mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released May 22, 2006 Week Ending Date May 21, 2006 Issue MI-CW2006 Agricultural Summary Cool Temperatures Persist Two days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 21, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.29 inches in the western Upper Peninsula to 1.14 inches in the northeast Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 8 degrees below normal in the southwest Lower Peninsula to 3 degrees below normal in the western and eastern Upper Peninsula. Cool temperatures, with scattered rains, slowed planting and emergence progress. Some emerged crops were showing the effects of the temperatures. A farmer in the west central mentioned that, "Corn that is up looks stunted and yellow. It should improve with the predicted warmer weather this week." A farmer in the south central mentioned that, "Rain and cooler than normal conditions have kept farmers out of the field all week. Corn and soybeans planted prior to rains of May 10 were slow to emerge." Field Crops Report Field Crops Across the State, most fieldwork was halted due to continued rain. Corn planting was nearly completed, with farmers waiting until the soils dry to finish planting. Corn that was planted before the rain was slow to emerge and yellow in color. Soybean planting was stopped by rain and wet soil. Early plantings began to emerge. Most sugarbeets continued to emerge with few problems. Herbicide application was delayed by wet conditions. Hay continued to grow with first cuttings just getting underway. Oats continued to emerge and were in good condition. Little damage from the rain was reported. Barley was in fair to good condition. Wheat was just starting to head out. Powdery mildew in wheat was widely reported due to overly wet conditions. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Apples were nearing the end of petal fall in the southwest. The largest apple fruit were about 8 mm. Cool temperatures at the end of the week kept insect activity down. In the west central, apples were in the petal fall stage and mid to late season varieties were moving out of bloom. Weather conditions prolonged the scab infection period. Blueberries were blooming in the southern areas. Cherry fruit worms and cranberry fruit worms were caught in pheromone traps. Peaches were at shuck split in the southwest. Southeastern peaches were beginning early shuck split. Bloom concluded and bacterial leaf spot was readily found in the west central area. Pear fruit grew to 8 mm in the southwest and southeast. Pear psylla nymphs and pear blister mites were reported in some southwestern orchards. Southwestern tart cherries were at shuck split and varying in fruit size. Reporters from the southeast indicated that cherries were at 9 to 10 mm in size. Sweet cherries were at 12 to 14 mm and at pit hardening in the southwest. Southeastern sweet cherries were in the 11 to 12 mm range. West Central bloom ended and heavy cherry leaf spot infection was readily found. Plums were out of the shuck in the southwest, while those in the southeast were mostly at shuck split. Grape shoots in the southeast were 3 to 4 inches in length with flower blossoms just beginning to be visible. New buds were beginning to form in the southwestern area that was hit hard by the April 26 freeze. Strawberries continued to bloom in the southwest. In the southeast, 50 to 70 percent of the strawberry crop was in bloom. Vegetables Vegetable planting was slowed down due to the continued rainfall throughout the State. Asparagus harvest continued at a slow pace and the crop was beginning to show purple spots due to the cold temperatures. Transplanting of tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers continued to progress. Carrot and celery planting continued. Cabbage fields were starting to suffer from the cool and wet soils. Pepper planting began in many areas across the State. Planting of potatoes continued to progress. Early plantings of sweet corn continued to emerge but were turning yellow due to the cold and wet conditions. