Mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 13, 2005 Week Ending Date June 12, 2005 Issue MI-CW2505 Agricultural Summary Warm and Rainy Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 12, according to the USDA-NASS-Michigan Statistical Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.16 in the eastern Upper Peninsula to 1.11 inches in the south central Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 6 degrees above normal in the western Upper Peninsula to 11 degrees above normal in the central, east central, and southeast Lower Peninsula. Crops responded well to the warm temperatures and several rain showers, although other areas were missed by rain showers. A farmer in the northwest Lower Peninsula mentioned, "One-eighth to 2 inches of rain Friday night, and that difference was within 5 miles." In the south central, a farmer said, "Hot weather has really made a difference in plant growth. Pop up showers have helped, but makes it difficult to make hay." Field Crops Report Warmer weather continued across the State. Precipitation was scattered but heavy in localized areas. Corn growth has improved and was rapid with the warmer temperatures. Early planted corn was between 12 and 15 inches tall. Soybean growth has been good. There were some reports of aphids in the southeast part of the State while signs of bean leaf beetle were reported in the southwest. Sugarbeet growth accelerated in the warmer weather. Plant health was good. The first cutting of alfalfa was nearing completion in many areas of the State, although a third still remained to be cut. Second growth on early cut alfalfa appeared good despite the dry conditions. There were more reports of potato leafhopper and alfalfa weevil. Winter wheat continued to progress. Fields varied between heading and flowering. Some powdery mildew was evident in fields in the lower leaves. Oats and barley continued to look good. Fruit Report In the southwest, apple sizes were evening out as warmer temperatures caused small fruit to drop. In the southeast, apples were as large as 23 mm in size, depending on variety. There was a lot of variability in apple sizes there. Along the Ridge, most apple varieties had reached 20 mm in size, with less variability than in the southeast. In the west central, warm temperatures led to rapid fruit development. In the northwest, apples were 15 to 19 mm in size. Temperatures were ideal last week for applying thinners. Tart cherries were yellowing in the southwest as were early varieties of sweet cherries. Bacterial cankers showed up on cherries. In the southeast, tart cherries were 14 mm in size. Sweet cherries were around 16 mm but showing a lot of variability. Most were at pit hardening. In the west central, cherry pits were hardening off. In the northwest, tart cherry size varied considerably, and sweet cherries were mostly 13 to 15 mm in size. Isolated cases of cherry leaf spot were noted. In the southwest, peaches were an inch in diameter, with pits hardening. In the southeast, peaches were 19 mm in size. Peaches were 16 mm in the west central. Blueberries were larger than pea size in the southwest. In the southeast, bloom was ending and aphids were becoming apparent. Strawberry harvest was underway in the southwest, as warm temperature accelerated fruit development. Vegetable Report Vegetable crops were growing rapidly; however, some crops were being stressed due to the hot weather. Asparagus harvest was completed in many areas with poor quality due to high heat and lack of moisture. Cabbage fields looked very good at this point but some maggot damage was visible on some of the crop. Carrot and onion stands appeared to be excellent and growers continued irrigating where needed. Potatoes planted early were beginning to blossom and later planted fields began to emerge. Peas were harvested. Sweet corn looked good in color and plants were 6 to 8 inches tall. Many squash, zucchini, and cucumbers were beginning to flower and some tunnels were harvested. Winter squash was planted. Tomato planting was well ahead of schedule with some early tomatoes having fruit beginning to show. Pepper planting was basically completed with some fields that lack irrigation showing serious stress from the heat. Pumpkin seeding and transplanting was well underway. