ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date July 5, 2009 Issue GA-CW2709 Agricultural Summary July 6, 2009 LIGHT SHOWERS Light rains, throughout the week, brought little relief to crops conditions, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the low 90's. Average lows were in the upper 60's most of week. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 24% very short, 47% short, 28% adequate, and 1% surplus. Hot and dry weather helped hay harvesting, but stopped forage production. Some soybean fields were stressed from the dry weather and some planting has been delayed. Tobacco fields were sprayed for worms and leaf diseases. Tobacco growers began topping tobacco. Some corn fields experienced high population of army worms. Weeds have become a problem in cotton and peanut crops. Other activities included applying fertilizer to cotton, irrigating as needed and applying weed control to crops. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 07/05/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn Silked : 92 84 93 91 Corn Dough : 54 38 54 56 Corn Dent : 18 8 17 18 Soybeans Planted : 97 93 97 96 Soybeans Emerged : 90 83 88 91 Soybeans Blooming : 8 3 9 15 Sorghum Planted : 78 72 82 88 Cotton Squaring : 56 41 65 69 Cotton Setting Bolls : 10 4 14 21 Peaches Harvested : 51 37 57 55 Peanuts Blooming : 62 46 74 73 Peanuts Pegging : 24 14 38 40 Watermelons Harvested : 54 28 61 61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Condition for Week Ending 07/05/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 1 10 36 42 11 Soybeans : 1 12 46 37 4 Sorghum : 1 6 57 35 1 Cotton : 2 11 37 44 6 Range and Pasture* : 4 21 42 31 2 Apples : 0 4 14 31 51 Hay : 3 17 42 34 4 Peaches : 0 8 11 81 0 Peanuts : 1 7 37 48 7 Pecans : 0 1 39 44 16 Tobacco : 11 25 32 27 5 Watermelons : 3 20 46 28 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 07/05/09* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 24 14 14 Short : 47 51 28 Adequate : 28 34 47 Surplus : 1 1 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Weather Summary for Week Ending 07/05/09, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:-------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day:Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alapaha : 93 68 80 0.47 3 2.47 9.69 31.29 83 Albany : 97 72 85 0.16 1 1.09 7.92 28.75 93 Alma : 94 71 82 0.90 2 1.87 10.51 30.28 83 Alpharetta : 89 63 76 0.06 1 0.84 3.12 24.12 82 Arabi : 93 69 81 0.36 1 1.21 11.63 29.01 87 Arlington : 94 70 82 0.83 1 1.84 7.22 29.98 87 Atlanta : 89 69 79 0.07 1 0.07 3.74 19.19 NA Attapulgus : 93 70 82 1.13 4 1.83 7.28 28.59 89 Baxley : 94 68 81 0.25 1 1.46 10.35 29.08 91 Blairsville : 81 56 68 0.62 2 2.85 6.68 24.14 77 Brunswick : 93 73 83 1.02 2 3.04 11.13 24.22 83 Byromville : 96 69 82 1.49 1 1.59 7.76 25.96 85 Byron : 94 68 81 0.02 1 1.15 8.02 26.28 84 Cairo : 94 71 82 1.32 3 2.13 6.30 27.06 81 Calhoun : 89 60 74 0.91 2 1.63 4.00 26.79 83 Camilla : 95 71 83 0.85 4 1.06 4.69 30.04 89 Cordele : 95 70 83 0.54 1 0.55 5.72 20.91 88 Covington : 92 65 78 0.61 2 1.14 4.51 31.48 86 Dahlonega : 85 60 72 0.61 1 1.16 7.86 31.81 77 Dallas : 88 64 76 0.24 1 1.03 3.83 23.17 83 Danielsville : 90 64 77 0.03 1 0.48 4.58 24.06 91 Dawson : 96 67 81 1.02 2 1.44 9.23 26.48 87 Dearing : 94 68 81 0.41 1 1.75 6.70 24.95 85 Dixie : 93 70 82 0.89 4 2.71 7.32 24.48 85 Douglas : 93 70 82 1.28 2 2.52 9.49 30.34 83 Dublin : 95 69 82 0.11 1 1.58 8.28 22.65 86 Dunwoody : 87 64 75 0.16 1 1.51 5.57 27.36 79 Eatonton : 92 62 77 0.64 1 0.96 5.91 29.84 88 Elberton : 92 64 78 0.26 1 3.00 8.60 28.81 84 Ellijay : 86 57 71 0.52 2 1.20 3.68 23.76 84 Gainesville : 88 66 77 0.09 2 1.66 5.89 28.66 87 Georgetown : 95 67 81 1.32 1 1.72 14.74 37.89 91 Griffin : 90 66 78 2.31 1 2.87 6.76 28.83 82 Hatley : 95 71 83 0.36 2 0.58 9.11 24.44 83 Homerville : 94 68 81 1.72 3 3.78 14.77 34.00 84 Jeffersonville : 93 67 80 0.00 0 0.75 7.12 20.72 88 Johns Creek : 89 61 75 0.03 1 0.80 3.16 22.98 82 Jonesboro : 90 65 77 0.03 1 1.03 3.89 26.95 84 Lake Seminole : 92 75 83 0.81 4 1.10 5.72 24.11 87 Midville : 95 70 83 0.00 0 1.02 7.05 22.89 88 Moultrie : 93 72 82 0.30 2 0.70 6.37 29.45 89 Nahunta : 95 70 82 1.12 3 2.07 13.52 31.74 86 Newton : 94 71 82 0.98 2 2.36 7.83 32.79 86 Odum : 94 69 82 0.39 3 2.76 9.43 28.56 86 Ossabaw : 94 74 84 0.06 1 2.13 11.37 25.74 86 Pine Mountain : 91 63 77 0.48 2 0.62 5.26 29.22 82 Plains : 93 69 81 0.58 1 1.20 9.11 28.27 87 Roopville : 91 64 78 0.07 2 0.61 4.18 25.10 85 Rome : 90 62 76 0.41 2 1.39 7.14 34.33 82 Sasser : 95 69 82 0.47 1 0.83 9.72 26.21 83 Savannah : 95 72 83 0.44 4 5.21 12.90 27.28 86 Shellman : 96 70 83 0.85 1 0.98 7.91 21.88 96 Skidaway : 94 74 84 0.07 1 2.47 11.77 25.42 84 Sparta : 93 64 79 0.47 1 3.02 7.77 28.24 86 Statesboro : 95 71 83 0.00 0 1.97 7.57 19.67 93 Tennille : 93 67 80 0.03 1 2.13 7.45 29.31 86 Tifton : 93 72 82 0.42 2 0.85 7.26 29.24 82 Tiger : 83 56 70 0.24 2 1.53 11.21 33.60 83 Unadilla : 96 69 82 0.67 1 1.24 7.87 23.29 87 Valdosta : 93 72 83 0.92 3 1.98 9.86 26.87 89 Vienna : 95 71 83 1.34 1 1.46 7.05 28.53 84 Vidalia : 96 71 84 0.09 1 2.24 10.82 26.76 87 Wat-UGA : 90 67 78 0.19 1 0.51 3.54 24.57 87 Williamson : 91 64 78 0.83 1 1.74 5.03 26.13 86 Woodbine : 93 69 81 0.72 3 4.43 10.84 26.17 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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.