ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date June 28, 2009 Issue GA-CW2609 Agricultural Summary June 29, 2009 LACK OF MOISTURE Hot temperatures caused soil moisture to quickly evaporate, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the 90's. Average lows fluctuated between the upper 60's and lower 70's. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 14% very short, 51% short, 34% adequate, and 1% surplus. Dryland crops suffered from lack of rain. Early planted corn reached the dent stage. Early planted cotton was side-dressed, and square retention looked good with light insect pressure. Peanuts were blooming, but heat and dry soil conditions may hurt pollination. Peanuts received fungicide and weed control applications. There were reports of Black Shank in tobacco. Farmers sprayed insecticide to control budworms and hornworms. Fescue was dormant due to heat and drought conditions. Other activities included controlling weeds in cotton, applying land plaster (calcium sulfate) to peanuts and fertilizer to tobacco. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 06/28/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Corn Silked : 84 72 88 84 Corn Dough : 38 19 42 40 Corn Dent : 8 0 9 8 Soybeans Planted : 93 87 93 93 Soybeans Emerged : 83 72 85 85 Soybeans Blooming : 3 0 5 8 Sorghum Planted : 72 62 79 84 Cotton Squaring : 41 25 53 55 Cotton Setting Bolls : 4 1 6 10 Winter Wheat Harvested : 96 89 97 96 Peaches Harvested : 37 29 53 46 Peanuts Blooming : 46 26 64 59 Peanuts Pegging : 14 5 25 25 Watermelons Harvested : 28 12 48 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 06/28/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Corn : 1 8 31 48 12 Soybeans : 0 5 43 48 4 Sorghum : 0 2 54 40 4 Cotton : 2 10 41 41 6 Range and Pasture* : 1 8 41 47 3 Apples : 0 0 20 41 39 Hay : 1 7 43 45 4 Peaches : 0 13 19 68 0 Peanuts : 1 5 37 51 6 Pecans : 0 1 34 47 18 Tobacco : 9 25 33 28 5 Watermelons : 1 17 44 35 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 06/28/09* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Very Short : 14 3 18 Short : 51 37 30 Adequate : 34 56 43 Surplus : 1 4 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Weather Summary for Week Ending 06/28/09, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:-------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day:Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alapaha : 95 72 83 0.00 0 2.73 10.38 30.29 85 Albany : 99 76 87 0.77 2 3.38 8.46 28.59 96 Alma : 95 73 84 0.16 1 1.73 9.90 29.38 85 Alpharetta : 93 69 81 0.00 0 1.48 5.30 24.06 83 Arabi : 94 73 84 0.00 0 2.82 11.70 28.65 85 Arlington : 97 73 85 0.58 1 1.92 6.67 29.15 88 Atlanta : 94 74 84 0.03 2 2.09 5.73 19.12 NA Attapulgus : 96 72 84 0.17 2 1.86 5.94 27.46 94 Baxley : 95 71 83 0.42 2 2.30 11.25 28.83 90 Blairsville : 82 63 72 0.09 3 3.30 10.25 23.52 78 Blue Ridge : 86 64 75 0.24 4 5.54 11.14 29.33 83 Brunswick : 92 75 84 0.09 2 2.69 9.50 23.20 84 Byromville : 96 72 84 0.00 0 1.68 9.76 24.47 85 Byron : 95 71 83 0.34 2 2.17 8.79 26.26 85 Cairo : 97 74 85 0.57 1 1.92 5.09 25.74 82 Calhoun : 94 65 79 0.32 4 0.90 6.99 25.88 82 Cordele : 96 75 85 0.01 1 1.23 5.50 20.37 87 Covington : 95 69 82 0.05 1 1.48 5.00 30.87 84 Dahlonega : 90 66 78 0.02 1 1.82 10.76 31.20 77 Dallas : 93 69 81 0.05 1 1.29 5.99 22.93 84 Danielsville : 94 69 82 0.01 1 1.31 5.53 24.03 91 Dawson : 97 73 85 0.37 2 1.94 8.78 25.46 89 Dearing : 96 73 84 0.00 0 1.84 8.76 24.54 85 Dixie : 96 73 84 0.08 1 2.76 6.43 23.59 89 Douglas : 94 73 84 0.01 1 1.67 9.15 29.06 85 Dublin : 94 72 83 0.47 2 3.87 8.48 22.54 86 Dunwoody : 92 67 79 0.16 1 2.05 8.68 27.20 82 Eatonton : 95 70 82 0.15 3 1.94 6.22 29.20 86 Elberton : 94 69 81 0.02 1 5.94 11.65 28.55 84 Ellijay : 90 64 77 0.15 1 1.02 7.46 23.24 85 Gainesville : 92 72 82 0.03 1 3.33 7.63 28.57 87 Georgetown : 95 72 84 0.08 1 1.53 14.23 36.57 91 Griffin : 94 72 83 0.00 0 1.73 5.44 26.52 83 Hatley : 95 74 85 0.00 0 3.46 8.96 24.08 83 Homerville : 95 71 83 0.24 1 4.10 13.05 32.28 86 Jeffersonville : 94 72 83 0.00 0 2.18 7.74 20.72 87 Johns Creek : 94 67 81 0.00 0 1.38 4.79 22.95 82 Jonesboro : 95 72 83 0.40 2 1.38 6.89 26.92 84 Lake Seminole : 93 76 84 0.26 1 2.16 4.92 23.30 88 Midville : 95 75 85 0.20 2 1.99 11.34 22.89 87 Moultrie : 96 74 85 0.00 0 1.49 6.30 29.15 95 Nahunta : 95 72 83 0.01 1 1.88 12.60 30.62 89 Newton : 98 73 86 1.38 2 3.73 7.13 31.81 93 Odum : 94 72 83 0.03 2 4.18 10.34 28.17 86 Ossabaw : 92 74 83 0.23 2 3.08 11.77 25.68 86 Pine Mountain : 94 69 82 0.00 0 1.52 5.45 28.74 82 Plains : 95 73 84 0.00 0 2.19 9.28 27.69 90 Roopville : 95 70 83 0.06 2 0.79 6.36 25.03 85 Rome : 94 68 81 0.04 2 2.43 11.21 33.92 82 Sasser : 96 73 85 0.25 1 2.38 10.25 25.74 84 Savannah : 94 74 84 0.46 3 5.42 13.26 26.84 87 Shellman : 99 75 87 0.13 1 3.00 7.87 21.03 98 Skidaway : 92 75 83 1.26 2 3.30 12.12 25.35 84 Sparta : 94 70 82 0.24 2 3.18 7.78 27.77 85 Statesboro : 94 73 83 0.07 1 3.06 8.96 19.67 91 Tennille : 94 72 83 0.67 1 2.82 13.09 29.28 86 Tifton : 94 75 84 0.04 2 1.97 8.51 28.82 82 Tiger : 88 62 75 0.00 0 3.10 14.57 33.36 83 Unadilla : 95 73 84 0.54 2 1.86 8.28 22.62 84 Valdosta : 96 75 86 0.60 2 3.22 8.99 25.95 91 Vienna : 95 75 85 0.07 1 2.09 6.75 27.19 84 Vidalia : 95 74 85 0.38 2 2.76 11.11 26.67 86 Wat-UGA : 94 71 83 0.02 1 0.86 4.90 24.38 86 Williamson : 94 70 82 0.16 1 1.68 5.44 25.30 87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Weather data are supplied by the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of Georgia. 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