mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released May 15, 2006 Week Ending Date May 14, 2006 Issue MI-CW1906 Agricultural Summary Rainy and Cool Three days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 14, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 1.76 inches in the northeast Lower Peninsula to 3.27 inches in the western Upper Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 2 degrees below normal in the southwest and south central Lower Peninsula to 3 degrees above normal in the northwest and northeast Lower Peninsula. Rains began the evening of May 10 and continued through the weekend. All fieldwork ended when the rains started. This will benefit crops already in the ground, but farmers may not be able to return to the field for several days. A farmer in the southwest mentioned that, "A strange week. It started with dust storms as one went across the fields and ended with lots of rain and ponding water." A farmer in the central district mentioned that, "Three inches of rain so far. Good thing we were ahead on planting because it looks like we will lose at least the middle week of May." Field Crops Report Field Crops Across the State, a much needed rain was reported. Corn planting was well underway with a few farmers waiting until after the rain to plant. Soybean planting was well underway. Early plantings have begun to emerge with the rain. Most sugarbeets continued to emerge with few problems. After the rain lets up some fields may need to be replanted due to crusting over of the early dry plantings. Herbicide application has halted. High nitrogen prices this year may result in more soil testing than in previous years. Hay was growing quickly with first cuttings expected shortly. Alfalfa weevils were reported in the southwest, though the first cutting will reduce the threat. Oats and barley continued to emerge and were in good condition. Some wheat was laid flat by rains and high winds. Some mildew problems were reported. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Rain moved across Michigan last week and contributed to disease development. Apple bloom was ending in the southwest. Aphids and leafroller larvae were found. Southeastern apples were at petal fall and west central area apples were blooming. In the northwest, apples were generally in pink. Weather conditions resulted in a high scab infection period. Oriental fruit moth catches were high in the southeast. Blueberries were beginning to bloom in central areas, while those in the southwest were in full bloom. Varieties in the southeast reached the late pink bud stage. Peaches throughout southwest and southeast areas were in the shuck. West central blooming was nearing its end. Pears were at petal fall to pea-size fruit in the in the southwest and southeast. Pear psylla nymphs and blister mite were present. In tart cherries, reporters from the southwest indicated that Montmorency cherries were in the shuck. Southeastern tart cherries were in late petal fall to mostly in the shuck. Sweet cherries were at shuck split in the southwest and southeast. Bloom was ending in the west central. Cherry leaf spot was reported in some areas. Plums were in the shuck. Grape shoots that survived the previous week's frost were 4 to 6 inches long in the southwest. Southeastern Concord grape shoots were 1 to 2 inches in length. Grape leaf black rot was reported in some areas. Strawberries were blooming in the southwest. In the southeast, 20 to 30 percent of the strawberry crop was in bloom. Vegetables Various vegetable crops continued to be planted by growers. However, planting was slowed down by the much needed rainfall throughout the State. Asparagus harvest slowed due to the rainfall and the dramatic drop in temperatures. Transplanting continued for tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers. Direct seeding of summer squash and cucumbers also continued. Carrot planting continued on schedule and the stands looked very good. Celery planting was well underway. Cabbage looked good at this time. Onion planting was completed. Potato planting had progressed very well and emergence began in some areas. Early plantings of sweet corn began to emerge and looked good. