Scattered areas received significant precipitation. Most areas toward the Mountain region and throughout the Coastal Plain benefitted from the rainfall. The importance of the rainfall last week is evident in this coming week's forecast which includes a return to the typical hot summer weather and only isolated thunderstorms. Even with more isolated rainfall, days suitable for fieldwork increased only modestly to 5.1 compared to the previous estimate of 4.9.
Farmers continue to make good progress topping and harvesting tobacco with topping nearly complete.
Areas which have received significant rainfall over the last couple weeks have suffered from increased incidences of blue mold. Most farmers are busy scouting for and administering pest control on all crops. Other activities include baling hay and harvesting peaches. Currently, the major crops are in good shape, especially corn which is only about a month from harvest.