Mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released July 11, 2005 Week Ending Date July 10, 2005 Issue MI-CW2905 Agricultural Summary Dry Conditions Persist Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 10, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.14 inches in the southwest Lower Peninsula to 0.79 inches in the west central Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from normal in the northeast and east central Lower Peninsula to 2 degrees above normal in the western Upper Peninsula and northwest, central, and southeast Lower Peninsula. The rains that fell earlier in the week helped crops, but conditions returned to dry by the week's end. One farmer in northeast commented, "While the area received 1 inch of rain on the 4th, it is just keeping us going. Without weekly rains through the season, we will have a very poor crop year." Another farmer in the west central mentioned, "We had a nice rain on the 4th and it was greatly needed, but the hot weather took most of it, so now the lighter soils could use more." Field Crops Report Field Crops Temperatures remained warm through the week. The State received scattered rainfall in the first half of the week. This added to soil moisture but many areas are still short and precipitation for the month remained behind normal. Corn looked good in warm weather. Areas still low on moisture reported curling and a lack of growth. Soybean fields bloomed in southern portions of the State. Growth lagged behind in dry areas. Aphids were reported in the southeast and south central. Sugarbeet fields were less impacted by lack of rainfall and most looked good. There were a few reports of cercospora leaf spot. The first cutting of alfalfa was completed. The second cutting continued. Regrowth of the second cutting was reported as short in dry conditions. Southern regions of the State began harvest of winter wheat with the crop reported as being shorter than previous years. Other areas of the State reported that grain fill had not yet begun. Fields being harvested had a low incidence of disease. Oats turned yellow in the southwest. There were reports of oat damage in severely dry areas. Barley continued to head. Dry bean growth remained slow. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit In the Southwest, apple fruit were about 2 inches in diameter. Growers were catching apple maggot adults. Apples continued to size nicely in the southeast and west central regions. Sweet cherry harvest was underway in the southwest, and tart cherry harvest was wrapping up. Cherry growers were protecting against brown rot in the southwest, where no symptoms of cherry leaf spot had yet been found. In the west central, rain cracked unharvested sweet cherries. Tart cherry harvest was underway there last week as well. Cherry harvest was essentially complete in the southeast, where a good crop of sweet and tart cherries were observed. In blueberries, the general harvest of early varieties was underway in the southwest. Peach fruit were 1.5 inches in diameter in the southwest, where pit hardening had started. Last week was peak egg laying for the second generation of Oriental fruit moth in the southwest. Strawberry renovation was underway in the southwest. Strawberry harvest in the west central was shortened because of heat. Juice grape berries had buckshot-sized fruit, and Vinifera varieties were in berry touch in the southwest. Vegetables Vegetable crops were growing steadily with minimal insect and disease pressures due to the dry weather. However, many growers reported that rain was needed throughout the State, to prevent harm to the crops. Cabbage harvest continued and planting for later harvest was in progress in some fields. Carrots and onions continued to do well. Potatoes continued to blossom and set tubers. Pumpkin plants began to flower. First plantings of processing snap beans emerged. Sweet corn fields in some areas were harvested. Squash, zucchini, and cucumber harvest continued. Tomatoes continued to develop at a fast pace and fruit were developing. