mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released May 30, 2006 Week Ending Date May 28, 2006 Issue MI-CW2106 Agricultural Summary High Temperatures Return Four days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 28, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.10 inches in the southwest Lower Peninsula to 0.91 inches in the western Upper Peninsula and central Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 1 degree above normal in the southwest Lower Peninsula to 5 degrees above normal in the western Upper Peninsula. The week started out as cold and wet, then ended hot and humid. A farmer in the northwest mentioned that, "Very hard frost May 22 and a light frost on May 23. This really hurt emerged corn and sweet corn." A farmer in the southwest mentioned that, "Emerged corn was yellow at the beginning of the week, but was greening up now. Soil temperatures rose rapidly and field growth should move quickly now." Field Crops Report Field Crops Across the State, most fieldwork resumed as rain lightened. Herbicide application resumed with the drier conditions. Corn planting and replanting were nearly completed. Corn that was planted before the rain emerged. Plants that had emerged turned from yellow to green with the warmer weather. Soybean planting continued. Some replanting will need to be done due to frost and water damage. First cuttings of hay were underway. Oats were mostly emerged and in good condition. Barley condition improved from previous weeks to mostly good and excellent condition. Wheat was heading and just starting to flower in some areas. Dry bean planting began. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Apple fruit set was good in the southwest where fruit size was 10 mm in diameter. Producers began thinning. Southeastern varieties ranged from 7 to 10 mm in size. In the west central, apples were in the petal fall stage with some fruit beginning to form. Conditions for apple pollination in the northwest were very poor due to cool temperatures, moisture, and scattered frosts. Blueberries continued to bloom in the southern areas. Peaches were at 10 mm in the southwest where foliage was off-color and growing slowly due to cool weather. Southeastern peaches were still at shuck split. Peach leaf curl was identified. Pear fruit grew to 10 mm in the southwest and southeast. Pears in the southeast were at fruit set and ranged from 8 to 13 mm in size. Southwestern tart cherries were at 10 mm and relatively uniform in size. Southeastern cherries ranged from 7 to 13 mm. Green fruitworm and black cherry aphids were present in the northwest. Sweet cherries were at 14 mm and nearing the end of pit hardening in the southwest. Southeastern sweet cherry growth was slow where fruit progressed to 9 to 13 mm. Sweet cherries exhibited frost scars in the northwest. Plums were at 10 mm in the southwest where plum curculio was found. Southeastern plums were mostly 6 to 7 mm and dropping. Primary grape shoots in the southwest were nearly 12 inches and secondary buds were opening. Southeastern grapes progressed to 7 inches in length with flower blossoms visible. Chardonnay shoots grew slowly to 2 to 4 inches long in the northwest. Strawberries continued to bloom in the south. Vegetables Vegetable growers' planting activities continued and were progressing throughout the State. Asparagus harvest advanced past the midpoint with some damage to the crop due to this week's frost. Transplanting of tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers was well underway. Carrot and celery planting continued on schedule. Cabbage fields continued to progress, but maggot damage was visible on some of the crop. Pepper planting continued. Planting of snap beans was in full swing. Pumpkins were being seeded. Potatoes progressed nicely and looked good. Sweet corn continued to emerge. The color of early plantings improved. