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North & South Dakota pasture and range conditions improved

September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

North Dakota

Pasture and range conditions were 16 percent very poor, 31 poor, 36 fair, and 17 good. The second cutting of alfalfa was virtually complete at 95 percent. Stockwater supplies were rated 10 percent very short, 38 short, and 52 adequate.

South Dakota

Cattle conditions held steady at 69 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 6 percent poor to very poor. Sheep conditions were rated at 76 percent good to excellent condition, 20 percent fair and 4 percent poor. Stock water supplies were rated at 28 percent very short, 48 percent short and 24 percent adequate. Feed supplies were rated at 17 percent very short, 47 percent short and 36 percent adequate. Range and pasture conditions were rated at 34 percent very poor, 41 percent poor, 22 percent fair and 3 percent good.

Source: USDA NASS ND & SD Field Offices

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North & South Dakota crops advance

September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

North Dakota

As of Sunday, 92 percent of Durum was harvested. Canola was 91 percent harvested, up 20 percentage points from last week and ahead of the five-year (2007-2011) average of 49 percent. Eighty percent of corn was dented or beyond, compared with 29 percent last year and 37 percent on average. Eighty-three percent of the dry edible bean crop was dropping leaves, 42 percent was cut, and 26 percent was harvested, all well ahead of average. Flaxseed was 58 percent harvested, compared with 16 percent last year and the average of 26 percent. Forty-seven percent of potatoes had vines killed while 6 percent were dug. With a 39 percentage point increase from last week, 81 percent of soybeans had lower leaves yellowing. Forty-three percent of the soybean crop was dropping leaves, up from 10 percent last week. Sunflowers with bracts turned yellow reached 50 percent on Sunday while 16 percent had bracts turned brown.

South Dakota

For nearly all row crops, progress advanced at a rapid rate the past week due to little relief from the hot weather. Soybeans dropping leaves was at 54 percent compared to 26 percent the previous week. Five percent of soybeans were rated mature. Ninety-four percent of the corn crop was in the dough stage with 80 percent dented, compared to only 66 percent dented the previous week. Corn in the mature stage was at 17 percent, ahead of the five year average of 3 percent. Seventyfive percent of the corn silage has been cut, well ahead of the previous year and five year averages of 16 and 13 percent, respectively. Sorghum, with 79 percent turning color, had 12 percent mature compared to only 4 percent mature the previous week. Sixty-five percent of the sorghum silage has been cut, well ahead of the five year average of 10 percent. Sunflowers were 68 percent in the ray flowers dry stage and 43 percent at the bracts yellow stage, both stages well ahead of the five year averages of 52 percent for ray flowers dry and 23 percent for bracts yellow.

Sources: USDA NASS ND & SD Field Offices

 

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Small grain harvest wraps up in Dakotas, Soybeans mostly podded

August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

South Dakota

Corn progressed this past week with 84 percent of the crop in the dough stage and 44 percent dented, steadily advancing from the 22 percent dented the previous week. Both stages are well ahead of the five year averages of 52 percent for the dough stage and 13 percent dented. Forty-eight percent of the corn crop has been cut for silage; ahead of both the previous year and five year averages of 2 percent. Soybeans setting pods were at 93 percent with 10 percent dropping leaves. Sorghum had 92 percent of the crop headed and 43 percent turning color, with 21 percent having been cut for silage. Sunflowers were 11 percent in the ray flowers dry stage with only 1 percent at the bracts yellow stage.

North Dakota

Good harvest progress was made last week as many producers expected to wrap up small grain harvest in the near future. By August 19, barley, Durum wheat, spring wheat, and oats reached 93 percent, 60 percent, 83 percent, and 90 percent harvested, respectively. Canola advanced to 90 percent swathed, more than 2 weeks ahead of the average pace. Canola harvest reached 38 percent complete, up 17 percentage points from the previous week. Thirty-three percent of the corn crop was dented and beyond, compared with 3 percent last year and 7 percent on average. Dry edible beans lower leaves yellowing reached 53 percent while 21 percent were dropping leaves. Dry edible peas harvest was virtually complete at 96 percent harvested compared to 59 percent on average. Flaxseed was 98 percent turning, progressing three weeks ahead of the average pace. Flaxseed harvest advanced 20 percentage points to 22 percent complete, more than a week ahead of the average pace. Lentils harvested were 90 percent complete, compared to 35 percent last year and the 49 percent average. Vines killed for potatoes reached 13 percent by the end of the week. Eighty-four percent of the soybean crop was fully podded through last week, compared with 26 percent last year and 45 percent on average. Sugarbeets lifted reached 3 percent by week’s end. Sunflowers with ray flowers dried or dropped reached 31 percent complete, compared with 1 percent last year and 12 percent on average.

Sources: USDA NASS SD & ND Field Offices

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