ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date May 12, 2008 Issue GA-CW1908 Agricultural Summary May 12, 2008 HIGH WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND High winds and scattered rains occurred across Georgia over the weekend, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the lower to mid-80's. Average lows were in the 50's and 60's. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 10% very short, 43% short, 45% adequate, and 2% surplus. There were high winds over the weekend. Some lodging was reported, in wheat fields, as the result of the strong winds and rains. The rain was welcomed by farmers. Lack of rain recently has had a negative impact on wheat and hay crops. Dry weather has slowed planting. Some producers had to quit or finish planting cotton and start planting peanuts due to the dry conditions. Cotton and peanuts were still being planted on irrigated acreage, but most dryland planting ceased. Farmers were irrigating wheat, corn, and hayfields where possible. It was still too cool for most farmers to plant in north Georgia. Other activities included cutting hay and planting vegetables. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 05/11/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn Emerged : 95 90 90 91 Soybeans Planted : 15 7 7 16 Soybeans Emerged : 8 3 4 6 Sorghum Planted : 34 27 21 25 Cotton Planted : 32 15 19 35 Winter Wheat Harvested : 1 NA 1 1 Onions Harvested : 45 29 51 45 Peaches Harvested : 1 0 2 3 Peanuts Planted : 20 7 11 18 Tobacco Transplanted : 97 94 98 97 Watermelons Planted : 96 94 93 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 05/11/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 1 4 30 60 5 Winter Wheat : 1 6 27 50 16 Range and Pasture : 4 12 43 39 2 Apples : 0 0 9 25 66 Hay : 2 11 45 40 2 Onions : 7 7 27 42 17 Peaches : 12 20 29 39 0 Tobacco : 0 1 22 68 9 Watermelons : 0 2 31 59 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 05/11/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 10 7 14 Short : 43 42 25 Adequate : 45 50 50 Surplus : 2 1 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 05/11/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Short : Short : Adequate : Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 9 30 58 3 District 2 (NC) : 3 41 51 5 District 3 (NE) : 3 27 69 1 District 4 (WC) : 1 13 80 6 District 5 (C) : 9 58 33 0 District 6 (EC) : 13 35 52 0 District 7 (SW) : 30 41 27 2 District 8 (SC) : 15 62 23 0 District 9 (SE) : 1 55 44 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf. Pasture Condition for Week Ending 05/11/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 0 13 60 25 2 District 2 (NC) : 3 8 23 55 11 District 3 (NE) : 2 3 41 52 2 District 4 (WC) : 3 24 41 32 0 District 5 (C) : 14 13 38 35 0 District 6 (EC) : 5 4 49 42 0 District 7 (SW) : 1 17 51 27 4 District 8 (SC) : 0 15 47 38 0 District 9 (SE) : 4 14 36 45 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf. Weather Summary for Week Ending 05/11/08, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:---------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day : Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albany : 93 58 77 0.10 1 1.05 3.53 15.25 83 Alma : 89 56 75 2.80 1 4.83 7.26 17.96 74 Alpharetta : 84 45 67 0.82 3 2.25 6.11 17.77 69 Arlington : 92 50 75 0.00 0 0.64 2.46 12.90 76 Attapulgus : 89 56 74 0.00 0 1.04 5.56 22.94 82 Blairsville : 68 19 40 1.05 4 4.52 9.19 9.19 46 Williamson : 72 22 48 0.78 1 3.25 8.02 8.02 50 Bowen : 90 57 75 0.02 1 0.50 2.60 12.56 81 Brunswick : 92 60 76 1.48 2 1.85 3.69 12.80 74 Byromville : 88 52 74 3.04 2 3.91 7.63 18.50 74 Byron : 86 54 71 0.33 1 1.78 4.94 16.51 71 Cairo : 90 55 75 0.00 0 1.13 4.28 21.43 72 Calhoun : 83 42 66 1.62 4 3.42 7.41 15.69 70 Pine Mountain : 84 45 69 1.45 3 2.54 5.53 16.34 70 Camilla : 93 49 76 0.00 0 0.55 4.53 21.00 81 Clarks Hill : 88 52 71 1.47 3 2.50 6.06 15.50 75 Cordele : 89 53 75 