mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released July 9, 2007 Week Ending Date July 8, 2007 Issue MI-CW2707 Agricultural Summary Continued Dry Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 8, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation varied from 0.24 inches in the south central Lower Peninsula to 1.56 inches in the west central Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 1 degree above normal in the east central, southwest, south central and southeast Lower Peninsula to 4 degrees above normal in the Upper Peninsula. Scattered rains fell across much of the State, leaving the majority of farmers with dry fields. A farmer in the northwest mentioned that, "Critical dry conditions and even irrigation is not able to keep up with the need for moisture. There will not be any second cutting if we don't get rain this coming week." Another farmer in the southeast said that, "About half an inch of rain fell early in the week, which helped crops, but more moisture is needed. Temperatures were cool and mild, except for a hot spell very late in the week." Field Crops Report Field Crops Dry conditions continued across the State. Corn condition varied depending on the amount of rainfall received. Fields have started to tassel and continue to look good. Some areas continued to report curling from the lack of moisture. Soybean fields bloomed in some portions of the State. Oats and barley continued to head. Alfalfa re-growth was reported as short in the dry conditions. The second cutting continued in some areas. Sugarbeet fields continued to progress. Wheat continued to advance in the warm weather and harvest was underway in many areas. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Apples were 2.0 to 2.25 inches in the south. Disease control has generally been very good in most orchards. Some hand thinning occurred. Blueberry harvest continued. Blueberry maggots were flying. Peaches were 2.0 inches in diameter in the southeast. Harvest of early varieties began in the southwest; later season varieties were coloring. Raspberry harvest continued. Pears were mostly 1.5 inches in diameter in the south. The tart cherry harvest ended in the southwest. Production was lower than expected, but quality was very good. Harvesting began in the west central, where disease problems have been minimal. The sweet cherry harvest also wound down in the south and started in the west central. Grape berry growth has been rapid in the southwest, where powdery mildew was a primary disease concern. Vegetables Dry weather was reported across the growing area despite rains in some area. Some areas slowed down on irrigation while other areas could not keep up with irrigation needs. Carrot growth continued. Celery harvest continued on a limited basis. Cabbage and lettuce harvest continued. Potato harvest continued for the farmer's markets. Early planted sweet corn was dealing with the dry conditions better than the later planted sweet corn, which has not been able to fill in the canopy between the rows. Watermelons and cantaloups continued to size. Cucumber harvest for pickles began in the Thumb. Zucchini started to bloom in the west central area. Pumpkin and winter squash crops continued to grow. These crops were ahead of normal in the west central area. Tomato, pepper, and eggplant fruit continued to size. Onions, leeks, red beets, and radishes continued to grow. The late season planting of snap beans was still going on but was delayed a little by rain. Spinach harvest continued. