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Indiana Small Grains Summary

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — 2019 Indiana winter wheat production was down 13 percent from last year, according to Greg Matli, State Statistician, USDA, NASS, Indiana Field Office. 

Wheat yield, at 62 bushels per acre, was down 9 bushels from last year. Producers harvested 260,000 acres, unchanged from last year. 

Winter wheat harvest progressed slowly in the beginning due to the continually cool and wet conditions. Producers were able to take advantage of dry weather later in the season and make decent harvest progress. Winter wheat harvest was able to catch up to the 5 year average by the end of July. 

U.S. winter wheat production for 2019 totaled 1.30 billion bushels, up 10 percent from the revised 2018 total of 1.18 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 53.6 bushels per acre, was up 5.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain was estimated at a record low 24.3 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming for 2019. 

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office

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Ohio Small Grains Summary

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ohio wheat production was down 36 percent from last year, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA, NASS, Ohio Field Office. Ohio wheat yielded 56 bushels per acre in 2019, down 19 bushels from last year. 

Winter wheat progress in 2019 lagged behind last year and the 5-year average. Hot, dry weather at harvest helped get the paltry crop in the bin but yields were lacking. 

The Ohio oat yield was 46 bushels per acre this year, down 19 bushels from last year. Growers harvested 25,000 acres, a decrease of 5,000 acres from 2018. 

Nationally, winter wheat production for 2019 totaled 1.30 billion bushels, up 10 percent from the revised 2018 total of 1.18 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 53.6 bushels per acre, was up 5.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain was estimated at a record low 24.3 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming for 2019. 

U.S. oat production was estimated at 54.2 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2018 for comparable States. Yield was estimated at 64.4 bushels per acre, down 0.9 bushel from the previous year for comparable States. Harvested area, at 842,000 acres, was 2 percent above last year for comparable States. 

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ohio Field Office

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Small grains annual summary

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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Winter wheat production in Colorado, estimated at 98.00 million bushels, is up 40 percent from 2018, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Winter wheat producers seeded 2.15 million acres in the fall of 2018 for harvest in 2019, down from 2.25 million acres seeded for the previous year’s crop. Acreage harvested for grain increased 50,000 acres from last year to 2.00 million acres in 2019. Winter wheat yield, at a record 49.0 bushels per acre, is up 13.0 bushels per acre from last year, and 1.0 bushel above the previous record yield of 48.0 bushels per acre set in 2016.

Colorado’s barley seeded area, at 54,000 acres, is down 6,000 acres from last year. Harvested area, at 52,000 acres, is down 1,000 acres from 2018. Barley yield, at 138.0 bushels per acre, is down 7.0 bushels per acre from last year. Barley production in 2019 is estimated at 7.18 million bushels, down 7 percent from the previous year.

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

All wheat production totaled 1.96 billion bushels in 2019, up 4 percent from the revised 2018 total of 1.89 billion bushels. Area harvested for grain totaled 38.1 million acres, down 4 percent from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 51.6 bushels per acre, up 4.0 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2018 by type were: winter wheat, 1.30 billion bushels, up 10 percent; other spring wheat, 600 million bushels, down 4 percent; and Durum wheat, 57.7 million bushels, down 26 percent.

Winter wheat production for 2019 totaled 1.30 billion bushels, up 10 percent from the revised 2018 total of 1.18 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 53.6 bushels per acre, was up 5.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain was estimated at a record low 24.3 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming for 2019.

Barley production was estimated at 171 million bushels, up 12 percent from the revised 2018 total of 154 million bushels. The average yield per acre, at 77.4 bushels, was down 0.1 bushel from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.72 million acres in 2019, up 7 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 2.21 million acres, was up 12 percent from 2018.

Special Note: When producers were surveyed, there was significant unharvested acreage of barley in Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington; significant unharvested acreage of oats in Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota; significant unharvested acreage of Durum wheat in Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota; and a large proportion of other spring wheat acreage not yet harvested in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. The unharvested area and expected production were included in the totals published in this report. NASS will re-contact respondents who previously reported acreage not yet harvested in these States. If the newly collected data justifies any changes, NASS will update the September 30 estimates in the November 8 Crop Production report. Stocks estimates are also subject to review since unharvested production is included in the estimate of on-farm stocks.

For a full copy of the Small Grains Summary report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.

— USDA, NASS, Colorado Field Office

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USDA to survey county small grains acreage

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers in 32 states, including Illinois, for its County Agricultural Production Survey (CAPS). 

