From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 6.9 days the previous week. In southwest Washington, little precipitation was received. Yakima County continued to experience dry weather. In northeast Washington, producers brought their cattle home, and fall planting was underway. East central Washington had dry weather. Winter wheat seeding was mostly ... Read More »
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Crop progress report 09/29: Harvest continued in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from the previous week. Western Washington received some rain, and temperatures were slowly cooling off. The weather slowed the drying of corn stalks, which delayed silage harvest. Yakima County had abnormally dry conditions for this time of year, and producers still had not seen ... Read More »
Crop progress report 09/22: Cool fall weather arrived in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 6.7 days the previous week. Washington did not see much rain statewide. Western Washington had temperatures cooler than normal. Yakima County had dry conditions with no precipitation. Apple harvest continued with mid-season varieties filling up the packing house. Farmer’s markets sold a variety ... Read More »
Crop progress report 09/15: Fall was in the air in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 6.8 days the previous week. Washington saw good weather and some reports of rain. Western Washington received some rain, and crops were still growing well. Yakima County experienced overcast conditions that contributed to a small amount of rain. Apple harvest continued with midseason ... Read More »
Crop progress report 09/08: Winter wheat planting in full swing in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from last week. Washington had temperatures ideal for fieldwork, with little moisture received last week. Yakima County had air quality issues due to wildfire smoke. Gala apple harvest continued, and Granny Smith and Honeycrisp varieties also went into packing houses. Vegetable stands were bursting ... Read More »
Crop progress report 09/01: Fall planting underway in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 6.3 days the previous week. Washington did not receive much precipitation last week. Temperatures were warmer than usual in western Washington, but cooler than normal in eastern Washington. Western Washington reported drier conditions than normal, and irrigation was needed to keep crops going. ... Read More »
Crop progress report 08/25: Washington cooled off, received rain
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 7 days the previous week. Washington experienced cooler than average temperatures for this time of year, with the state also receiving rain. Columbia and Walla Walla counties reported that all winter wheat was harvested with favorable yields. The spring crops were only in ... Read More »
Crop progress report 08/18: Washington winter wheat harvest wrapping up
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 6.8 days the previous week. Western Washington producers saw a good amount of rain late in the week. This precipitation was advantageous to dairy farmers growing corn. Central Washington was dry but cooled off. Pastureland was getting short, and wheat harvest was wrapping ... Read More »
Crop progress report 08/11: Hot, dry weather continued in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 6.9 days the previous week. In Eastern Washington, there was a lack of precipitation, and pastures were suffering. Winter wheat harvest was well under way. Spring wheat and barley harvest was ramping up in some areas. Onion and potato harvest was off to ... Read More »
Crop progress 08/04: Hot weather in Washington
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service There were 6.9 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, down from 7 the previous week. Western Washington received some rainfall but remained mostly hot and dry. In northwest Washington, the rain hindered grain farmers with lodged crops as well as hay and grass seed harvest. The first cutting of hay was mostly completed, and ... Read More »