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: August 31, 2009 Volume 09 No. 26 Days suitable for fieldwork: 6.2 Soil moisture supplies: 6% very short, 23% short, 65% adequate and 6% surplus Field Crops Report Scattered showers fell across the state. Rice producers continued to harvest across the state. Soybean producers remained busy with application of fungicides and continued to harvest early maturing varieties. Sugarcane producers remained busy with planting and spraying for borers. Sorghum producers continued to harvest. Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Report Vegetable producers planted cabbage, bell peppers, and squash. Citrus producers scouted for insects Livestock, Pasture, and Range Report Cattlemen continued to spray for armyworms and harvest hay. Crop Progress Table PERCENT OF PROGRESS Last CROP STAGE 2009 Week 2008 5 YR AVG Corn Harvested 74 49 67 78 Cotton Bolls Opening 58 47 55 54 Hay Second Cutting 82 78 88 91 Rice Headed 100 99 100 100 Ripe 94 81 83 91 Harvested 67 44 45 68 Sorghum Turning Color 100 99 100 99 Harvested 69 48 66 72 Soybeans Setting Pods 100 97 99 99 Turning Color 60 47 52 61 Dropping Leaves 40 24 38 46 Sugarcane Planted 47 30 33 45 Crop Condition Table CONDITIONS IN PERCENTAGES CROP VERY POOR POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT Corn 1 26 32 38 3 Cotton 1 13 37 41 8 Rice 2 4 21 49 24 Sorghum 3 19 47 28 3 Soybeans 4 17 37 36 6 Sugarcane 3 9 29 46 13 Livestock 1 4 40 51 4 Vegetables 3 20 43 33 1 Pasture 2 12 36 43 7 Weather Information Table LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY, LSU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOUISIANA WEATHER SUMMARY FROM 08/24/09 TO 08/30/09 AIR PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE WEEKLY FOUR YR. TO MAX MIN AVG NRM TOTAL WEEKS DATE NORM 1. Northwest LSU-Bossier City 91 65 79 81 0.23 1.09 36.33 34.58 Minden 91 61 77 80 1.07 1.58 36.54 37.00 Mooringsport 91 66 79 MM 1.48 2.12 38.49 30.68 Extreme/Average 91 61 78 81 0.93 1.60 37.12 35.26 2. North-Central LSU-Calhoun 92 58 77 81 0.75 0.93 29.08 37.74 Homer/Hill Farm 89 (57) 74 80 0.56 1.69 32.30 37.12 ULM-Monroe 92 60 77 81 0.52 1.81 28.57 39.21 Columbia Lock 90 60 76 MM 0.00 2.61 32.30 41.00 Extreme/Average 92 57 76 80 0.46 1.76 30.56 38.36 3. Northeast Lake Providence 94 61 77 80 0.06 2.64 35.12 40.43 LSU-St Joseph 92 60 77 81 0.11 4.87 32.33 39.16 LSU-Winnsboro MM MM MM 80 M.MM 4.19 33.81 38.66 Tallulah 90 62 76 80 0.10 3.11 38.77 40.34 Extreme/Average 94 60 77 81 0.09 3.54 35.41 39.55 4. West-Central Leesville 91 64 76 80 1.11 3.73 29.83 38.29 LSU-Rosepine (95) 65 79 80 0.24 1.44 29.10 39.19 Natchitoches 91 65 80 82 0.65 1.61 31.97 37.05 Extreme/Average 95 64 78 81 0.67 2.26 30.30 37.64 5. Central Alexandria 93 65 79 82 0.37 0.85 32.13 40.33 Brusly 90 60 76 80 0.13 1.85 28.65 44.24 Bunkie 92 61 78 81 0.23 1.50 33.57 41.43 LSU-Alexandria 94 62 78 81 0.26 0.76 33.31 38.69 Extreme/Average 94 60 78 81 0.25 1.24 31.84 40.69 6. East-Central Franklinton 5SW 91 61 76 MM 0.00 6.90 34.47 MM.MM LSU-Baton Rouge 92 61 78 81 0.14 2.30 28.47 43.16 LSU-Clinton MM MM MM 80 M.MM M.MM 24.96 43.89 LSU-Hammond 91 60 76 81 0.09 2.88 24.07 45.52 Slidell 90 64 77 81 0.00 5.52 29.39 44.39 Extreme/Average 92 60 77 81 0.06 4.40 29.10 45.30 7. Southwest De Ridder 91 68 80 81 1.76 2.33 33.84 40.51 Jennings 92 68 79 81 1.80 6.42 33.73 39.86 LSU-Crowley 92 66 79 81 0.21 4.19 36.38 40.88 Extreme/Average 92 66 79 82 1.26 4.31 34.65 41.00 8. South-Central Donaldsonville 88 64 77 81 0.03 4.04 34.67 42.77 LSU-Jeanerette 91 64 79 80 0.02 4.28 38.99 43.19 Morgan City 89 64 79 81 0.64 6.45 30.52 45.07 Extreme/Average 91 64 78 82 0.23 4.92 34.73 43.69 9. Southeast Galliano 90 65 78 81 0.11 2.95 32.12 46.56 Houma MM MM MM 82 M.MM 3.79 25.53 45.11 Terrytown 3S 95 69 81 MM 0.17 9.62 38.70 MM.MM Reserve MM MM MM 81 M.MM M.MM 10.08 46.04 Extreme/Average 95 65 79 82 0.14 6.29 35.41 44.99 State State Averages 95 57 78 81 0.47 3.34 33.11 40.89 M = Missing ( ) = Extremes Yr. To Date = Through August 30, 2009 The Louisiana Crop-Weather Summary is published weekly beginning the second week of March and ending the first week of December by USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service's Louisiana Field Office. Subscription is free to respondents and cooperators, $12.00 annually to all others. For free automatic e-mail subscription to this publication, go to our homepage at http://www.nass.usda.gov/la and click on "Subscribe to LA reports" on the right hand side of the page. Choose the reports you want to receive, and complete the form.