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/12/05 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 16 23 41 20 Subsoil : 13 33 41 13 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/12/05 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 8 35 46 10 Barley : 0 1 18 68 13 Corn : 0 3 30 53 14 Oats : 1 4 16 66 13 Pasture : 7 12 39 36 6 Soybeans : 1 4 33 50 12 Winter Wheat : 1 7 31 54 7 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/12/05 ------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ------------------------------------------------------------ : Inches : Corn, height : 8 NA NA NA : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 65 41 40 34 Asparagus, harvested : 87 79 78 85 Corn, emerged : 99 93 77 87 Dry beans, planted : 57 25 24 23 Dry beans, emerged : 15 3 NA NA Oats, headed : 37 24 21 13 Potatoes, planted : 99 95 97 97 Potatoes, emerged : 77 67 78 NA Soybeans, emerged : 95 71 59 65 Strawberries, harvested : 26 5 37 NA Winter wheat, headed : 97 54 93 84 ------------------------------------------------------------ Contact Information U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Statistical Office P.O. Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 517-324-5300; or 800-453-7501 Fax 517-324-5299 email: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web Page: http:/www.nass.usda.gov/mi Weather Information Table Michigan Weather Summary for Week Ending 06/12/05 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2005 :2004 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 82 46 563 401 0.74 0.94 1.64 3.54 Marquette : 85 42 512 345 0.25 1.13 2.84 6.01 Stephenson : 89 53 561 492 1.02 1.32 2.57 5.01 Western UP : 89 42 6 521 388 435 0.72 1.29 2.36 4.79 6.97 3.61 : Cornell : 86 49 500 381 0.38 0.50 2.35 4.39 Sault St Marie : 83 48 468 259 0.10 0.53 0.64 3.39 Eastern UP : 86 39 9 479 307 320 0.16 0.40 1.32 3.93 6.58 3.26 : Beulah : 88 56 673 504 0.00 0.08 1.13 3.21 Lake City : 92 53 617 512 0.64 0.65 2.42 4.28 Old Mission : 91 50 603 445 0.11 0.33 1.44 3.25 Pellston : 90 43 595 460 0.46 0.69 1.34 3.47 Northwest : 92 43 10 601 457 516 0.39 0.49 1.53 3.40 6.51 3.03 : Alpena : 93 50 526 435 0.81 1.02 1.18 3.61 Houghton Lake : 90 54 626 543 0.53 0.58 1.70 3.02 Rogers City : 90 53 598 415 0.56 0.84 1.70 3.67 Northeast : 93 50 10 602 484 488 0.53 0.70 1.53 3.53 6.43 2.90 : Fremont : 89 58 736 646 0.50 0.54 0.88 2.35 Hart : 88 60 690 583 0.12 0.16 1.22 2.87 Muskegon : 87 62 713 652 0.00 0.01 0.52 2.67 West Central : 93 55 10 701 612 587 0.18 0.20 0.91 2.44 7.08 2.94 : Alma : 91 59 734 698 0.32 0.47 0.68 2.67 Big Rapids : 91 61 713 643 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.92 Central : 91 59 11 717 670 632 0.22 0.37 0.55 2.16 7.09 3.36 : Bad Axe : 91 60 650 574 1.67 2.66 3.20 6.06 Pigeon : 92 60 631 561 2.25 2.58 3.19 4.89 Saginaw : 92 62 665 665 0.23 1.13 1.85 4.63 Standish : 90 60 646 584 0.82 1.72 2.68 5.18 East Central : 92 55 11 630 607 612 1.10 2.05 2.94 5.39 6.35 3.08 : Fennville : 89 62 753 693 0.11 0.37 1.05 2.31 Grand Rapids : 88 61 763 825 4.14 5.06 5.56 7.89 Holland : 90 62 766 733 0.10 0.10 0.41 1.35 South Bend, IN : 90 63 851 902 0.64 1.59 2.11 3.50 Watervliet : 90 62 799 779 0.77 1.23 1.99 3.63 Southwest : 93 60 10 789 790 678 0.82 1.12 1.75 3.33 7.75 3.55 : Belding : 89 60 719 740 0.78 1.86 2.45 5.22 Coldwater : 91 61 742 750 1.02 1.40 2.07 3.67 Lansing : 91 62 760 768 3.63 4.08 4.95 6.86 South Central : 93 59 10 751 792 679 1.11 1.51 2.04 3.68 7.39 3.57 : Detroit : 92 65 780 821 0.65 0.69 1.73 4.29 Flint : 91 60 724 813 0.96 1.12 1.73 3.82 Romeo : 93 58 693 733 0.68 1.08 2.00 5.23 Tipton : 91 60 771 761 0.55 0.66 1.76 4.59 Toledo, OH : 94 66 793 898 0.27 0.36 1.41 4.46 Southeast : 94 58 11 746 799 649 0.76 0.98 1.93 4.91 7.28 3.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the Federal/State Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Michigan State University's Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural Meteorologist, Department of Geography, and Crop Advisory Team ALERTS. 2/ Growing degree days (GDD) is the sum of daily mean temperatures minus 50 per day, 86 maximum And 50 minimum. The GDD is accumulative from April 1.