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 07/08/07 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 45 38 17 0 Subsoil : 25 50 25 0 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 07/08/07 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 6 23 37 31 3 Barley : 1 5 31 60 3 Corn : 4 15 35 39 7 Dry beans : 0 8 45 40 7 Oats : 3 8 40 43 6 Pasture : 13 27 46 13 1 Soybeans : 4 17 31 42 6 Winter Wheat : 1 11 40 41 7 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 07/08/07 ----------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ----------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Corn, height : 46 34 36 32 : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 98 92 97 93 All hay, second cutting : 27 12 36 23 Blueberries, harvested : 4 NA 4 3 Oats, headed : 92 80 95 89 Oats, turning yellow : 26 13 21 20 Soybeans, blooming : 31 13 10 9 Strawberries, harvested : 99 89 69 89 Tart cherries, harvested : 38 28 30 NA Winter wheat, harvested : 14 3 4 2 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 07/08/07 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 : 90 48 1,067 996 0.52 0.58 1.74 6.40 Marquette : 87 46 990 915 0.64 0.64 1.95 9.15 Stephenson : 90 47 1,075 1,046 0.57 0.57 1.24 6.25 Western UP : 95 46 4 1,032 963 797 0.60 0.63 1.66 6.13 10.06 3.42 : Cornell : 86 48 996 963 1.24 1.24 2.30 6.12 Sault St Marie : 83 45 951 889 0.27 0.27 1.10 5.90 Eastern UP : 88 41 4 942 889 642 0.61 0.61 1.68 7.77 9.53 3.19 : Beulah : 92 49 1,148 1,071 1.07 1.07 1.79 9.02 Lake City : 90 39 1,077 1,023 0.32 0.34 1.42 9.28 Old Mission : 93 44 1,072 1,026 0.07 0.07 1.29 4.55 Pellston : 87 38 1,082 1,040 0.58 0.58 1.28 5.00 Northwest : 93 38 3 1,070 1,001 923 0.45 0.45 1.67 6.91 9.14 2.99 : Alpena : 87 40 1,096 1,044 3.13 3.27 4.18 11.05 Houghton Lake : 90 36 1,126 1,078 0.24 0.37 1.70 8.80 Rogers City : 89 39 1,100 1,041 0.83 0.88 2.25 9.11 Northeast : 92 36 2 1,109 1,063 884 1.03 1.10 2.26 9.40 8.93 3.18 : Fremont : 88 48 1,237 1,154 2.05 2.05 2.56 9.78 Hart : 88 51 1,170 1,056 1.29 1.29 1.93 7.32 Muskegon : 86 50 1,247 1,114 0.66 0.66 1.14 7.68 West Central : 89 47 2 1,201 1,104 1,028 1.56 1.56 2.46 9.06 9.40 2.54 : Alma : 95 46 1,320 1,225 0.87 0.87 1.49 8.90 Big Rapids : 87 47 1,225 1,114 2.79 2.85 3.36 8.08 Central : 95 43 2 1,263 1,169 1,086 1.30 1.35 1.86 7.80 9.99 2.97 : Bad Axe : 94 44 1,161 1,147 0.50 0.50 0.66 6.62 Pigeon : 93 41 1,147 1,155 0.52 0.52 0.83 7.66 Saginaw : 95 45 1,312 1,193 1.30 1.86 2.16 8.75 Standish : 94 40 1,173 1,122 0.54 0.90 1.31 8.30 East Central : 97 40 1 1,168 1,164 1,067 0.63 0.87 1.13 7.68 9.01 2.92 : Fennville : 91 52 1,251 1,082 0.04 0.22 0.51 7.05 Grand Rapids : 95 50 1,406 1,265 0.35 0.55 1.13 9.18 Holland : 94 53 1,389 1,204 0.06 0.47 0.95 7.42 South Bend, IN : 95 56 1,517 1,294 0.49 0.71 0.96 8.11 Watervliet : 93 50 1,372 1,226 0.29 0.43 0.78 7.80 Southwest : 95 42 1 1,369 1,203 1,169 0.32 0.47 0.86 8.09 10.84 3.09 : Belding : 92 42 1,254 1,176 0.49 0.61 0.69 6.83 Coldwater : 95 43 1,281 1,205 0.20 0.98 1.49 8.72 Lansing : 96 45 1,316 1,240 0.17 1.94 2.19 9.47 South Central : 96 42 1 1,289 1,255 1,165 0.24 0.95 1.46 8.94 10.60 3.22 : Detroit : 95 50 1,425 1,371 0.22 1.80 1.97 8.20 Flint : 95 42 1,297 1,191 0.34 0.87 1.45 10.77 Romeo : 95 42 1,240 1,276 0.31 1.08 1.29 11.41 Tipton : 95 48 1,296 1,222 0.20 1.19 1.46 9.33 Toledo, OH : 95 50 1,424 1,369 0.45 3.11 3.24 12.88 Southeast : 97 40 1 1,302 1,282 1,134 0.25 1.09 1.43 8.73 10.28 3.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.