Testing for soil moisture took place on March 26 to April 1.

Contact the Extension office for a paper or e-mail copy of this survey.

All winter wheat and fallow plots scored in the excellent (green) range. All plots have a full soil profile and will do well with just a couple of inches of moisture during the growing season. Click here for a PDF version of the map and table.

Survey Map Fallow or Winter Wheat

Survey Table Fallow Winter Wheat

 

All of the stubble plots north of the Missouri River excluding plot 15 on Gardiner Road rated in the fair to poor range (yellow). In the these regions, the Paul Brown probe went from 12-26 inches in the stubble which calculates to less than five inches of moisture in the soil. For poor locations, producers will need four inches of growing season precipitation to get a 25- bushel yield for barley. For spring wheat, poor locations will need five inches of rain during the growing season to get a 25-bushel yield. All plots south of the Missouri River and plot 15 have good to excellent (green) potential for recropping. Click here for a PDF version of this survey.

Survey Map Stubble

Survey Table Stubble

 

~ Tyler Lane, MSU Extension Chouteau County Ag Agent