mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 24, 2005 Week Ending Date October 23, 2005 Issue MI-CW4405 Agricultural Summary Fall Conditions Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 23, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.04 inches in the central Lower Peninsula to 1.29 inches in the western Upper Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 2 degrees below normal in the west central and central Lower Peninsula, as well as the eastern Upper Peninsula to 4 degrees below normal in the northeast and southwest Lower Peninsula. Farmers were busy harvesting with minimal delays due to rain. A farmer in the east central said, "The warm temperatures have finally left our area and we were able to open all beet receiving stations on Thursday. We could not build permanent storage piles with temperatures in the mid 60's." A reporter from the southeast mentioned, "Another nice week of moderate temperatures, with no rain. This is nice for harvest but wheat can use the moisture. The soil is extremely dry. Wheat planting is nearly finished with most wheat emerged and looking very good." Field Crops Report Field Crops Corn harvest continued with most of the corn fully matured. Storage for the corn is in high demand. Soybean harvest was wrapping up. The third cutting of alfalfa was almost complete. For sugarbeets, temperatures dropped, allowing growers to start stockpiling beets. Winter wheat planting was nearly completed. There were reports the crop was doing well, though rain is needed before the weather gets much colder. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Growers continued to pick a few apples in several districts across the State. Some Ida Reds and Romes were being harvested in the west central. However, for the most part, the bulk of harvest had been completed, and growers began the fall clean-up of orchards and storage of machinery. Vegetables Harvest of fall vegetable crops was nearly wrapped up. Celery for fresh market harvest neared completion in most areas, while processing harvest continued. Carrot and onion harvest continued. Potato harvest was ongoing. Pumpkin harvest was completed in many areas. Squash harvest for processing was well underway. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/23/05 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 22 36 41 1 Subsoil : 23 49 28 0 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/23/05 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 1 4 20 48 27 Pasture : 9 24 44 18 5 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/23/05 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 85 47 79 73 Apples, harvested : 85 76 87 NA Corn, harvested : 56 37 32 31 Potatoes, harvested : 89 78 93 NA Soybeans, harvested : 91 82 63 65 Sugarbeets, harvested : 34 12 32 40 Winter wheat, planted : 96 90 92 88 Winter wheat, emerged : 71 47 54 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Information U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field 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 10/23/05 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 : 61 27 2,541 1,874 1.16 1.38 2.03 16.06 Marquette : 58 25 2,405 1,845 1.57 1.82 5.37 20.87 Stephenson : 60 26 2,650 2,213 1.36 1.59 3.41 13.68 Western UP : 62 25 -3 2,525 1,915 2,019 1.29 1.52 4.24 17.59 21.76 2.57 : Cornell : 61 26 2,540 1,943 0.81 1.09 6.48 17.12 Sault St Marie : 53 29 2,401 1,675 1.56 2.03 3.86 16.40 Eastern UP : 61 19 -2 2,391 1,720 1,773 1.02 1.31 5.13 17.81 20.92 2.57 : Beulah : 64 31 2,909 2,282 0.48 0.66 1.64 19.34 Lake City : 59 28 2,624 2,204 0.30 0.54 1.52 18.43 Old Mission : 63 33 2,783 2,206 0.50 0.73 1.88 15.11 Pellston : 57 21 2,710 2,087 0.23 0.40 2.14 15.67 Northwest : 65 21 -3 2,721 2,140 2,315 0.46 0.70 2.18 17.62 20.26 2.75 : Alpena : 58 27 2,600 2,176 0.36 0.47 1.26 16.09 Houghton Lake : 59 26 2,731 2,310 0.29 0.44 1.54 14.23 Rogers City : 58 26 2,623 2,185 0.41 0.60 1.73 18.31 Northeast : 62 21 -4 2,661 2,204 2,235 0.36 0.53 1.61 17.20 19.85 2.40 : Fremont : 63 30 3,076 2,559 0.12 0.12 1.04 8.56 Hart : 64 31 2,965 2,408 0.22 0.23 0.29 13.00 Muskegon : 63 33 3,178 2,586 0.10 0.10 0.95 11.75 West Central : 65 29 -2 3,046 2,478 2,534 0.18 0.19 0.88 11.86 20.38 2.94 : Alma : 64 31 3,079 2,683 0.05 0.06 0.41 12.08 Big Rapids : 64 30 2,963 2,497 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.62 Central : 64 28 -2 3,016 2,587 2,618 0.04 0.05 0.37 10.55 20.95 2.59 : Bad Axe : 61 32 3,039 2,488 0.44 0.44 1.31 18.32 Pigeon : 60 32 2,841 2,463 0.84 0.86 1.06 12.91 Saginaw : 64 32 3,051 2,702 0.14 0.21 0.64 18.11 Standish : 63 29 2,887 2,436 0.31 0.45 1.25 20.44 East Central : 64 27 -3 2,943 2,531 2,634 0.35 0.41 1.13 16.51 18.69 2.41 : Fennville : 65 31 3,160 2,643 0.20 0.20 0.31 6.45 Grand Rapids : 64 33 3,306 2,924 0.14 0.20 0.94 20.27 Holland : 64 33 3,274 2,729 0.05 0.05 1.30 5.84 South Bend, IN : 67 36 3,500 3,083 0.30 0.30 1.57 13.74 Watervliet : 65 35 3,359 2,819 0.17 0.17 0.92 11.58 Southwest : 67 31 -4 3,295 2,824 2,882 0.16 0.18 0.93 11.35 21.79 2.99 : Belding : 64 30 3,033 2,665 0.07 0.07 0.76 16.11 Coldwater : 67 30 3,159 2,759 0.05 0.05 0.62 14.86 Lansing : 66 33 3,334 2,793 0.03 0.03 0.47 17.69 South Central : 70 30 -3 3,216 2,802 2,827 0.05 0.05 0.62 14.06 20.98 2.41 : Detroit : 70 37 3,555 3,118 0.04 0.06 0.47 14.02 Flint : 64 30 3,173 2,833 0.03 0.04 0.56 16.72 Romeo : 66 33 3,116 2,813 0.04 0.06 1.10 16.85 Tipton : 68 33 3,242 2,807 0.01 0.04 0.53 16.08 Toledo, OH : 70 33 3,466 3,151 0.06 0.17 0.49 14.25 Southeast : 70 28 -3 3,261 2,930 2,825 0.05 0.08 0.62 16.47 19.95 2.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office 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.