weeks behind last year and normal. Overall, condition is rated 5 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 36 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Sixty percent of the soybean crop is turning color, almost two weeks behind normal. Twenty-eight percent is dropping leaves, and nine percent is mature, 11 days behind last year and 10 days behind normal. Harvest is 2 percent complete, compared with 12 percent last year and 10 percent as the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 6 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Rice harvest is 29 percent complete, three weeks behind last year and over a week behind normal. Condition is rated 2 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 10 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 39 percent excellent. Sixty percent of the soybean crop is turning color, almost two weeks behind normal. Twenty-eight percent is dropping leaves, and nine percent is mature, 11 days behind last year and 10 days behind normal. Harvest is 2 percent complete, compared with 12 percent last year and 10 percent as the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 6 percent very poor, 18 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Rice harvest is 29 percent complete, three weeks behind last year and over a week behind normal. Condition is rated 2 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 10 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 39 percent excellent. Pasture conditions continue to be well ahead of normal and are rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 56 percent good and 9 percent excellent. 10/6/08 Date: 10/2/08
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