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 05/14/06 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 2 8 41 49 Subsoil : 1 16 56 27 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 05/14/06 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Oats : 0 1 21 65 13 Pasture : 2 5 31 42 20 Winter Wheat : 0 2 18 60 20 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 05/14/06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Asparagus, harvested : 36 26 22 25 Barley, planted : 83 70 81 71 Barley, emerged : 66 37 52 49 Corn, planted : 79 62 80 59 Corn, emerged : 32 6 12 17 Oats, planted : 96 87 95 88 Oats, emerged : 87 67 77 66 Potatoes, planted : 63 41 64 NA Potatoes, emerged : 18 3 8 NA Soybeans, planted : 54 25 53 32 Soybeans, emerged : 7 0 4 6 Sugarbeets, planted : 100 96 100 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 05/14/06 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2006 :2005 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 63 34 226 210 3.29 3.53 4.44 4.68 Marquette : 72 32 184 178 5.25 5.35 6.22 6.62 Stephenson : 73 37 241 239 2.48 2.87 3.73 3.85 Western UP : 73 32 -1 202 191 154 3.27 3.52 4.43 4.66 3.72 3.37 : Cornell : 70 36 214 165 2.76 3.15 4.05 4.59 Sault St Marie : 73 39 190 143 1.63 1.64 1.97 2.97 Eastern UP : 74 32 2 198 155 91 2.77 2.90 3.45 4.36 3.85 3.01 : Beulah : 73 40 280 276 2.88 3.24 3.93 5.34 Lake City : 73 34 261 234 2.59 2.65 3.46 6.33 Old Mission : 78 39 260 223 1.49 1.52 1.95 3.19 Pellston : 77 32 251 207 1.66 1.66 2.55 3.41 Northwest : 78 32 3 250 223 188 2.05 2.13 2.73 4.42 3.92 2.61 : Alpena : 78 33 235 170 1.57 1.60 1.99 3.33 Houghton Lake : 74 34 275 244 2.02 2.08 2.30 4.10 Rogers City : 76 34 256 187 1.70 1.73 2.06 3.82 Northeast : 78 31 3 263 217 174 1.76 1.79 2.15 3.96 3.87 2.76 : Fremont : 74 36 288 294 2.80 3.07 3.22 6.74 Hart : 72 36 262 269 2.54 2.91 3.29 5.93 Muskegon : 72 40 260 280 2.94 3.17 3.76 6.37 West Central : 77 25 0 269 276 224 2.56 2.83 3.25 6.05 4.31 2.67 : Alma : 77 38 319 310 2.68 2.95 3.11 5.23 Big Rapids : 77 38 321 268 2.18 2.45 2.49 4.53 Central : 77 35 0 313 287 248 2.50 2.77 2.90 5.12 4.42 2.79 : Bad Axe : 75 44 272 212 1.21 1.25 1.46 3.36 Pigeon : 78 41 282 210 2.33 2.33 2.60 4.73 Saginaw : 75 42 292 234 3.50 3.61 4.06 5.99 Standish : 75 37 296 234 4.00 4.03 4.65 7.13 East Central : 78 36 2 273 231 234 2.31 2.36 2.75 4.66 3.82 2.63 : Fennville : 76 36 277 319 3.65 4.35 4.64 6.40 Grand Rapids : 75 37 309 319 2.80 3.24 3.40 5.45 Holland : 77 37 307 321 2.68 3.46 3.49 5.37 South Bend, IN : 76 37 335 383 2.90 3.47 4.21 5.90 Watervliet : 75 37 314 346 2.43 2.87 3.23 4.65 Southwest : 77 36 -2 310 341 275 2.14 2.57 2.88 4.26 4.77 3.01 : Belding : 75 35 290 293 2.42 3.08 3.19 5.31 Coldwater : 75 37 316 307 2.12 2.60 2.76 4.04 Lansing : 75 39 313 320 3.23 3.63 3.82 5.53 South Central : 77 34 -2 313 326 274 1.85 2.27 2.47 4.06 4.61 2.92 : Detroit : 73 42 348 314 2.61 3.40 4.11 6.11 Flint : 74 35 297 295 2.21 2.61 3.20 4.82 Romeo : 73 29 313 275 2.36 2.61 3.35 5.64 Tipton : 76 38 331 328 2.62 3.25 3.56 4.57 Toledo, OH : 74 37 372 321 2.63 3.59 3.75 4.97 Southeast : 77 29 -1 332 310 257 2.60 3.21 3.68 5.34 4.52 2.85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.