LA-WEATHER United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Louisiana Field Office Crop Weather Cooperating with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture Louisiana Field Office · 5825 Florida Blvd · Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 922-1362 · (225) 922-0744 FAX www.nass.usda.gov/la Released: April 13, 2009 Volume 09 No. 06 Days suitable for fieldwork: 5.4 Soil moisture supplies: 5 % very short, 4 % short, 70 % adequate and 21% surplus Field Crops Report Most of the state continued to benefit from week before last's rain. Corn planted and emerged continued to make good progress. Rice producers continued planting. Sorghum planting made good progress. Cotton and soybean producers continued to prepare their fields for planting. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Citrus producers continued with fertilizer applications. Vegetable producers planted and irrigated field crops. Crawfish catches continued to increase. Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Calving season continued. Cattlemen cut hay and fertilized pastures. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2009 Week 2008 5 YR AVG Corn Planted 96 82 97 96 Emerged 75 52 80 74 Cotton Planted 5 0 1 3 Hay First Cutting 4 0 4 3 Rice Planted 58 41 61 61 Emerged 25 0 33 38 Sorghum Planted 14 3 38 34 Soybeans Planted 7 0 5 2 Winter Wheat Headed 90 67 85 76 Land Preparation Spring plowing 88 73 75 74 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Corn 0 4 62 34 0 Sugarcane 3 18 42 31 6 Wheat 0 2 23 68 7 Livestock 1 4 37 56 2 Vegetables 2 11 33 53 1 Pasture 2 7 37 50 4 Weather Information Table LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 04/06/09 TO 04/12/09 AIR PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR.TO MAX MIN AVE NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 79 37 58 62 0.01 3.83 10.94 15.50 Minden 78 33 55 62 0.55 4.92 13.79 16.97 Mooringsport 79 38 57 MM 0.15 3.52 10.65 14.27 Extreme/Average 79 33 57 63 0.24 4.09 11.79 15.82 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 81 32 58 62 0.62 4.28 12.67 18.24 Homer/Hill Farm 78 32 56 61 0.11 4.05 12.20 17.25 ULM-Monroe 81 37 59 63 0.31 3.37 11.38 19.17 Colmubia Lock 80 35 58 MM 0.00 4.75 12.09 19.63 Extreme/Average 81 32 57 63 0.26 4.11 12.09 18.20 3. Northeast Lake Providence 81 37 59 62 0.00 3.37 11.69 19.83 LSU-St Joseph 85 36 60 64 0.03 4.07 14.29 19.77 LSU-Winnsboro 80 33 58 63 0.01 4.00 11.92 19.03 Tallulah 83 37 60 63 0.02 5.97 16.20 19.64 Extreme/Average 85 33 59 63 0.02 4.35 13.53 19.49 4. West-Central Leesville 83 (30) 60 64 0.00 4.60 11.76 17.39 LSU-Rosepine 85 33 61 63 0.00 4.10 12.39 17.25 Natchitoches 82 34 58 63 0.00 5.15 14.18 17.22 Extreme/Average 85 30 60 64 0.00 4.62 12.78 17.18 5. Central Alexandria 84 36 59 65 0.00 5.26 12.21 18.77 Brusly 85 37 61 64 0.00 6.79 13.95 19.21 Bunkie 84 36 61 65 0.00 6.28 14.94 19.31 LSU-Alexandria 85 36 61 64 0.00 4.47 12.56 17.96 Extreme/Average 85 36 61 65 0.00 5.70 13.42 18.71 6. East-Central Franklinton 5SW 83 35 60 MM 0.00 7.08 16.59 MM.MM LSU-Baton Rouge 83 37 62 65 0.00 6.06 14.10 17.99 LSU-Clinton MM MM MM 64 M.MM 6.70 12.71 19.80 LSU-Hammond 84 34 60 64 0.00 4.21 9.95 20.17 Slidell MM MM MM 65 0.00 6.72 12.84 19.31 Extreme/Average 84 34 61 65 0.00 5.78 13.55 19.90 7. Southwest De Ridder 86 35 61 65 0.01 4.16 12.84 17.89 Jennings 85 37 62 65 0.03 5.79 12.57 15.97 LSU-Crowley 84 39 62 66 0.00 6.26 13.04 16.47 Extreme/Average 86 35 62 66 0.01 5.40 12.82 16.04 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 84 40 62 66 0.00 4.85 12.25 17.80 LSU-Jeanerette 83 40 63 66 0.00 7.77 13.54 15.74 Morgan City 79 39 61 66 0.00 5.13 9.97 16.56 Extreme/Average 84 39 62 67 0.00 5.92 11.92 16.63 9. Southeast Galliano 83 39 62 66 0.00 1.84 6.56 17.76 Houma 84 41 64 67 0.00 5.21 8.56 16.76 Terrytown 3S (87) 44 64 MM 0.00 7.99 15.89 MM.MM Reserve MM MM MM 66 M.MM 4.86 10.39 19.60 Extreme/Average 87 39 64 67 0.00 6.60 12.23 18.16 State State Averages 87 30 60 65 0.06 5.25 12.74 17.84 M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through April 12, 2009