Arkansas crops mostly good despite dry week in United States

Published 2024년 8월 12일

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Arkansas farmers have experienced a mostly dry week, which is beneficial for the majority of their crops. The corn, cotton, peanut, rice, and soybean crops are all in good condition, with a significant portion being rated as excellent. The corn harvest has begun, with a few percent already in the bin, and the cotton and rice crops are in the process of setting bolls and maturing, respectively. The soybeans are blooming and setting pods, with some dropping leaves and a few percent reaching maturity. The all-hay and pastureland conditions are also rated positively, with a mix of excellent, good, and fair ratings.

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It was a mostly dry week for Arkansas farmers, with almost no rainfall but most crops are doing well. Twenty-seven percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 52% in good and 17% in fair condition. Ninety-five percent of the corn is in the dough stage, with 88% dented and 55% mature. The corn harvest has started, and 4% of the corn for grain is in the bin. Twenty-six percent of the state’s cotton is in excellent condition, with 50% rated good and 18% fair. All of the cotton is squaring and 93% of the crop is setting bolls. 28% of the bolls are opening. Forty-one percent of the peanut crops is rated excellent, with 46% rated good and 9% fair. One percent of the crop has been dug. Twenty-eight percent of the Arkansas rice crop is in excellent condition, with 50% rated good and 19% rated fair. Thirty-two percent of the crop is mature, and the harvest is underway with 2% of the crop in. Sixteen percent of the state’s soybeans are in excellent condition, with 50% rated ...

Source: Brownfield Ag