mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 1, 2007 Week Ending Date September 30, 2007 Issue MI-CW3907 Agricultural Summary Continued Warm Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending September 30, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation varied from 0.23 inches in the east central Lower Peninsula to 0.87 inches in the western Upper Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 6 degrees above normal in the southwest and south central Lower Peninsula to 8 degrees above normal in the western Upper Peninsula, northwest, and northeast Lower Peninsula. The warm weather aided crop development, and the light rains helped settle the dust. A reporter in the northeast mentioned that, "Weather has been good for fall harvest and fieldwork. Crops are drying down well." Another farmer in the east central said that, "The warm and dry weather this week has matured the corn and soybeans; I think some farmers are waiting for completely dry crops before harvesting." Field Crops Report Field Crops Warm weather and scattered precipitation continued to improve crop progress across the State. The warm weather helped to dry down corn and soybeans, as the harvest of corn began in a few fields. Silage harvest was wrapping up. Soybeans continued to drop leaves; harvest began in some areas. Alfalfa re- growth was slow due to limited amounts of rainfall; the fourth cutting continued. Harvest of sugarbeets began in some areas. Dry bean harvest continued. Winter wheat planting progressed in some areas. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Red and Golden Delicious apple harvests began. Picking of Empires and Jonathans continued. The Concord grape harvest is about one-third complete; at least two more weeks of harvesting are anticipated. Vegetables Warm, dry weather conditions continued across the State. Celery harvest continued on schedule. Carrot, onion and potato harvest continued. Pumpkin and winter squash harvest progressed. Tomato harvested for processing neared completion. Snap bean harvest continued. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 09/30/07 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 11 32 55 2 Subsoil : 16 32 51 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 09/30/07 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 9 25 29 33 4 Corn : 19 19 27 29 6 Dry beans : 2 9 52 29 8 Pasture : 7 28 36 25 4 Soybeans : 8 19 36 31 6 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 09/30/07 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, third cutting : 90 83 95 88 All hay, fourth cutting : 35 24 33 29 Apples, harvested : 56 40 47 NA Corn, mature : 88 71 75 63 Corn, harvested : 12 6 5 7 Corn silage, harvested : 92 85 87 81 Dry beans, dropping leaves : 98 93 100 100 Dry beans, harvested : 80 49 74 71 Potatoes, harvested : 52 46 47 NA Soybeans, turning leaves : 96 88 93 94 Soybeans, dropping leaves : 76 54 75 78 Soybeans, harvested : 10 2 7 15 Sugarbeets, harvested : 15 3 5 4 Winter wheat, planted : 44 27 15 27 Winter wheat, emerged : 7 1 2 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 09/30/07 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 : 84 43 2,345 2,229 1.01 3.15 5.67 15.49 Marquette : 84 41 2,226 2,051 0.86 2.55 7.72 19.37 Stephenson : 87 37 2,492 2,349 0.16 0.16 0.49 7.56 Western UP : 87 37 8 2,353 2,190 1,908 0.87 2.76 5.52 13.63 19.95 3.58 : Cornell : 80 41 2,387 2,257 0.54 1.97 4.37 15.64 Sault St Marie : 80 36 2,182 2,116 0.41 2.94 5.57 13.76 Eastern UP : 83 36 7 2,194 2,090 1,688 0.53 2.03 5.35 16.11 18.97 3.55 : Beulah : 88 46 2,623 2,451 0.39 0.76 1.82 14.75 Lake City : 86 32 2,447 2,282 0.45 0.78 2.13 14.98 Old Mission : 89 41 2,529 2,389 0.45 0.64 1.29 10.48 Pellston : 87 31 2,417 2,341 0.24 0.95 3.33 11.71 Northwest : 89 31 8 2,468 2,304 2,183 0.42 0.81 2.22 13.06 18.09 3.66 : Alpena : 89 35 2,478 2,384 0.48 0.59 1.86 16.21 Houghton Lake : 86 31 2,479 2,366 0.10 0.30 1.18 14.67 Rogers City : 88 34 2,451 2,456 0.36 0.57 1.85 15.88 Northeast : 89 31 8 2,461 2,371 2,111 0.33 0.53 1.76 16.04 17.95 3.47 : Fremont : 87 39 2,740 2,642 0.38 0.53 1.35 14.95 Hart : 86 39 2,618 2,478 0.19 0.37 1.43 12.07 Muskegon : 86 43 2,842 2,707 0.91 0.95 2.46 16.07 West Central : 89 37 7 2,688 2,575 2,388 0.38 0.51 1.52 14.62 18.10 3.19 : Alma : 90 43 2,855 2,652 0.23 0.33 1.36 17.36 Big Rapids : 90 36 2,598 2,456 0.32 0.51 1.83 18.35 Central : 90 36 7 2,729 2,569 2,464 0.30 0.44 1.49 15.65 18.92 3.09 : Bad Axe : 90 41 2,698 2,564 0.06 0.08 2.51 14.04 Pigeon : 90 37 2,605 2,521 0.08 0.11 2.25 14.11 Saginaw : 90 40 2,874 2,724 0.45 0.54 2.15 19.28 Standish : 90 35 2,588 2,494 0.19 0.19 1.20 14.80 East Central : 91 35 7 2,654 2,588 2,474 0.23 0.28 2.22 15.97 16.81 2.70 : Fennville : 91 41 2,798 2,608 0.51 0.70 1.05 14.40 Grand Rapids : 91 44 3,155 2,879 0.85 1.02 1.55 17.65 Holland : 92 39 3,057 2,881 0.82 0.82 1.26 16.29 South Bend, IN : 92 42 3,284 2,952 0.96 0.96 2.05 24.33 Watervliet : 90 42 3,004 2,829 0.62 0.73 1.38 19.01 Southwest : 92 38 6 2,988 2,770 2,698 0.62 0.74 1.45 19.13 19.50 3.26 : Belding : 89 39 2,753 2,631 0.07 0.14 0.88 13.99 Coldwater : 89 41 2,822 2,706 0.62 0.68 2.45 19.92 Lansing : 88 40 2,941 2,780 0.50 0.59 1.92 18.35 South Central : 90 39 6 2,865 2,773 2,649 0.61 0.68 2.29 18.68 19.05 2.79 : Detroit : 87 48 3,197 3,111 0.35 0.35 1.48 18.17 Flint : 89 40 2,907 2,680 0.51 0.53 1.53 18.88 Romeo : 88 43 2,861 2,818 0.33 0.33 1.53 22.71 Tipton : 89 47 2,902 2,786 0.15 0.15 1.07 21.74 Toledo, OH : 88 42 3,147 3,093 0.24 0.24 1.45 25.81 Southeast : 89 38 7 2,924 2,880 2,648 0.32 0.32 1.58 19.96 18.08 2.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.