ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date May 26, 2008 Issue GA-CW2108 Agricultural Summary May 26, 2008 STORMY WEATHER Stormy weather brought some damage to farmers early in the week, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Wind and hail damage was reported in corn, wheat, and oats. Daily average high temperatures were in the lower to upper-80's. Average lows were in the 60's most of week. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 12% very short, 35% short, 49% adequate, and 4% surplus. Pasture and hayfield conditions continue to improve due to some rains. The occasional rain has kept crop conditions from worsening. Hay producers continued to cut hay when the weather allows. Some cotton and peanuts were replanted due to poor stands. Other activities included irrigating pastures. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 05/25/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn Silked : 3 1 4 5 Soybeans Planted : 43 29 22 40 Soybeans Emerged : 26 15 12 25 Sorghum Planted : 49 41 44 46 Cotton Planted : 68 50 53 71 Cotton Squaring : 0 NA 0 1 Winter Wheat Harvested : 8 3 23 16 Onions Harvested : 84 69 91 79 Peaches Harvested : 6 5 4 10 Peanuts Planted : 67 44 47 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 05/25/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 1 6 35 50 8 Sorghum : 1 9 52 34 4 Cotton : 2 5 41 49 3 Winter Wheat : 1 4 25 48 22 Range and Pasture : 2 11 43 40 4 Apples : 0 0 9 27 64 Hay : 1 11 43 42 3 Peaches : 0 0 36 61 3 Peanuts : 1 2 40 53 4 Tobacco : 0 1 24 64 11 Watermelons : 0 5 31 62 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 05/25/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 12 12 22 Short : 35 29 29 Adequate : 49 56 39 Surplus : 4 3 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 05/25/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Short : Short : Adequate : Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 5 16 73 6 District 2 (NC) : 0 30 63 7 District 3 (NE) : 0 50 5 0 District 4 (WC) : 1 38 61 0 District 5 (C) : 1 32 56 11 District 6 (EC) : 4 59 37 0 District 7 (SW) : 46 31 22 1 District 8 (SC) : 18 37 37 8 District 9 (SE) : 1 32 67 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 05/25/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 0 7 42 49 2 District 2 (NC) : 0 0 14 70 16 District 3 (NE) : 0 7 31 58 4 District 4 (WC) : 1 22 39 30 8 District 5 (C) : 3 12 41 41 3 District 6 (EC) : 6 4 64 26 0 District 7 (SW) : 7 18 46 25 4 District 8 (SC) : 2 18 57 22 1 District 9 (SE) : 0 1 21 78 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. Weather Summary for Week Ending 05/25/08, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:---------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day : Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albany : 92 63 78 0.40 2 1.12 3.42 15.84 85 Alma : 89 58 75 1.32 2 5.37 8.34 19.50 76 Alpharetta : 86 49 69 1.24 4 3.94 6.75 19.88 72 Arlington : 91 60 76 0.51 1 1.33 2.73 13.71 80 Attapulgus : 90 62 76 0.32 3 2.29 6.69 24.57 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 0.12 2 0.75 2.80 12.98 83 Brunswick : 90 62 74 1.23 4 3.56 5.03 14.54 76 Byromville : 91 58 74 0.63 4 4.05 7.72 19.13 78 Byron : 90 54 73 0.45 3 2.42 4.90 17.50 75 Cairo : 91 62 76 0.15 2 3.09 6.76 24.35 76 Calhoun : 85 46 68 0.04 2 4.32 7.36 17.08 72 Pine Mountain : 87 52 71 0.76 3 3.19 5.87 17.62 74 Camilla : 91 60 76 1.55 3 2.25 5.60 23.00 83 Clarks Hill : 88 50 70 0.04 1 2.24 4.08 15.80 76 Cordele : 91 60 76 0.44 1 2.92 6.23 17.64 79 Covington : 88 53 71 1.62 3 2.79 6.84 15.23 74 Dahlonega : 83 45 66 0.00 0 4.18 7.00 22.51 70 Dallas : 85 51 70 0.48 2 3.39 6.55 17.78 72 Dawson : 90 60 76 0.14 2 1.96 4.59 16.27 79 Dearing : 88 53 71 1.70 2 3.17 6.96 19.75 73 Dempsey : 87 51 71 0.56 4 2.73 5.15 12.64 76 Dixie : 89 58 75 0.18 2 1.25 3.44 19.38 80 Dublin : 91 56 73 1.12 3 3.41 5.84 18.22 77 Duluth : 85 47 69 1.40 4 4.33 7.69 18.56 71 Dunwoody : 86 50 70 0.69 2 4.20 7.36 19.22 71 Eatonton : 87 48 70 3.40 3 4.77 8.63 20.48 75 Elberton : 87 48 70 0.30 2 3.20 6.65 16.27 73 