ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date November 16, 2008 Issue GA-CW4608 Agricultural Summary November 17, 2008 SCATTERED SHOWERS Scattered showers, Thursday through Saturday, were beneficial to the state, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the mid 60's most of the week. Average lows were in the 40's. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 7% very short, 33% short, 53% adequate, and 7% surplus. The rain provided moisture that assisted the continuation of small grain planting. Some harvests were delayed due to rain. Some growers were harvesting irrigated fields first and waiting to harvest low yielding cotton and soybean fields. Other activities included harvesting soybeans, planting small grain for grazing, irrigating crops as needed and applying fertilizer. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 11/16/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Soybeans Harvested : 62 44 58 58 Sorghum Harvested : 84 79 68 76 Cotton Harvested : 70 59 65 73 Winter Wheat Planted : 41 31 36 38 Winter Wheat Emerged : 25 19 19 23 Apples Harvested : 62 58 79 92 Onions Transplanted : 28 22 5 14 Peanuts Combined : 93 87 86 94 Pecans Harvested : 51 27 42 40 Rye Planted : 71 62 75 76 Other Small Grains Planted : 64 55 69 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 11/16/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Soybeans : 5 14 44 31 6 Winter Wheat : 0 2 43 49 6 Range and Pasture : 7 24 49 19 1 Hay : 8 28 45 18 1 Pecans : 7 13 40 35 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 11/16/08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 7 9 18 Short : 33 38 29 Adequate : 53 52 48 Surplus : 7 1 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 11/16/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Short : Short : Adequate : Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 12 36 45 7 District 2 (NC) : 8 51 37 4 District 3 (NE) : 7 61 32 0 District 4 (WC) : 1 25 62 12 District 5 (C) : 1 44 37 17 District 6 (EC) : 14 10 60 16 District 7 (SW) : 7 40 48 5 District 8 (SC) : 5 17 76 2 District 9 (SE) : 3 27 70 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 11/16/08, by District -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : District 1 (NW) : 4 23 51 22 0 District 2 (NC) : 6 10 62 20 2 District 3 (NE) : 10 30 49 11 0 District 4 (WC) : 3 32 51 14 0 District 5 (C) : 12 33 43 12 0 District 6 (EC) : 13 14 50 23 0 District 7 (SW) : 6 41 31 18 4 District 8 (SC) : 2 15 52 31 0 District 9 (SE) : 1 21 61 17 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 11/16/08, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:-------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day:Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alapaha : 75 35 61 1.00 3 5.00 7.22 40.90 65 Albany : 80 38 53 0.89 3 5.38 5.78 45.50 64 Alma : 81 41 62 1.19 3 5.51 9.43 43.06 63 Alpharetta : 64 31 57 0.81 3 2.18 4.54 32.71 52 Arabi : 75 31 60 1.26 3 3.57 5.17 36.80 62 Arlington : 79 36 61 0.44 3 4.66 5.28 39.28 62 Atlanta : 64 34 59 0.32 3 1.92 3.60 28.59 NA Attapulgus : 78 36 62 1.39 3 4.93 5.12 64.52 66 Baxley : 78 35 60 1.46 3 6.16 9.27 44.91 62 Blairsville : 67 24 53 1.51 3 2.33 3.64 35.56 55 Blue Ridge : 67 26 53 0.83 3 2.97 5.16 42.50 53 Brunswick : 83 41 63 0.23 2 3.83 6.56 38.73 67 Byromville : 77 34 60 0.61 3 4.24 4.69 43.58 61 Byron : 77 33 60 1.82 3 4.85 8.04 39.35 58 Cairo : 77 37 63 3.73 3 6.42 6.85 62.91 66 Calhoun : 69 27 55 0.63 2 2.51 4.16 34.32 55 Camilla : 78 34 62 0.54 3 3.64 4.84 52.66 64 Clarks Hill : 70 30 58 3.83 2 5.51 9.36 33.98 58 Cordele : 71 35 60 0.87 3 2.32 5.03 31.72 62 Covington : 59 31 58 0.05 1 1.39 4.40 27.86 