mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 9, 2007 Week Ending Date October 7, 2007 Issue MI-CW4007 Agricultural Summary Continued High Temperatures Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 7, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation varied from 0.06 inches in the northeast Lower Peninsula to 2.05 inches in the western Upper Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 11 degrees above normal in the south central Lower Peninsula to 15 degrees above normal in the northwest Lower Peninsula. The hot, dry weather had farmers commenting on rapid harvest progress. A reporter in the northwest mentioned that, "It is nice to get into the fields with it being warmer than normal, and farmers are hurrying to get crops harvested." Another farmer in the southeast said that, "It was another nice week for harvest with talk of nearing record high temperatures. With this weather, harvest should be done a couple weeks early this year." Field Crops Report Field Crops Above normal temperatures and scattered precipitation advanced crop progress across the State. Corn continued to mature and dry down in the warm temperatures. Harvest of high moisture corn was wrapping up. Soybean harvest was underway, but harvest was made difficult in some areas by green stem re- growth. Due to the dry conditions, harvest of sugarbeets was delayed in some areas. Alfalfa harvest continued in areas where re-growth was sufficient; third and fourth cuttings continued to be harvested across the State. Dry bean harvest continued. Winter wheat planting continued to increase as soybean harvest got underway. Emergence was good with the recent rainfall. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Several varieties of apples were harvested, including Red Delicious, Idared, Golden Delicious, and Northern Spy. Picking of late varieties, such as Fuji and Rome, will start this week. Harvest has been slowed slightly, as growers waited for cooler nights to improve color. The Concord grape harvest continued. Vegetables Hot, dry weather conditions continued across the State. Celery harvest continued on schedule for fresh market and processing. Carrot, onion and potato harvest continued. Pumpkin harvest slowed while winter squash harvest continued to progress. Tomato harvest for processing was completed in some areas. Snap bean harvest continued. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/07/07 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 11 31 56 2 Subsoil : 14 40 45 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/07/07 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 10 22 31 34 3 Corn : 11 21 34 28 6 Pasture : 8 30 31 24 7 Soybeans : 5 19 38 33 5 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/07/07 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, third cutting : 93 90 99 92 All hay, fourth cutting : 49 35 62 43 Apples, harvested : 75 56 63 NA Corn, mature : 92 88 86 79 Corn, harvested : 21 12 8 12 Corn silage, harvested : 97 92 97 92 Dry beans, harvested : 89 80 77 86 Potatoes, harvested : 61 52 57 NA Soybeans, dropping leaves : 97 76 86 91 Soybeans, harvested : 21 10 17 32 Sugarbeets, harvested : 17 15 9 7 Winter wheat, planted : 55 44 29 48 Winter wheat, emerged : 24 7 10 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10/07/07 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 47 2,426 2,283 2.31 3.32 5.99 17.94 Marquette : 84 48 2,310 2,100 1.09 1.95 3.99 20.65 Stephenson : 81 42 2,597 2,406 1.76 1.92 2.25 9.56 Western UP : 86 42 12 2,448 2,244 1,948 2.05 2.92 5.38 15.87 20.52 2.57 : Cornell : 76 45 2,477 2,310 1.93 2.62 5.06 17.72 Sault St Marie : 74 46 2,261 2,160 1.68 2.09 5.85 15.44 Eastern UP : 78 43 12 2,277 2,140 1,721 1.58 2.21 4.80 17.79 19.48 2.57 : Beulah : 86 54 2,757 2,511 0.22 0.61 1.62 14.97 Lake City : 85 35 2,564 2,334 0.25 0.70 1.47 15.35 Old Mission : 89 46 2,653 2,447 0.50 0.95 1.63 10.98 Pellston : 86 38 2,536 2,386 0.34 0.58 1.82 12.05 Northwest : 89 35 15 2,585 2,357 2,231 0.26 0.68 1.79 13.31 18.77 2.75 : Alpena : 87 34 2,586 2,437 0.02 0.50 1.25 16.23 Houghton Lake : 85 34 2,588 2,421 0.20 0.30 1.27 14.87 Rogers City : 87 36 2,615 2,501 0.06 0.42 1.37 15.28 Northeast : 88 34 12 2,576 2,423 2,158 0.06 0.39 1.33 15.98 18.53 2.40 : Fremont : 83 44 2,861 2,709 0.98 1.36 1.90 15.93 Hart : 84 49 2,742 2,543 0.67 0.86 1.39 12.74 Muskegon : 83 46 2,975 2,778 0.22 1.13 1.61 16.29 West Central : 85 35 13 2,814 2,642 2,443 0.50 0.88 1.38 15.12 18.79 2.94 : Alma : 90 44 2,976 2,708 0.63 0.86 1.77 17.84 Big Rapids : 86 40 2,704 2,515 0.16 0.48 1.43 20.10 Central : 90 39 12 2,845 2,628 2,521 0.44 0.74 1.58 16.44 19.56 2.59 : Bad Axe : 89 44 2,828 2,620 0.72 0.78 2.08 14.76 Pigeon : 89 39 2,730 2,572 0.60 0.68 2.23 14.71 Saginaw : 91 41 3,007 2,786 0.63 1.08 2.34 19.91 Standish : 90 44 2,702 2,550 0.22 0.41 1.38 15.02 East Central : 91 39 12 2,776 2,645 2,534 0.62 0.85 2.22 16.57 17.46 2.41 : Fennville : 84 44 2,927 2,679 0.96 1.47 1.98 15.36 Grand Rapids : 87 46 3,297 2,952 0.20 1.05 1.60 17.85 Holland : 86 45 3,198 2,963 0.27 1.01 1.40 16.48 South Bend, IN : 88 49 3,426 3,037 0.05 1.01 1.27 24.38 Watervliet : 87 47 3,142 2,910 0.57 1.19 1.63 19.58 Southwest : 88 36 12 3,124 2,845 2,765 0.53 1.15 1.60 19.74 20.27 2.99 : Belding : 86 41 2,879 2,694 0.77 0.84 1.36 14.76 Coldwater : 87 43 2,946 2,773 0.70 1.32 1.97 20.62 Lansing : 86 44 3,075 2,847 0.64 1.14 1.90 18.99 South Central : 89 41 11 2,989 2,840 2,714 0.62 1.27 1.81 19.42 19.72 2.41 : Detroit : 89 51 3,339 3,182 0.84 1.19 1.75 19.01 Flint : 88 39 3,042 2,743 1.04 1.55 2.28 19.92 Romeo : 89 47 2,994 2,880 0.83 1.16 1.69 23.54 Tipton : 89 47 3,030 2,855 1.22 1.37 1.73 22.96 Toledo, OH : 89 50 3,290 3,169 0.09 0.85 1.03 26.42 Southeast : 90 38 13 3,056 2,949 2,712 0.76 1.15 1.62 20.76 18.70 2.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.