1.75 2 2.68 6.46 17.20 75 Covington : 84 51 70 0.36 2 1.36 5.85 13.23 71 Dahlonega : 79 46 66 2.42 2 4.04 8.47 21.67 68 Dallas : 83 47 68 0.93 2 2.28 6.63 16.15 69 Dawson : 90 54 75 0.04 1 1.56 4.15 15.20 76 Dearing : 87 56 72 1.08 2 2.21 6.85 18.02 72 Dempsey : 85 48 69 1.39 4 2.35 4.76 11.74 74 Dixie : 91 54 75 0.00 0 0.80 2.40 18.33 80 Dublin : 89 50 73 1.68 3 2.23 5.55 16.94 74 Duluth : 84 45 67 0.96 2 2.40 6.79 16.16 68 Dunwoody : 83 48 68 1.12 2 3.08 7.50 17.50 68 Eatonton : 87 51 70 0.48 2 1.73 5.91 16.76 75 Elberton : 87 52 71 1.99 2 3.20 6.85 15.56 72 Ellijay : 80 39 64 1.12 2 3.35 6.64 14.15 70 Rome : 73 19 45 0.75 2 3.38 6.33 6.33 47 Fort Valley : 86 54 73 1.29 2 2.49 5.20 15.33 74 Gainesville : 81 49 68 1.56 3 2.37 8.02 18.68 72 Georgetown : 91 55 75 0.00 0 1.70 4.69 18.76 79 Homerville : 91 50 76 0.00 0 1.19 7.07 20.37 76 Jonesboro : 84 52 70 0.62 3 1.42 6.26 14.65 71 Jeffersonville : 87 54 72 1.86 3 2.70 5.99 18.51 74 Lafayette : 83 42 66 1.00 4 3.39 8.02 19.27 68 McRae : 89 47 73 1.97 2 3.95 6.24 19.42 76 Midville : 72 27 49 0.76 1 4.94 8.77 8.77 53 Newton : 93 53 76 0.00 0 0.61 3.14 15.89 81 Plains : 72 24 49 0.51 1 4.05 9.30 9.30 52 Sasser : 32 32 32 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 32 Savannah : 92 56 74 1.45 2 1.70 3.61 10.68 75 Skidaway : 91 61 74 1.61 1 2.02 3.51 12.75 74 Sneads : 86 57 74 0.00 0 0.79 4.75 21.96 75 Statesboro : 87 57 73 0.93 2 3.06 7.56 17.74 78 Tiger : 78 43 63 2.18 3 4.75 10.04 23.43 68 Valdosta : 91 57 77 0.00 0 1.00 3.34 17.15 74 Vidalia : 89 57 74 1.24 3 1.84 3.52 15.27 76 Roopville : 83 48 68 1.04 3 2.70 7.43 18.17 71 Watkinsville : 84 49 69 0.37 3 2.83 5.66 13.82 71 Woodbine : 92 53 75 0.54 1 2.27 5.23 15.36 76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Weather data are supplied by the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of Georgia. For detailed Georgia weather data, visit the AEMN homepage at www.georgiaweather.net. DISTRICT COMMENTS May 11, 2008 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST High winds on 5-11-08. Good amounts of rainfall this past week. Scattered showers were welcome but very scattered Thursday evening. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Still too early for planting in north Georgia. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Rain in the forecast, but none is falling. Soil moisture is going to be a big problem soon with no rain. Limited rain at 1st harvest helping hay producers, but hurting 2nd cut. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Some of the wheat has lodged due to the storm over the weekend. Possible tornado hit hay barn. Flipped some equipment DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Some very light showers late in the week. Needing rain really badly! Many hay producers cutting their first cutting of hay. Pasture and hay field conditions improving slightly due to warmer temperatures, but need rain. We haven't gotten any rainfall over the past seven days. This has begun to impact our wheat and hay crops. Some vegetable crops have gone into the ground, however we need rainfall. Our average temperature has been around 81 degrees. Dry weather slowed planting. Irrigating wheat and corn. Received small amount of rain late in the week. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Had to finish or quit planting cotton and go to peanuts due to dry conditions. Many fields with marginal moisture. Picked up a little rain Friday morning. Wheat turning, grass growing but need nights to warm up more. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Cotton and peanuts being planted on irrigated acreage. Dryland planting ceased at present. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Very dry. Planting cotton and some peanuts. Watering hay fields and wheat fields. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Received 3-4 inches of rainfall reported across the county on Saturday and Sunday.