The survey will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, and total yield and production of small grains crops down to the county level. CAPS will provide the data needed to estimate acreage and production of selected crops in the United States. 

“The data provided by producers will help federal and state programs support the farmer,” said Mark Schleusener, Illinois State Statistician. “I hope every single producer understands the importance of these data and will take the time to respond if they receive this survey. Producers lose out when there is no data to determine accurate rates for loans, disaster payments, crop insurance price elections and more. When enough producers do not respond to surveys, NASS is not able to publish data. Without data, agencies such as USDA’s Risk Management Agency or Farm Service Agency do not have information on which to base the programs that serve those same producers.” 

Within the next few weeks NASS representatives will contact selected Illinois growers to arrange interviews for conducting the survey. 

NASS safeguards the privacy of all respondents and publishes only aggregate data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified, as required by federal law. 

Survey results will be published in the NASS Quick Stats online database (https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/) at 3:00 pm ET on Thursday on December 12, 2019. In addition, the Heartland Regional Field Office will publish the county statistics at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Illinois/Publications/County_Estimates/index.php. For more information call the NASS Heartland Regional Field Office at 800-551-1014. 

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Illinois Field Office

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Indiana July 1 small grains forecast

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Indiana’s 2019 winter wheat production is forecast at 17.4 million bushels, according to Greg Matli, state statistician for the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office. This report is based on conditions as of July 1, 2019. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report follow: 

The Indiana winter wheat yield is forecast at 67 bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from last year. The July 1 forecast is down 2 bushels from the June 1 forecast. As of June 30, twenty-eight percent of the Indiana winter wheat crop was harvested. The crop condition was rated 46 percent good to excellent at the end of June, compared with 64 percent at the same time last year. Harvest has run slightly behind schedule to date. 

Nationally, winter wheat production is forecast at 1.29 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and up 9 percent from 2018. As of July 1, the United States yield is forecast at 51.8 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from last month and up 3.9 bushels from last year’s average yield of 47.9 bushels per acre. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 24.9 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 28, 2019, but up 1 percent from last year. 

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office

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2019 NC OVT Small Grains Data

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The data from our 2018-19 NC OVT Small Grains trials are now available. You can find this data under Small Grains/2019 using the side menu, or by following this link:

https://officialvarietytesting.ces.ncsu.edu/small-grains-2019/

Only performance (yield) data is currently available. The background data, including weather, soil, and cultural practice tables will be loaded in the next week.

This small grains season was challenging given the later planting dates and amount of rainfall we received after planting. As a result of these conditions, we were only able to report 3 of our 6 locations in wheat, and 1 of our 3 locations for Oats.

Read more at: https://officialvarietytesting.ces.ncsu.edu/2019/07/2019-nc-ovt-small-grains-data/

–Ryan Heiniger, N.C. State University

Attend a Small Grains Summer Plot Tour

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MINNEAPOLIS — University of Minnesota Extension is offering four on-farm Small Grain Summer Plot Tours in Northern MN in July to address small grain production issues, variety performance, and insect and disease pests.

These programs are designed to provide farmers and crop consultants the tools needed to make small grains a successful crop in their operation. This includes information on production agronomics, variety selection, disease identification, fungicide use, fertility, and economics. These programs are interactive and discussion based, featuring a tour of current research plots and discussion of on-farm experiences.

Dates, Locations, and Times

  • Tuesday, July 9, 2019 – Fergus Falls, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Coffee and rolls served at plot tour
    John Walkup Farm (GPS: 46.094802, -96.174936)
  • Wednesday, July 10, 2019 – Oklee, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Coffee and rolls served at plot tour
    Swenson Seed Farm (GPS: 47.776605, -95.858971)
  • Thursday, July 11, 2019 – Humboldt, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Coffee and rolls served at plot tour
    Neil and Mark Weise Farm (GPS: 48.910487, -97.12794)
  • Thursday, July 11, 2019 – Strathcona, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch served at noon prior to 1:00 p.m. plot tour
    Jim Kukowski Seed Farm (GPS: 48.572373, -96.157484)

Presenters will vary by location and include Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension Small Grain Specialist and Jared Goplen, University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Crops.

For more information or to receive a brochure contact Jared Goplen (320-589-1711 x2128 or gople007@umn.edu) or Jochum Wiersma (218-281-8629 or wiers002@umn.edu).

— University of Minnesota Extension

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Field day will explore no-till and small grains

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FOSTORIA, Ohio — Ohio crop farmers David and Ann Cramer will host a field day in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa and Seneca County Conservation District exploring no-till, small-grains production and cover crops on Wednesday, June 26, from 6-8:30 p.m. at their farm near Fostoria (2765 N County Road 39, about 4 miles east of town).

