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
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Released: August 5, 2007				 Volume 07 No. 23



Days suitable for fieldwork: 4.3
Soil moisture supplies: 8% short, 60% adequate 
and 32% surplus

Field Crops Report
Ideal weather conditions throughout the week allowed producers to progress
with field activities.  Rice producers began harvesting rice.  As pest
populations decreased, cotton conditions improved.  Sorghum producers began   
preparation for harvest.  Soybean producers sprayed fungicides for 
prevention of Asian Soybean Rust.Sugarcane producers completed fallow land preparation. 

Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops
Harvesting of peaches edged closer to completion.  Vegetable producers were 
preparing for fall crops. Crawfish producers were planting rice for food
in ponds.  Citrus producers sprayed for insects.  
 
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report
The second cutting of hay was in full swing thanks to the break in 
daily showers.  Cattlemen were marketing spring born calves.  
 
  
              
		PERCENT OF PROGRESS
CROP	   STAGE   Current Week   Last Week    2006    5 YR AVG
Corn	Dough		100	     99		100	99
	Mature		 85	     62		 94	83
Cotton	Setting Bolls	 99	     94		100	99
Hay	Second Cutting	 68	     66		 72	65
Peaches	Harvested	 93	     91		 98	95
Rice	Headed	         90	     83		 92	90
	Ripe		 50	     18		 50	50
	Harvested	 20	      5		 20	26
Sorghum	Headed		100	     98		 98	98
	Turning Color	 75	     66		 86	77
	Mature		 24	      0		 39	35
	Harvested	  4	      0		  9	 5
Soybeans
	Blooming	100	     99		 97	94
	Setting Pods	96	     90		 90	81
	Turning Color	14	      5		 41	18








                  CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES
ITEM	VERY POOR	POOR	FAIR	GOOD	EXCELLENT
Corn	   0		 3	 19	 51	   27
Cotton	   0		 9	 25	 63	    3
Rice	   0		 3	 36	 54	    7
Sorghum	   0		 6	 23	 40	   31
Soybeans   0		 5	 26	 59	   10
Sugarcane  0		 0	 29	 43	   28
Livestock  0		 3	 24	 62	   11
Vegetables 4		15	 25	 50	    6
Pasture	   0		 3	 20	 64	   13


 




      LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
            LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 07/29/07 TO 08/05/07

			 AIR	       PRECIPITATION	
		      TEMPERATURE    WEEKLY FOUR  YR.TO	
		   MAX	MIN AVG	NRM  TOTAL  WEEKS DATE	NORM

The Louisiana Weather Summary is not available this week.


M = Missing	( ) = Extremes	   Yr. To Date = Through August 5, 2007