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 05/21/06 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 1 41 58 Subsoil : 0 4 64 32 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 05/21/06 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 3 38 45 13 Barley : 0 11 46 36 7 Corn : 2 7 41 46 4 Oats : 0 2 20 58 20 Pasture : 1 6 24 41 28 Winter Wheat : 1 2 16 62 19 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 05/21/06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 1 NA 2 2 Asparagus, harvested : 39 36 27 41 Barley, planted : 85 83 94 84 Barley, emerged : 69 66 80 63 Corn, planted : 85 79 87 70 Corn, emerged : 52 32 38 35 Oats, emerged : 93 87 91 82 Potatoes, planted : 66 63 79 NA Potatoes, emerged : 34 18 27 NA Soybeans, planted : 56 54 71 43 Soybeans, emerged : 16 7 14 15 Winter wheat, headed : 1 0 1 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 05/21/06 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 : 68 32 259 259 0.28 3.57 4.22 4.96 Marquette : 66 33 210 220 0.42 5.67 5.83 7.04 Stephenson : 78 34 304 277 0.33 2.81 3.68 4.18 Western UP : 78 32 -3 241 232 213 0.29 3.55 4.22 4.95 4.45 3.37 : Cornell : 70 36 249 205 0.39 3.13 3.59 4.96 Sault St Marie : 66 34 221 186 1.25 2.88 2.92 4.22 Eastern UP : 71 25 -3 226 198 137 0.84 3.61 3.77 5.20 4.49 3.01 : Beulah : 67 36 311 318 0.44 3.32 3.83 5.78 Lake City : 69 34 298 277 0.62 3.21 3.36 6.95 Old Mission : 71 33 294 267 0.73 2.22 2.40 3.92 Pellston : 72 33 287 259 1.52 3.18 3.29 4.93 Northwest : 72 33 -5 282 266 256 0.89 2.93 3.13 5.30 4.42 2.61 : Alpena : 72 35 273 211 1.33 2.90 3.07 4.66 Houghton Lake : 70 36 311 290 0.46 2.48 2.61 4.56 Rogers City : 71 35 293 225 1.12 2.82 2.96 4.94 Northeast : 72 35 -4 301 265 238 1.14 2.91 3.04 5.10 4.45 2.76 : Fremont : 70 37 332 352 0.28 3.08 3.45 7.02 Hart : 67 34 301 322 0.33 2.87 3.47 6.26 Muskegon : 67 36 299 332 0.33 3.27 3.97 6.70 West Central : 74 34 -6 310 331 296 0.32 2.85 3.35 6.33 4.95 2.67 : Alma : 69 36 362 361 0.58 3.26 3.57 5.81 Big Rapids : 69 36 364 317 0.50 2.68 2.99 5.03 Central : 70 34 -6 356 337 327 0.50 3.00 3.31 5.62 4.99 2.79 : Bad Axe : 73 40 311 268 0.50 1.71 1.96 3.86 Pigeon : 72 41 321 261 0.75 3.08 3.29 5.48 Saginaw : 69 38 330 283 1.16 4.66 4.85 7.15 Standish : 72 36 339 283 0.98 4.98 5.18 8.11 East Central : 73 36 -5 310 283 310 0.78 3.09 3.29 5.44 4.36 2.63 : Fennville : 67 38 307 377 0.41 4.06 5.03 6.81 Grand Rapids : 70 38 353 369 0.40 3.20 3.76 5.85 Holland : 68 40 342 376 0.24 1.15 1.96 3.84 South Bend, IN : 71 35 376 446 0.54 3.44 4.72 6.44 Watervliet : 69 36 354 404 0.35 2.78 3.54 5.00 Southwest : 71 34 -8 349 400 355 0.30 2.33 3.09 4.64 5.46 3.01 : Belding : 72 33 337 343 0.43 2.85 3.54 5.74 Coldwater : 70 37 361 356 0.52 2.64 3.21 4.56 Lansing : 69 37 355 372 0.58 3.81 4.29 6.11 South Central : 73 33 -6 358 383 355 0.41 2.66 3.28 4.96 5.18 2.92 : Detroit : 74 41 401 370 0.87 3.48 4.31 6.98 Flint : 71 37 341 346 1.67 3.88 4.29 6.49 Romeo : 74 37 366 326 0.85 3.06 3.33 6.34 Tipton : 73 39 380 383 0.61 3.23 4.06 5.18 Toledo, OH : 73 43 423 384 1.66 4.33 5.39 6.67 Southeast : 75 36 -5 381 366 337 0.91 3.47 4.16 6.21 5.16 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.