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 07/10/05 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 26 40 33 1 Subsoil : 19 52 29 0 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 07/10/05 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 6 20 34 32 8 Barley : 0 1 62 28 9 Corn : 2 8 30 50 10 Dry beans : 0 4 38 47 11 Oats : 1 5 29 51 14 Pasture : 8 35 37 16 4 Soybeans : 3 11 33 47 6 Winter Wheat : 1 9 33 51 6 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 07/10/05 ------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ------------------------------------------------------------ : Inches : Corn, height : 43 33 29 32 : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 96 90 88 91 All hay, second cutting : 32 20 11 20 Blueberries, harvested : 12 NA 1 NA Oats, turning yellow : 49 14 14 24 Soybeans, blooming : 10 0 12 15 Strawberries, harvested : 99 87 99 97 Tart cherries, harvested : 35 18 26 NA Winter wheat, turning yellow: 98 88 92 93 Winter wheat, harvested : 3 0 5 6 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 07/10/05 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 : 90 45 1,058 713 0.15 0.22 1.28 6.73 Marquette : 93 45 962 620 0.15 0.98 2.43 8.44 Stephenson : 91 42 1,061 831 0.43 0.45 1.48 6.01 Western UP : 93 42 2 996 687 827 0.15 0.67 1.98 6.97 10.24 3.42 : Cornell : 88 46 954 702 0.00 0.14 0.44 4.83 Sault St Marie : 90 44 922 503 0.08 0.21 0.94 4.33 Eastern UP : 90 40 1 908 577 670 0.34 0.62 1.44 5.40 9.63 3.19 : Beulah : 87 51 1,183 856 0.12 1.25 2.10 5.31 Lake City : 89 47 1,114 878 0.95 1.25 2.42 6.70 Old Mission : 89 49 1,110 799 0.56 0.58 0.90 4.15 Pellston : 91 44 1,113 787 0.25 0.38 0.77 4.27 Northwest : 91 44 2 1,105 793 957 0.41 0.73 1.40 4.84 9.26 2.99 : Alpena : 91 47 1,021 807 0.31 0.78 1.95 5.56 Houghton Lake : 88 43 1,132 939 0.46 1.71 2.53 5.56 Rogers City : 90 43 1,067 770 0.49 0.99 2.08 5.83 Northeast : 91 38 0 1,099 850 918 0.65 1.18 2.42 6.02 9.07 3.18 : Fremont : 92 51 1,282 1,068 0.29 0.90 1.35 3.70 Hart : 89 49 1,224 976 1.19 1.82 2.04 4.91 Muskegon : 85 52 1,282 1,073 0.19 0.99 1.31 3.98 West Central : 92 47 1 1,245 1,015 1,064 0.79 1.35 1.85 4.39 9.52 2.54 : Alma : 90 51 1,293 1,161 0.24 0.48 2.14 4.81 Big Rapids : 90 52 1,254 1,085 0.53 0.97 1.51 4.47 Central : 90 50 2 1,263 1,118 1,124 0.40 0.72 2.36 5.03 10.11 2.97 : Bad Axe : 88 54 1,197 1,008 0.58 0.58 1.88 7.94 Pigeon : 86 51 1,135 994 0.46 0.47 2.01 6.90 Saginaw : 88 54 1,215 1,145 1.12 1.33 3.38 8.01 Standish : 89 50 1,174 995 0.59 0.87 2.35 7.20 East Central : 89 50 0 1,158 1,045 1,105 0.55 0.84 2.31 7.68 9.21 2.92 : Fennville : 88 48 1,298 1,117 0.16 0.78 0.80 3.10 Grand Rapids : 87 56 1,357 1,333 0.07 0.80 2.32 10.21 Holland : 89 50 1,350 1,179 0.07 0.58 0.76 2.01 South Bend, IN : 91 53 1,466 1,447 0.55 0.93 1.03 4.53 Watervliet : 90 51 1,389 1,263 0.26 0.66 1.23 4.86 Southwest : 92 48 1 1,370 1,266 1,209 0.14 0.66 1.08 4.54 10.94 3.09 : Belding : 90 49 1,261 1,191 0.08 0.60 4.24 9.46 Coldwater : 89 52 1,283 1,244 0.55 0.96 2.00 5.92 Lansing : 87 55 1,350 1,260 1.87 2.65 3.28 10.14 South Central : 92 49 1 1,321 1,279 1,205 0.60 1.07 2.02 7.12 10.72 3.22 : Detroit : 92 59 1,416 1,379 1.31 2.06 2.59 6.88 Flint : 89 53 1,284 1,309 1.23 1.30 2.08 5.90 Romeo : 92 56 1,262 1,248 0.57 1.75 2.45 7.58 Tipton : 90 56 1,341 1,240 1.04 1.70 2.13 6.72 Toledo, OH : 89 56 1,426 1,471 0.01 0.30 0.33 4.80 Southeast : 94 47 2 1,326 1,318 1,174 0.69 1.55 2.32 7.23 10.47 3.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.