Ellijay : 85 43 65 1.16 3 4.44 7.20 15.84 72 Rome : 73 19 45 0.75 2 3.38 6.33 6.33 47 Fort Valley : 90 55 73 0.45 4 2.64 4.91 15.78 76 Gainesville : 85 51 69 0.03 1 3.26 5.49 19.76 75 Georgetown : 92 58 76 0.04 1 0.73 4.45 18.98 82 Homerville : 90 56 74 0.89 4 2.06 8.35 21.83 78 Jonesboro : 88 52 72 0.10 2 1.87 5.90 15.76 73 Jeffersonville : 89 54 72 1.26 3 3.92 6.38 19.84 77 Lafayette : 84 45 67 0.43 2 3.84 7.21 20.38 69 McRae : 91 53 73 0.96 4 4.86 6.41 20.54 78 Midville : 72 27 49 0.76 1 4.94 8.77 8.77 53 Newton : 93 60 77 0.21 2 0.81 2.94 16.38 85 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 55 73 0.10 3 2.04 3.40 11.07 77 Skidaway : 90 61 73 0.55 6 2.79 4.04 13.61 74 Sneads : 89 66 77 0.04 2 1.71 5.44 23.23 79 Statesboro : 89 53 72 0.18 2 3.13 6.59 18.24 80 Tiger : 81 40 64 0.28 2 5.69 8.27 24.66 71 Valdosta : 89 62 76 0.66 3 1.73 4.74 18.56 76 Vidalia : 89 54 73 0.37 3 2.02 3.41 15.73 77 Roopville : 86 52 70 0.59 2 3.64 7.95 20.25 73 Watkinsville : 85 52 70 0.33 3 2.97 7.00 16.09 73 Woodbine : 90 59 74 1.10 3 3.26 6.94 17.52 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 25, 2008 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST We are still receiving occasional rains weekly, a very big difference compared to this time last year. But the soil moisture is still very low. After not receiving a shower in several days, it starts to show. I am afraid that this summer may get rough again when it turns hot and dry. Farmers in the south end of the county are assessing hail damage to corn, wheat, and ryegrass. Most damage occurred to corn (most of it should recover) and it primarily just laid the wheat and ryegrass down. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Baling fescue hay was a major activity this week - rain showers late in the week supplied needed moisture. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Dry! DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Heavy storms early in the week in many parts of the county. Lot's of wind and hail damage to trees, structures and small grains. Pasture and hayfield conditions continue to improve due to rains. Some hay producers cutting hay when the weather allows. Scattered showers have kept crop conditions from worsening, but have not improved anything. We have received around 2 inches of rainfall in the past seven days. It has definitely had a positive impact on our crops. Many of our farmers have actually been able to conduct their planting successfully. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Two violent weather episodes in the last 12 days have left oats and wheat blown down and a good bit of hail damage on wheat and corn. Corn will get over it, wheat on the ground will take a "hit" on yield and test weight and moisture deductions. Many pivot overturned in the fields. Don't need any more rough weather! Even though they've been rough, frequent rains have allowed planting to continue without stopping. Wheat will be late harvested getting into second week of June which could affect acres intended for peanuts. Probably some switching to soybeans or short-season cotton. Some hail damage as well as wind. Having to replant some cotton because of poor stand. Wind, cool temperatures. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Cotton seedling disease is bad. It can be weather related. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Dry, dry, dry. Looks like a good chance of rain today. TSWV in tobacco is generally less than 1% so far. Some peanut replanting due to poor stands. Cotton looks good. Some problems in tobacco with insects such as grasshoppers and budworms and hornworms. Some are irrigating pastures and hayfields. Irrigation of other crops as needed. Soybeans look good. Wrapping up planting of cotton and peanuts. Side dressing tobacco with fertilizer and applying fungicide for black shank. Thrip pressure is bad on cotton, peanuts and other crops. Garden beans and peas are getting hit hard by thrips. Need to be harvesting wheat. It is ready! DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available.