Kentucky Burley crop slowly improving
Aug 16, 2007—The crop outlook for Kentucky burley is starting to recover after a mid-June dip in projections. The ongoing drought has caused some farmers to reset their plants, and those that were set earlier are starting to bloom, according to the Kentucky field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The crop condition was reported as eight percent in excellent condition and 37 percent in good condition. The combined 45 percent total was slight better than last week’s 42 percent, and was the third straight week of increase after bottoming out at 34 percent in mid-June. Another 32 percent of the crop was reported in fair condition. 27 percent of plants in the field were over 36 inches in height, while 37 percent were between 24 and 36 inches and 26 percent of the plants were less than 24 inches. Soil moisture was slightly improved as various amounts of rain fell on most areas on the Bluegrass State. Topsoil moisture was reported as 45 percent either short or very short, an improvement from 75 percent the previous week. Subsoil moisture was rated 68 percent short or very short, from 79 percent the week before.
Aug 16, 2007—The crop outlook for Kentucky burley is starting to recover after a mid-June dip in projections. The ongoing drought has caused some farmers to reset their plants, and those that were set earlier are starting to bloom, according to the Kentucky field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The crop condition was reported as eight percent in excellent condition and 37 percent in good condition. The combined 45 percent total was slight better than last week’s 42 percent, and was the third straight week of increase after bottoming out at 34 percent in mid-June. Another 32 percent of the crop was reported in fair condition. 27 percent of plants in the field were over 36 inches in height, while 37 percent were between 24 and 36 inches and 26 percent of the plants were less than 24 inches. Soil moisture was slightly improved as various amounts of rain fell on most areas on the Bluegrass State. Topsoil moisture was reported as 45 percent either short or very short, an improvement from 75 percent the previous week. Subsoil moisture was rated 68 percent short or very short, from 79 percent the week before.
