ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date November 09, 2008 Issue GA-CW4508 Agricultural Summary November 10, 2008 MORE RAIN NEEDED Conditions were dry during the week, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the low 70's most of the week. Average lows were in the 40's. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 9% very short, 38% short, 52% adequate, and 1% surplus. Small grains planting continued. Dryland small grains were showing signs of stress from the continued lack of rain. Rain will be needed to continue planting dryland, winter grazing and fall grains. Some producers have started to wrap up cotton harvest. Other activities included harvesting soybeans, mowing stalks, planting small grain for grazing, irrigating crops as needed and applying fertilizer. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 11/09/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Soybeans Harvested : 44 27 37 42 Sorghum Harvested : 79 73 59 71 Cotton Harvested : 59 46 52 63 Winter Wheat Planted : 31 16 28 28 Winter Wheat Emerged : 19 8 14 16 Apples Harvested : 58 54 76 89 Onions Transplanted : 22 0 2 5 Peanuts Dug : 96 91 89 98 Peanuts Combined : 87 80 77 89 Pecans Harvested : 27 18 30 28 Rye Planted : 62 52 68 68 Other Small Grains Planted : 55 46 61 60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 11/09/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Soybeans : 4 14 46 31 5 Cotton : 5 14 40 33 8 Winter Wheat : 0 2 43 48 7 Range and Pasture : 7 23 49 20 1 Hay : 7 24 49 19 1 Pecans : 3 14 42 36 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 11/09/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 9 6 17 Short : 38 30 29 Adequate : 52 61 49 Surplus : 1 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 11/09/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Short : Short : Adequate : Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 9 59 32 0 District 2 (NC) : 20 52 28 0 District 3 (NE) : 19 52 29 0 District 4 (WC) : 4 44 51 1 District 5 (C) : 11 60 29 0 District 6 (EC) : 13 13 74 0 District 7 (SW) : 7 26 64 3 District 8 (SC) : 2 19 77 2 District 9 (SE) : 1 27 72 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 11/09/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 4 17 56 23 0 District 2 (NC) : 8 14 55 21 2 District 3 (NE) : 10 24 51 14 1 District 4 (WC) : 5 35 50 10 0 District 5 (C) : 9 38 31 22 0 District 6 (EC) : 12 15 54 19 0 District 7 (SW) : 9 30 43 15 3 District 8 (SC) : 1 10 51 38 0 District 9 (SE) : 0 26 68 5 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 11/09/08, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:-------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day:Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alapaha : 76 34 61 0.01 1 4.56 6.75 39.91 65 Albany : 79 39 53 0.01 1 4.52 5.19 44.61 63 Alma : 77 41 62 0.00 0 4.60 8.82 42.86 63 Alpharetta : 74 34 57 0.27 2 1.73 3.77 31.90 53 Arabi : 76 38 60 0.00 0 2.39 4.11 35.54 63 Arlington : 78 38 61 0.05 2 4.23 4.84 38.84 62 Attapulgus : 77 39 62 0.02 2 3.55 3.78 63.13 65 Baxley : 76 38 60 0.00 0 6.12 8.11 43.45 63 Blairsville : 73 31 53 0.00 0 0.81 2.22 34.05 57 Blue Ridge : 71 32 53 0.12 1 2.17 4.58 41.67 54 Brunswick : 77 47 63 0.13 3 4.64 7.27 38.45 67 Byromville : 77 37 60 0.00 0 3.75 4.28 42.98 62 Byron : 77 38 60 0.06 1 3.16 6.50 37.52 60 Cairo : 77 41 63 0.05 1 2.73 4.65 59.18 66 Calhoun : 76 29 55 0.26 2 1.88 3.87 33.69 58 Camilla : 78 38 62 0.00 0 3.12 4.30 52.12 64 Clarks Hill : 76 41 58 0.51 2 1.69 6.90 30.15 60 Cordele : 77 40 60 0.00 0 1.63 4.31 30.94 62 Covington : 75 37 58 0.01 1 1.34 4.40 27.81 59 Dahlonega : 74 34 55 0.02 1 0.70 3.28 46.48 56 Dallas : 75 35 57 0.00 0 1.43 2.65 33.00 57 Danielsville : 76 38 57 0.14 1 0.79 8.79 32.08 61 Dawson : 77 35 61 0.02 