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Crop dates by placeFall barley Planting Dates by State and Region
Published fall barley planting windows for 8 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 8 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Aug 25 (Pennsylvania) and as late as Nov 10 (Arizona). The middle of the range starts around Sep 17.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Planting: Nov 10 to Feb 10 | May 10 to Jul 10 |
| California | Planting: Sep 15 to Apr 30 | May 15 to Aug 15 |
| Delaware | Planting: Sep 27 to Nov 10 | Jun 5 to Jul 3 |
| Kansas | Planting: Sep 15 to Nov 1 | Jun 20 to Jul 5 |
| Maryland | Planting: Sep 17 to Nov 7 | Jun 12 to Jul 8 |
| North Carolina | Planting: Sep 25 to Dec 1 | May 25 to Jul 25 |
| Pennsylvania | Planting: Aug 25 to Oct 25 | Jun 20 to Aug 10 |
| Virginia | Planting: Sep 18 to Nov 8 | May 28 to Jul 1 |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in November | Planting window, most active in December | ||||||||
| Arizona harvest | Harvest window, most active in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July | |||||||||
| California planting | Planting window, most active in January | Planting window, most active in February | Planting window, most active in March | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window, most active in November | Planting window, most active in December | ||||
| California harvest | Harvest window in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window, most active in July | Harvest window in August | ||||||||
| Delaware planting | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window in November | |||||||||
| Delaware harvest | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July | ||||||||||
| Kansas planting | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window in November | |||||||||
| Kansas harvest | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window, most active in July | ||||||||||
| Maryland planting | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window in November | |||||||||
| Maryland harvest | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July | ||||||||||
| North Carolina planting | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window, most active in November | Planting window in December | ||||||||
| North Carolina harvest | Harvest window in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania planting | Planting window in August | Planting window, most active in September | Planting window, most active in October | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania harvest | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window, most active in July | Harvest window in August | |||||||||
| Virginia planting | Planting window, most active in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window in November | |||||||||
| Virginia harvest | Harvest window in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July |
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.