The event – “30 Years of Small Grains and No-Till on an Ohio Farm” – is free and open to all. David is a Practical Farmers of Iowa member, and a lifelong Seneca County farmer. He currently farms 650 acres of grain and has been no-tilling small grains on his family farm for over 30 years.

At the field day, David will share his experience and agronomic advice. He’ll discuss cover crop mixes, variety selection, interseeding clover into wheat and incorporating cover crops into a small-grains operation.

This event is part of Practical Farmers’ main 2019 field day season, which includes 40 events across Iowa, and the region, on topics spanning the agricultural spectrum. The field days are meant to help connect farmers with their peers for networking and farmer-to-farmer learning.

David graduated from The Ohio State University in 1982 with a degree in agricultural mechanization systems, then returned to the family farm as the fifth generation to farm the land.

Directions from Fostoria: Take W County Road 60 east for about 4 miles. The farm is at the intersection of Co Rd 60 and Co Rd 39.

Practical Farmers’ 2019 field days are supported by several sustaining and major sponsors, including: Albert Lea Seed; Bio Till; Center for Rural Affairs; Gandy Cover Crop Seeders; Grain Millers Inc.; H.A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture – Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance; Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University; Iowa State Department of Agronomy; La Crosse Seed; Man@Machine; MOSA Certified Organic; Niman Ranch; PepsiCo; Pipeline Foods; Premier 1 Supplies; River Valley Cooperative; Scoular; Sunderman Farm Management; Sunrise Foods International; Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education; Trees Forever; Unilever; Welter Seed & Honey Company.

— Practical Farmers of Iowa

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Small grains disease and pest update

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MINNEAPOLIS — Scouts continue to find tan spot in both winter wheat and spring wheat in their second week of scouting. There were no reports for Septoria spp. or leaf rust. The reported incidence and severity of tan spot increased a bit from the previous week. The risk assessment models mirror their findings as conditions for septoria and leaf rust were not as favorable as have been for tan spot.

As temperatures and relative humidities are forecasted to increase in immediate weather forecast so are the risk for all three leaf disease complexes are also trending higher.

If you have not completed weed control in spring wheat yet, consider tank-mixing half a labeled rate of a registered fungicide with your weed control program to control early season tan spot in spring wheat when tan spot can found in your fields.

Winter wheat is flowering or Feekes 10.51 in the southern half of Minnesota. To date, the risk model for FHB continues to be trending low, largely because of the cooler temperatures rather than the absence of precipitation. The immediate forecast continues to indicate a low risk of FHB.

However, the application of a fungicide at Feekes 10.51 to suppress FHB is the final opportunity to controls leaf diseases like tan spot, Septoria spp., and leaf rust. Previous research has shown that control of the leaf diseases usually pays in the case of winter wheat. Therefore, I suggest you scout your winter wheat now and consider a fungicide application if any leaf diseases can be found in the lower canopy.

Scouts also found grasshoppers across northwest Minnesota with the highest numbers in Roseau and Kittson county.

— University of Minnesota Extension

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Early season disease control of small grains

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MINNEAPOLIS — Research at both NDSU and the University of Minnesota has shown that once early season tan spot (Photo 1) in wheat is left uncontrolled, yield reductions of 4 to 5 bushels will result if conditions continue to favor the development. The greatest economic response from early season fungicide use occurs when a susceptible cultivar is planted into wheat stubble. Even fields that were in wheat two years ago may have enough remaining wheat residue at the surface to allow tan spot to start.

Little data is available on the economic benefits of controlling leaf blotch of oats or barley early in the season. However, if the cooler than normal weather conditions return after this week’s forecasted temperatures, the disease will likely continue to migrate upwards in the canopy, similar to how the disease progresses in spring wheat.

There are a number of fungicides registered for control of early season leaf spotting diseases in small grains (see here: https://z.umn.edu/4d62). The recommendation is to use half a labeled rate of the registered product. Most of the labeled fungicides can successfully be tank mixed with the commonplace herbicides. Always check the label of both the herbicides and fungicides for tank mix restrictions.

Research at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center has shown that the combination of any of the EC formulations of fungicides in combination with the common wild oat herbicides and Bronate Advanced can result in some bromoxynil injury on both wheat and wild oats. This injury generally didn’t affect grain yield of the wheat or the control of the wild oat.

— University of Minnesota Extension

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