ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date June 30, 2008 Issue GA-CW2608 Agricultural Summary June 30, 2008 LACK OF MOISTURE Scattered showers reported last week failed to improve the moisture situation, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures fluctuated between the high 80's and low 90's. Average lows were in the 60's most of week. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 33% very short, 38% short, 28% adequate, and 1% surplus. Pasture and hay fields continue to suffer due to a lack of rain. Some cattlemen have been feeding hay due to poor pasture conditions. Many producers have suspended there planting efforts due to a lack of rainfall. Tobacco harvest is underway and wheat harvest is nearing completion. Peach harvest is ahead of normal. Other activities included controlling weeds in cotton, applying fungicides to peanuts and fertilizer to tobacco. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 06/29/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn Silked : 90 73 84 84 Corn Dough : 45 23 39 43 Corn Dent : 10 0 6 9 Soybeans Planted : 94 87 87 93 Soybeans Emerged : 86 76 76 85 Soybeans Blooming : 6 2 3 10 Sorghum Planted : 79 76 85 87 Cotton Squaring : 56 32 36 60 Cotton Setting Bolls : 7 1 3 13 Winter Wheat Harvested : 98 91 99 95 Peaches Harvested : 56 35 55 47 Peanuts Blooming : 68 42 39 62 Peanuts Pegging : 27 10 13 27 Tobacco Harvested : 1 NA 3 4 Watermelons Harvested : 52 25 49 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 06/29/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 7 17 36 32 8 Soybeans : 6 19 45 28 2 Sorghum : 3 10 57 29 1 Cotton : 3 13 40 39 5 Range and Pasture : 14 30 37 18 1 Apples : 0 4 12 27 57 Hay : 14 30 36 19 1 Peaches : 0 12 71 16 1 Peanuts : 4 10 34 44 8 Pecans : 0 7 45 43 5 Tobacco : 0 9 27 53 11 Watermelons : 0 4 34 58 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 06/29/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 33 30 11 Short : 38 45 24 Adequate : 28 24 53 Surplus : 1 1 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 06/29/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Short : Short : Adequate : Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 18 60 21 1 District 2 (NC) : 33 45 22 0 District 3 (NE) : 49 32 19 0 District 4 (WC) : 43 27 27 3 District 5 (C) : 47 39 14 0 District 6 (EC) : 43 34 23 0 District 7 (SW) : 25 27 43 5 District 8 (SC) : 21 40 38 1 District 9 (SE) : 18 47 35 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 06/29/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 0 5 52 41 2 District 2 (NC) : 7 25 47 21 0 District 3 (NE) : 16 53 23 8 0 District 4 (WC) : 12 35 43 10 0 District 5 (C) : 23 37 30 7 3 District 6 (EC) : 34 34 21 11 0 District 7 (SW) : 12 21 37 28 2 District 8 (SC) : 5 30 44 18 3 District 9 (SE) : 2 15 43 40 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 06/29/08, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:---------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day : Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albany : 97 67 79 0.88 4 4.48 5.36 20.47 85 Alma : 95 68 79 0.91 2 2.14 6.55 21.71 82 Alpharetta : 93 59 76 0.78 3 1.92 4.99 21.86 80 Arlington : 97 66 78 0.40 3 0.73 1.77 16.87 86 Attapulgus : 95 66 77 1.56 3 4.30 6.06 28.87 85 Bowen : 95 66 78 0.19 3 4.15 4.61 17.15 85 Brunswick : 94 69 79 0.46 3 2.00 5.22 16.54 82 Byromville : 94 65 78 1.90 4 2.05 5.73 21.19 82 Byron : 95 64 78 1.52 2 3.24 5.36 21.54 81 Cairo : 93 67 77 3.45 6 7.35 10.32 31.70 80 Calhoun : 92 55 74 0.36 4 2.57 6.36 20.09 80 Pine Mountain : 94 61 77 0.57 3 1.31 4.13 18.93 80 Camilla : 92 58 77 0.95 4 5.89 7.92 28.89 84 Clarks Hill : 97 59 78 0.68 3 1.26 3.11 17.14 85 Cordele : 95 66 79 0.01 1 1.08 3.36 18.81 85 Covington : 96 62 78 0.18 2 1.40 3.76 16.63 82 Dahlonega : 90 55 73 1.59 4 3.56 7.44 26.62 77 Dallas : 93 59 77 0.23 4 1.08 3.71 18.88 80 Dawson : 94 65 78 2.04 5 4.12 5.30 20.40 83 Dearing : 99 65 79 0.80 5 1.43 4.31 21.25 81 Dempsey : 94 60 78 1.63 2 2.91 5.23 15.55 84 Dixie : 93 64 76 1.21 3 4.70 5.75 24.08 83 Dublin : 95 66 79 0.57 4 3.73 6.69 21.95 83 Duluth : 92 57 75 0.30 3 3.58 7.10 22.20 78 Dunwoody : 92 59 76 0.38 2 2.28 5.33 21.59 78 Eatonton : 96 59 77 1.11 4 2.23 6.44 22.72 83 