1 3.85 5.02 48.82 63 Dearing : 76 41 60 0.28 2 1.80 6.89 37.61 62 Dixie : 77 44 63 0.03 1 3.48 6.42 48.56 64 Douglas : 77 41 61 0.00 0 2.24 5.33 36.99 63 Dublin : 77 41 61 0.03 1 3.11 4.07 34.57 63 Dunwoody : 74 37 57 0.25 1 1.54 3.48 36.85 58 Eatonton : 76 37 58 0.11 1 1.97 6.05 38.40 59 Elberton : 77 38 58 0.01 1 0.91 5.86 32.45 59 Ellijay : 73 28 54 0.03 1 2.18 2.30 39.52 56 Ft Valley : 77 72 60 0.09 1 3.18 6.13 37.26 61 Gainesville : 77 37 58 0.20 1 0.83 3.41 35.25 62 Georgetown : 78 35 60 0.16 1 3.92 8.67 46.41 60 Griffin : 73 36 58 0.18 1 2.48 6.44 32.84 60 Hatley : 76 41 61 0.00 0 2.53 5.46 32.18 63 Homerville : 72 29 48 0.00 0 2.76 5.00 45.96 64 Jeffersonville : 76 35 59 0.02 1 2.66 3.79 34.85 61 Johns Creek : 75 35 56 0.12 2 1.57 3.55 34.00 60 Jonesboro : 74 35 58 0.40 2 2.42 5.56 33.05 58 Lafayette : 76 32 56 0.11 2 1.16 3.46 36.43 56 Lake Seminole : 75 47 65 0.02 1 2.11 2.50 51.56 65 Mcrae : 77 37 60 0.04 2 4.78 6.30 41.04 63 Midville : 77 40 60 0.00 0 1.91 2.67 34.17 62 Moultrie : 76 43 62 0.02 2 3.97 5.59 41.77 63 Nahunta : 76 37 62 0.03 2 3.87 4.99 34.83 66 Newton : 78 38 62 0.02 2 4.01 4.46 43.26 64 Ossabaw : 77 46 64 0.03 2 7.20 12.02 42.50 62 Pine Mountain : 74 33 58 0.00 0 2.64 5.76 37.39 59 Plains : 75 38 59 0.04 1 3.61 3.99 40.96 60 Roopville : 75 32 57 0.02 2 3.97 4.42 36.39 58 Rome : 75 32 56 0.08 1 1.64 3.21 32.28 57 Savannah : 80 41 62 0.03 2 6.07 8.97 37.08 61 Shellman : 79 37 61 0.02 1 3.51 6.72 44.56 59 Skidaway : 77 44 62 0.03 1 10.86 14.37 45.03 56 Statesboro : 76 41 60 0.00 0 3.83 4.27 34.80 58 Tennille : 77 39 59 0.02 2 1.84 3.06 33.32 58 Tifton : 75 42 61 0.00 0 4.86 6.54 43.76 60 Tiger : 73 30 53 0.02 1 1.61 4.41 46.13 56 Ty Ty : 76 40 61 0.01 1 5.07 7.86 43.33 63 Unadilla : 76 39 60 0.00 0 2.45 3.39 27.96 61 Valdosta : 78 44 64 0.00 0 2.79 5.48 44.87 66 Vienna : 76 43 61 0.00 0 2.59 4.83 32.80 63 Vidalia : 75 44 61 0.01 1 5.71 7.29 41.56 53 Wat-UGA : 75 38 58 0.04 1 0.81 4.20 26.94 60 Williamson : 74 36 57 0.19 1 2.82 5.63 33.36 59 Woodbine : 78 42 64 0.01 1 3.62 8.22 51.54 67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 November 9, 2008 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL No comments available. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST We still desperately need rain in this area. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Just a touch of rain last week, not enough. Most beans are harvested, some winter wheat and other small grains planted. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Warmer than average temperatures. Small grain and winter grazing planting continues. Need rain! We need rainfall. We haven't had any significant rainfall in over a month. Winter grazing is up a growing in some fields. Dry land starting to dry out lately. Need more rain to continue to plant. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Nearly through digging peanuts, cotton is all defoliated with about 1/3 still to be picked. Soybeans coming in about 1/2 - 2/3 finished. Little interest or "rush" to plant wheat. Will see more peanut residue left on the ground for fertilizer value and several growers are planting clover ahead on next year's cotton and corn land. Winter pasture off to a pretty good start. Yields on everything looking pretty decent. Our only really big loss was all the dryland corn and dryland cotton was hurt in spots. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Hard freeze damaged late maturing bolls on late planted cotton. Remaining peanut dug immediately after hard frost. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Getting dry. Wrapping up cotton harvest. Mowing stalks. Planting small grains for grazing and irrigation and applying fertilizer. Harvesting soybeans. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available.