ExtensionAgriculturalWeatherReportJuly07,2020-July13,2020

STATEWIDE CROP SUMMARY (DataprovidedbytheNa;onalAgriculturalSta;s;csServiceCropProgressandCondi;onReport)

GeneralTherewere6.2dayssuitableforfieldwork.Precipita;on es;mates ranged from trace amounts inmul;ple loca;ons to 7.1 inches inVeroBeach (IndianRiverCounty).The average temperature ranged from 79.7°F in LakeCity (Columbia County) to 87.9°F in Punta Gorda(CharloWeCounty).

LivestockandPasturesCaWlecondi;onremainedmostlygoodthroughoutthestate.

FruitsandVegetablesA variety of fruits and vegetables con;nued beingplan;ngandmarketed.Squashharves;ngwasreportedinthepanhandle.Vegetablegrowersinthesouthernpeninsulacon;nuedfield prepara;ons and some began mowing covercrops.

FieldCropsRow crop growers in the panhandle reported baWlingstemmaggots,armyworms,andgrasshoppers.Fungicide applica;on on row crops con;nued in thepanhandle.Field cornharves;ng con;nued in thepanhandle andnorthernpeninsula.Hay cuZng con;nued across the state, but washamperedbyrainandwetcondi;ons.Sugarcanewasinitsgrandgrowthphase.

CitrusMaximum temperatures ranged from the low to mid90s,withCentralFlorida(LakeCounty)reaching94°F.Thecitrusgrowingregionreceivedwidespreadrainfall,with Vero Beach (Indian River County) receiving 7.1inches, Fruitland Park (Lake County) 5.8 inches, andWinter Springs (Seminole County) 3.8 inches.AccordingtotheJuly9,2020U.S.DroughtMonitor,theen;recitrusgrowingregionwasdroughtfree.Next season’s early oranges were slightly larger thangolf ball sized, Valencia oranges were approximatelygoldball sized, andgrapefruit varied fromgolf ball totennisballinsize.Grove ac;vi;es included mowing, herbicideapplica;on, fer;lizing, removal of dead trees, andgeneralgrovemaintenance.

Irriga;onwasruninsomeareas.

SoilMoistureSummary(DataprovidedbytheNa;onalAgriculturalSta;s;csServiceCropProgressandCondi;onReport)

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TOPSOIL THIS WEEK (%)

PREVIOUS WEEK (%)

VeryShort 1 0

Short 19 13

Adequate 74 83

Surplus 6 4

WeeklyTemperature&RainfallDatafromFAWNStaHonsbyDistrict

7-dayrainfall(inches) 7-dayMaximumTemperature(°F) 7-dayMinimumTemperature(°F)

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NWS6-10DAYOUTLOOK

NWS6-10dayTemperatureOutlook

NWS6-10dayRainfallOutlook

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