Elberton : 99 59 79 0.22 4 1.10 3.80 17.37 83 Ellijay : 90 52 72 1.44 3 2.47 5.56 25.38 80 Fort Valley : 94 65 78 0.57 2 2.17 3.94 17.95 81 Gainesville : 93 61 77 0.35 4 1.38 4.03 21.14 85 Georgetown : 94 65 79 0.38 3 1.46 1.71 20.44 86 Homerville : 96 65 78 0.59 4 3.82 5.28 25.65 82 Jonesboro : 95 62 78 1.39 2 2.60 4.26 18.29 83 Jeffersonville : 96 63 78 0.60 2 2.70 5.90 22.55 85 Lafayette : 93 53 74 0.86 5 1.62 4.42 22.21 79 McRae : 98 65 80 0.54 2 1.03 4.16 21.61 88 Newton : 95 68 79 0.21 4 1.53 2.30 17.94 87 Savannah : 99 68 81 0.49 2 1.37 3.58 12.81 83 Skidaway : 95 70 80 0.69 3 5.98 8.57 19.70 81 Sneads : 92 69 78 0.06 3 1.77 3.06 25.00 84 Statesboro : 96 62 78 0.24 3 1.91 3.84 20.65 84 Tiger : 88 52 71 0.42 3 1.69 5.22 26.44 84 Valdosta : 95 69 79 1.84 4 4.31 5.72 22.87 80 Vidalia : 98 68 81 0.11 2 1.66 3.73 17.76 85 Roopville : 96 57 76 0.52 3 1.29 4.76 21.54 82 Watkinsville : 95 62 78 0.60 2 1.96 5.04 18.49 83 Woodbine : 94 65 78 1.08 5 4.56 7.26 22.08 82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 June 29, 2008 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Still dry, very dry. Only receiving few scattered showers, if any at all DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Rain is very much needed. Another week without rain will be very bad on all crops. Spotty thundershowers failed to improve the soil moisture situation county- wide. Rain is badly needed, pastures and hayfields suffering from lack of water DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Been getting showers over the past week. Some reports of worms in peanuts. Stinkbugs in corn. Fungicides starting to go out over peanuts. Varied rainfall amounts from .2 to 1.0 inches. Still extremely dry! DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Got a little rain in some areas, still need much more. Crop, pasture and hayfield conditions continue to decline. Wheat harvest complete. Some cattlemen having to feed hay due to poor pasture conditions. We need rainfall. Many of our producers have suspended their planting efforts. Weekend rain was welcomed by all. Need more. Crops suffering due to lack of rain and the excessive heat. Late soybean planting has stopped. Corn stressing as it moves into pollination period. Hay fields not recovering due to lack of rain. Drought conditions worsening. Fuel and fertilizer prices combined with drought have farmers very worried. Crop conditions worsened this week. Extreme drought conditions persist. Farmers are irrigating crops where they can. Planting has stopped in some fields due to the lack of moisture. Some farmers are pre-irrigating fields just to get them planted. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Getting scattered showers that are helping some fields. Stink bugs in corn, some cases of poor pollination showing up due to tasseling during extreme heat. Dry land corn mighty poor. Some growers considering cutting it for silage but it may not be fit for that either. Cotton about 7-9 days behind growth schedule due to dry conditions. Dry land peanuts look good but aren't growing very fast. No sign of foliage feeders or disease although some foliar fungicide is being put out. Off to a rough start controlling weeds due to non-activation of pre-emerge herbicides in dry land fields. Makes it hard to determine herbicide resistance but it seems we have several questionable fields where standard rate of glyphosate was not adequate. Many late planted soybean fields have little or no stand, some replanting being done since dealers aren't taking back the unused seed. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Most areas of county received from 1" to 1.75" rain. RAINS NEEDED ON DRYLAND CROPS. SOME STAND LOSS ON SOYBEANS DUE TO DRYING OUT OF SOILS. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Getting some showers but in general not enough, and all crops are stressing. Hay producers say they are on average two cuttings behind due to drought. Numerous diseases in tobacco showing up. Applying fungicides on peanuts and applying sucker control to tobacco. Controlling weeds in cotton. Irrigating if possible. More insect problems than normal. Been a tough year so far. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available.