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 05/28/06 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 5 56 39 Subsoil : 1 6 71 22 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 05/28/06 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 4 22 56 17 Barley : 1 8 19 25 47 Corn : 2 8 34 46 10 Oats : 1 2 16 54 27 Pasture : 3 7 21 42 27 Winter Wheat : 0 4 19 59 18 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 05/28/06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 12 1 14 8 Asparagus, harvested : 53 39 45 54 Barley, planted : 95 85 99 92 Barley, emerged : 87 69 98 78 Corn, planted : 92 85 97 84 Corn, emerged : 66 52 61 53 Dry beans, planted : 2 0 12 4 Oats, emerged : 96 93 98 90 Potatoes, planted : 84 66 85 NA Potatoes, emerged : 50 34 32 NA Soybeans, planted : 69 56 87 60 Soybeans, emerged : 36 16 36 30 Winter wheat, headed : 36 1 12 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 05/28/06 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 : 93 28 369 311 0.89 1.17 4.70 5.85 Marquette : 86 27 307 272 0.61 1.03 6.38 7.65 Stephenson : 83 28 398 364 1.26 1.59 4.46 5.44 Western UP : 93 24 5 338 295 275 0.91 1.20 4.72 5.86 5.14 3.37 : Cornell : 78 28 324 270 1.85 2.24 5.37 6.81 Sault St Marie : 74 35 292 244 0.09 1.34 2.98 4.31 Eastern UP : 81 20 2 300 253 188 0.70 1.54 4.43 5.90 4.99 3.01 : Beulah : 87 31 405 380 0.31 0.75 3.99 6.09 Lake City : 85 30 393 335 1.95 2.57 5.22 8.90 Old Mission : 89 31 392 326 0.86 1.59 3.11 4.78 Pellston : 84 27 387 324 0.62 2.14 3.80 5.55 Northwest : 89 27 3 374 324 328 0.82 1.71 3.83 6.12 4.95 2.61 : Alpena : 84 33 359 278 0.39 1.72 3.32 5.05 Houghton Lake : 86 27 414 341 1.33 1.79 3.87 5.89 Rogers City : 86 30 390 297 0.56 1.68 3.41 5.50 Northeast : 88 26 4 398 329 306 0.65 1.80 3.58 5.75 4.98 2.76 : Fremont : 87 30 438 417 0.08 0.36 3.43 7.10 Hart : 86 28 396 385 0.08 0.41 3.32 6.34 Muskegon : 86 33 392 395 0.23 0.56 3.73 6.93 West Central : 87 28 2 410 395 375 0.34 0.65 3.45 6.67 5.53 2.67 : Alma : 88 32 473 423 1.00 1.58 4.53 6.81 Big Rapids : 84 32 469 382 1.00 1.50 3.95 6.03 Central : 90 30 3 466 400 411 0.91 1.41 4.19 6.53 5.60 2.79 : Bad Axe : 89 34 403 332 0.45 0.95 2.20 4.31 Pigeon : 91 36 421 321 0.44 1.19 3.52 5.92 Saginaw : 87 34 433 345 0.33 1.49 5.10 7.48 Standish : 90 31 429 345 0.67 1.65 5.68 8.78 East Central : 93 31 2 405 345 392 0.57 1.35 3.71 6.01 4.95 2.63 : Fennville : 87 32 399 438 0.06 0.47 4.82 6.87 Grand Rapids : 91 36 466 435 0.00 0.40 3.64 5.85 Holland : 89 36 441 440 0.04 0.28 1.97 3.88 South Bend, IN : 91 33 491 519 0.45 0.99 4.46 6.89 Watervliet : 91 35 461 473 0.13 0.48 3.35 5.13 Southwest : 96 31 1 454 468 444 0.10 0.39 2.90 4.74 6.11 3.01 : Belding : 90 30 448 406 0.14 0.57 3.65 5.88 Coldwater : 91 33 475 418 0.27 0.79 3.39 4.83 Lansing : 89 35 468 437 0.39 0.97 4.60 6.50 South Central : 92 30 2 469 452 443 0.21 0.62 3.38 5.17 5.86 2.92 : Detroit : 87 38 515 441 0.33 1.20 4.60 7.31 Flint : 88 32 449 408 0.99 2.66 5.27 7.48 Romeo : 88 26 464 392 0.15 0.98 3.44 6.47 Tipton : 89 38 490 457 0.87 1.48 4.73 6.05 Toledo, OH : 93 37 548 460 0.82 2.48 6.11 7.49 Southeast : 93 26 2 491 436 420 0.65 1.56 4.73 6.86 5.84 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.