55 Dahlonega : 62 26 55 1.54 3 2.24 4.77 48.02 53 Dallas : 65 30 57 0.53 3 1.96 3.16 33.53 55 Danielsville : 66 31 57 0.79 3 1.51 5.78 32.87 56 Dawson : 76 34 61 1.22 3 5.04 5.53 50.04 63 Dearing : 69 35 60 4.10 2 5.89 9.06 47.71 59 Dixie : 78 38 63 2.68 3 6.13 8.71 51.24 65 Douglas : 79 38 61 1.39 3 3.59 6.13 38.38 63 Dublin : 75 33 61 0.65 3 3.25 4.55 35.22 62 Dunwoody : 62 32 57 0.79 3 2.33 4.24 37.64 55 Eatonton : 70 28 58 2.18 3 4.12 7.18 40.58 56 Elberton : 70 34 58 1.64 3 2.56 6.61 34.11 53 Ellijay : 65 26 54 0.73 3 1.73 2.94 40.25 59 Ft Valley : 78 34 60 1.82 3 3.18 6.13 39.08 57 Gainesville : 63 31 58 0.82 3 1.68 3.58 36.08 59 Georgetown : 81 34 60 2.90 3 6.78 9.22 49.31 58 Griffin : 67 33 58 0.69 3 3.13 5.23 33.53 58 Hatley : 74 36 61 0.65 3 3.41 6.09 33.28 62 Homerville : 84 32 48 1.10 3 3.13 4.63 46.66 63 Jeffersonville : 76 35 59 1.36 3 3.20 3.89 35.68 64 Johns Creek : 60 32 56 0.70 3 2.06 4.04 34.48 58 Jonesboro : 66 34 58 5.00 3 2.72 5.69 33.36 58 Lafayette : 66 28 56 0.83 3 2.32 3.91 37.59 56 Lake Seminole : 81 41 65 1.53 3 3.64 3.82 53.09 65 Mcrae : 73 31 60 1.16 3 5.26 6.53 42.17 63 Midville : 74 33 60 0.63 3 2.44 2.80 34.84 62 Moultrie : 74 39 62 0.93 3 4.66 6.10 42.68 63 Nahunta : 83 35 62 0.40 3 3.48 5.36 35.23 66 Newton : 81 35 62 0.39 3 4.38 4.81 43.65 64 Odum : 80 33 61 2.05 3 5.62 7.08 NA 65 Ossabaw : 81 42 64 0.88 3 3.96 12.86 43.39 62 Pine Mountain : 71 31 58 2.05 3 2.74 5.53 37.90 59 Plains : 74 34 59 0.47 4 3.95 4.39 41.43 60 Roopville : 66 30 57 0.45 3 2.24 4.44 36.84 58 Rome : 67 28 56 0.43 3 2.07 3.56 32.72 57 Sasser : 78 33 60 1.45 2 5.00 5.76 NA 59 Savannah : 82 37 62 1.66 3 4.83 10.25 38.74 61 Shellman : 79 36 61 0.37 4 3.51 6.72 44.93 59 Skidaway : 78 41 62 1.10 3 4.13 15.13 46.13 56 Sparta : 70 30 58 4.03 3 5.93 7.77 NA 56 Statesboro : 73 36 60 0.63 3 3.69 4.81 35.43 58 Tennille : 74 36 59 2.14 3 3.88 4.80 35.46 58 Tifton : 73 38 61 1.13 3 5.88 7.55 44.89 60 Tiger : 61 26 53 2.13 3 3.74 6.05 48.26 56 Ty Ty : 73 39 61 1.10 3 6.07 7.06 43.43 63 Unadilla : 75 34 60 0.90 3 3.19 4.04 28.86 60 Valdosta : 81 40 64 2.65 4 5.38 6.15 47.52 66 Vienna : 75 38 61 1.41 3 3.78 6.15 34.20 65 Vidalia : 76 39 61 1.15 3 5.16 8.37 42.71 62 Wat-UGA : 66 32 58 0.84 3 1.65 4.90 27.89 63 Williamson : 67 32 57 0.64 3 3.39 5.67 34.00 56 Woodbine : 83 38 64 0.19 3 2.52 8.17 51.73 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 16, 2008 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST We received some heavy rains early Thursday morning before daylight and light rain Thursday afternoon. These were very much needed. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL No comments available. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Not a lot of rain out of last system. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Welcome rain! Small grain planting nearing completion. Some hay producers still cutting last cutting of hay for the year. We are currently getting much needed rainfall. We have gotten 0.06 of rainfall this month. Rains finally came on Thursday and Friday, lots of it. Dry conditions early in the week. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL More rain that slowed harvest operations. Peanuts yielding well, cotton pretty good also. Growers waiting till last to get low yielding cotton and soybean fields. Decrease in wheat planting. Lots of rain in this area in the last two days. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST No comments available. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL This past week has been good for harvesting! We need some rain to continue the small grains. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available.