ga-crop-weather State Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date September 13, 2009 Issue GA-CW3709 Agricultural Summary September 14, 2009 ISOLATED SHOWERS Isolated showers slowed harvest in some areas of the State, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. Daily average high temperatures were in the 80's. Average lows were in the 60's most of week. Soil moisture conditions were rated at 2% very short, 30% short, 63% adequate, and 5% surplus. Rust has appeared in some soybeans fields. There have been reports of northern leaf blight damage to some corn fields. A light amount of white mold was reported on some peanuts. Peanut digging is underway. Lack of rain was reported in some areas of the state. Other activities included fungicide spraying and finishing up tobacco. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Crop Progress for Week Ending 09/13/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Stage : This Week : Prev Week : Prev Year : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn Harvested for Grain : 76 60 74 74 Soybeans Setting Pods : 97 93 93 96 Soybeans Dropping Leaves : 9 3 9 17 Sorghum Harvested : 10 7 36 30 Cotton Bolls Opening : 32 19 51 53 Apples Harvested : 21 18 17 24 Peanuts Dug : 1 0 4 5 Rye Planted : 1 0 1 2 Other Small Grains Planted : 1 0 1 1 Tobacco Harvested : 91 85 88 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Condition for Week Ending 09/13/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Soybeans : 1 7 33 53 6 Sorghum : 0 6 44 47 3 Cotton : 3 7 35 43 12 Range and Pasture* : 2 10 35 47 6 Apples : 0 0 6 40 54 Hay : 2 9 36 46 7 Peanuts : 0 3 33 50 14 Pecans : 1 2 39 42 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 09/13/09* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : This Week :Previous Week : 5 Year Avg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Very Short : 2 2 10 Short : 30 19 28 Adequate : 63 73 46 Surplus : 5 6 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * District level data are available in the web release at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Weather Summary for Week Ending 09/13/09, by Station Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Temperature : Precipitation : Location :-----------------:-------------------------------------:Soil : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day:Season :Temp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alapaha : 88 66 77 0.14 2 3.18 6.06 38.26 79 Albany : 89 69 79 0.00 0 4.53 8.98 41.24 86 Alma : 88 68 78 0.17 1 3.44 7.87 39.77 79 Alpharetta : 83 63 73 0.08 1 4.91 6.70 35.64 75 Arabi : 87 66 76 1.46 1 5.32 11.24 42.14 80 Arlington : 90 66 78 0.09 2 5.77 12.06 44.03 81 Atlanta : 81 67 74 0.00 0 4.83 6.32 26.78 NA Attapulgus : 86 67 77 0.45 2 3.84 8.25 38.54 84 Baxley : 87 65 76 0.02 1 3.28 6.76 37.04 82 Blairsville : 78 59 69 0.90 3 3.78 7.25 34.48 74 Blue Ridge : 79 61 70 2.97 6 8.17 11.80 42.61 71 Byromville : 86 65 76 3.24 1 5.93 9.71 36.22 78 Byron : 86 66 76 0.41 2 3.79 5.75 33.31 79 Cairo : 87 69 78 0.59 1 4.22 8.64 37.21 80 Calhoun : 82 60 71 0.00 0 4.20 7.76 35.31 76 Camilla : 89 68 78 0.04 2 5.82 11.49 44.66 85 Cordele : 87 66 76 2.71 2 8.55 14.57 36.54 76 Covington : 82 61 72 0.04 1 4.27 5.60 34.88 77 Dahlonega : 78 60 69 1.44 1 5.72 7.57 41.46 74 Dallas : 80 63 72 0.27 3 5.63 7.97 33.07 76 Danielsville : 82 63 72 0.18 2 2.03 3.31 27.81 80 Dawson : 88 67 77 0.02 2 9.13 14.10 41.62 81 Dearing : 85 65 75 1.69 2 3.00 5.62 34.19 78 Dixie : 87 68 77 1.21 2 5.63 9.71 35.53 82 Douglas : 86 66 76 0.00 0 4.40 8.67 39.59 80 Dublin : 87 66 76 3.77 2 6.95 8.96 31.94 79 Dunwoody : 82 64 73 0.03 1 4.40 5.84 35.47 76 Eatonton : 84 63 74 1.11 2 4.03 6.93 37.44 76 Elberton : 83 64 74 0.21 1 1.64 4.66 34.30 78 Ellijay : 81 59 70 1.01 2 5.61 7.32 32.15 75 Gainesville : 81 65 73 0.67 1 4.45 6.58 35.91 78 Georgetown : 87 67 77 0.52 1 7.07 12.77 48.98 80 Griffin : 82 65 74 0.06 1 2.74 4.71 34.32 77 Hatley : 86 66 76 1.80 1 4.21 8.65 34.76 78 Homerville : 88 66 77 1.22 2 2.87 7.02 44.22 80 Jeffersonville : 85 65 75 1.30 2 6.20 9.60 31.18 79 Jonesboro : 82 64 73 0.39 2 5.42 7.17 36.89 77 Lake Seminole : 85 73 79 0.32 4 1.91 4.73 33.89 83 Midville : 86 65 76 0.56 2 5.50 10.22 34.77 80 Moultrie : 87 68 78 0.11 2 4.77 9.64 40.44 84 Nahunta : 87 66 76 0.43 2 5.58 9.74 45.39 80 Newton : 89 68 79 0.04 1 4.28 8.74 44.24 82 Odum : 87 65 76 0.00 0 5.85 10.34 40.78 82 Ossabaw : 86 71 78 0.00 0 8.73 14.79 49.46 79 Pine Mountain : 84 65 74 0.01 1 5.82 7.92 39.04 77 Plains : 86 66 76 0.00 0 5.49 8.64 37.76 80 Roopville : 82 64 73 0.30 2 3.71 5.87 32.17 76 Rome : 83 65 74 1.54 2 4.27 8.78 44.83 75 Sasser : 87 67 77 0.02 1 6.56 10.94 38.33 79 Savannah : 87 67 77 0.01 1 5.73 14.96 44.07 82 Shellman : 88 68 78 0.00 0 8.41 15.79 39.69 85 Skidaway : 83 69 76 0.00 0 5.75 14.02 43.91 79 Sparta : 84 63 73 0.33 1 2.76 5.15 33.53 78 Statesboro : 87 65 76 0.55 2 2.25 5.59 28.26 83 Tennille : 85 63 74 1.39 3 7.31 10.93 42.06 79 Tifton : 87 68 77 0.06 2 6.10 10.42 44.30 79 Tiger : 78 57 68 0.64 3 5.35 7.98 43.01 74 Unadilla : 85 65 75 1.18 1 5.80 9.40 32.92 79 Valdosta : 88 70 79 0.32 2 3.77 9.43 38.21 81 Vienna : 87 66 76 0.52 1 5.06 7.88 36.54 79 Vidalia : 88 67 77 0.19 1 8.68 12.13 42.00 82 Wat-UGA : 81 65 73 0.20 1 2.63 5.40 30.62 78 Williamson : 83 64 73 0.06 1 3.98 7.15 33.83 77 Woodbine : 87 69 78 1.48 2 7.61 15.42 45.29 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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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