mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released May 14, 2007 Week Ending Date May 13, 2007 Issue MI-CW1907 Agricultural Summary Favorable Planting Weather Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 13, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.31 inches in the southwest Lower Peninsula to 1.40 inches in the southeast Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 5 degrees above normal in the east central Lower Peninsula to 9 degrees above normal in the western Upper Peninsula. The warmer weather provided better conditions for farmers to make progress on their field activities. A farmer in the southwest mentioned that, "Planting is going non-stop. We made up for the lost time last week even with the rainfall on Wednesday." Another farmer in the southeast said that, "It was a great week to get crops planted. However, the frost Sunday morning caused some damage to sensitive vegetable crops, but the extent will not be known for a couple of days when new growth begins to appear." Field Crops Report Field Crops Favorable weather conditions during the week were helpful for planting activities across the State. Corn planting continued at a rapid pace with some emergence from early planted fields. Alfalfa growth continued to progress well. Heavy alfalfa weevil feeding was reported in southern Michigan and scouting fields is recommended as the time for cutting approaches. Soybean planting continued. Winter wheat was in good condition. Presence of powdery mildew low in the canopy was reported and farmers are encouraged to keep a watchful eye as the season progresses. Sugarbeet planting wrapped up and emergence in most fields was good. Barley and oat planting was essentially completed and most fields have emerged with good stands. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Warmer days and precipitation last week encouraged fruit crop development. Apples continued to bloom in the southwest and southeast. In the central areas, apples were at various stages from full pink to full king bloom. Northwestern apples were in the pink. Blueberries were blooming in the southwest and nearing bloom in the southeast and central areas. Peaches were near shuck split in the southwest, where large numbers of oriental fruit moths were caught. Most peaches in the southeast and central areas were at petal fall. Pear development ranged from bloom to petal fall. Plums were in the shuck in the southwest and in bloom across the remainder of the State. In the southwest, sweet and tart cherries were in the shuck. In the southeast, central, and northwestern areas, sweet cherries were at bloom to petal fall, and tart cherries were in bloom. Chardonnay grapes in the northwest progressed to late bud swell. In the southeast, grapes were at bud break to early short growth. In the southwest, Concord grape shoots were 3 to 4 inches long with several leaves out, while Vinifera grapes were at late swell. Vegetables Scattered precipitation this week provided timely rains to help get transplants established or assist in emergence. Carrot planting was almost finished in most areas. Emerged stands were in good condition. Asparagus harvest continued on schedule. There were some reports of purple spot. New plantings proceeded on schedule. Celery planting continued on schedule. Cabbage planting continued. There were some reports that transplanting has been delayed in the west central area. Potato planting continued. Emergence was slow on some early planted fields. Sweet corn planting continued. The early planted sweet corn was at the 3 to 4 leaf stage in the southeast. Tomato, yellow squash, zucchini, and cucumber planting continued in low tunnels and open fields. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 05/13/07 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 2 7 71 20 Subsoil : 1 4 80 15 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 05/13/07 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Oats : 1 1 17 70 11 Pasture : 1 2 34 51 12 Winter Wheat : 1 6 28 49 16 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 05/13/07 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Asparagus, harvested : 28 5 35 23 Barley, planted : 72 39 81 67 Barley, emerged : 34 9 62 42 Corn, planted : 60 31 77 59 Corn, emerged : 14 1 28 14 Oats, planted : 90 71 95 88 Oats, emerged : 55 30 84 65 Potatoes, planted : 40 25 60 NA Potatoes, emerged : 4 2 16 NA Soybeans, planted : 19 7 50 31 Soybeans, emerged : 1 0 6 4 Sugarbeets, planted : 97 88 99 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 05/13/07 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2007 :2006 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 82 39 225 219 0.43 0.44 0.76 2.65 Marquette : 84 28 188 183 0.96 0.98 1.39 6.00 Stephenson : 84 30 228 240 0.13 0.14 0.22 1.65 Western UP : 87 26 9 214 188 147 0.49 0.50 0.76 2.53 3.59 3.37 : Cornell : 78 29 200 214 0.51 0.51 0.98 1.63 Sault St Marie : 81 32 192 183 0.14 0.14 0.44 1.75 Eastern UP : 84 29 7 183 196 86 0.61 0.61 1.13 3.41 3.74 3.01 : Beulah : 75 34 241 277 0.66 0.95 2.39 3.61 Lake City : 80 30 220 257 1.27 1.51 2.97 4.60 Old Mission : 80 30 211 249 0.13 0.27 1.03 1.58 Pellston : 79 24 235 247 0.65 0.65 1.26 2.03 Northwest : 80 24 7 218 245 180 0.52 0.70 1.72 2.73 3.82 2.61 : Alpena : 79 30 204 231 0.62 0.87 2.69 4.43 Houghton Lake : 80 29 235 269 0.97 1.07 2.84 4.11 Rogers City : 81 30 219 225 0.92 1.00 2.37 3.79 Northeast : 85 29 7 226 256 167 0.87 0.97 2.43 4.05 3.79 2.76 : Fremont : 81 37 269 289 0.44 1.57 2.66 6.05 Hart : 81 38 258 259 0.32 1.43 2.55 3.95 Muskegon : 81 38 263 256 0.77 1.51 2.41 5.14 West Central : 81 31 8 263 276 215 0.42 1.54 2.54 5.03 4.22 2.67 : Alma : 86 36 286 330 1.37 2.57 3.46 5.18 Big Rapids : 84 33 262 291 0.81 1.80 2.12 3.68 Central : 86 33 8 272 304 238 0.83 1.85 2.44 4.31 4.34 2.79 : Bad Axe : 84 32 211 270 0.76 0.79 1.86 3.65 Pigeon : 84 33 207 275 0.49 0.60 1.82 3.36 Saginaw : 84 34 260 286 0.84 1.26 2.65 4.28 Standish : 84 32 240 290 0.43 0.64 2.31 4.22 East Central : 85 31 5 218 285 225 0.68 1.01 2.18 3.97 3.75 2.63 : Fennville : 80 36 290 274 0.37 0.74 2.56 4.68 Grand Rapids : 84 38 303 305 0.34 1.22 2.25 4.59 Holland : 80 38 325 304 0.02 0.52 2.64 4.93 South Bend, IN : 84 42 368 332 0.00 0.03 3.07 4.48 Watervliet : 81 38 314 310 0.39 0.73 2.53 4.35 Southwest : 86 35 8 317 305 265 0.31 0.74 2.54 4.55 4.68 3.01 : Belding : 83 32 275 286 0.30 0.89 1.49 3.90 Coldwater : 84 34 295 297 0.67 1.18 2.46 4.02 Lansing : 81 35 282 309 0.95 1.59 2.99 4.26 South Central : 87 32 7 289 322 264 0.68 1.29 2.57 4.32 4.50 2.92 : Detroit : 83 36 317 341 0.67 1.58 2.78 3.55 Flint : 83 32 277 291 2.18 3.16 4.07 5.26 Romeo : 82 31 264 309 1.59 2.55 3.82 4.78 Tipton : 84 34 309 326 2.12 2.20 4.03 5.03 Toledo, OH : 85 38 328 367 2.86 3.19 5.61 6.50 Southeast : 86 31 6 291 329 248 1.40 1.94 3.28 4.19 4.44 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.