mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 29, 2009 Week Ending Date June 28, 2009 Issue MI-CW2609 Agricultural Summary Hot & Dry Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 28, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation varied from 0.03 inches in the western central Lower Peninsula to 0.38 inches in the southeast Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 6 degree above normal in the east central, south central, south east Lower Peninsula and western Upper Peninsula to 8 degrees above normal in the eastern Upper Peninsula, and northwest and central Lower Peninsula. High temperatures and moisture has helped crop development; growth was experienced and crop conditions have improved. Standing water in fields began to dry out allowing growers to continue with second cutting hay. In areas where dry weather was needed, crop response was positive; although some areas still need rain. One grower reported, "Adequate moisture and warmer temperatures resulted in good crop growth this week. Hay harvesting is progressing with some dry hay being made between showers." Damage to flooded fields is being assessed and replanting is being considered. Field Crops Report Field Crops Above average temperatures, combined with adequate soil moisture, advanced the progress of crops in much of the State. Rye harvest, in the southeast, is expected to begin next week. Yield potential looks great on rye. Wheat continued to progress and was turning in the Southeast but was variable in many other areas of the State. Reports of disease were minimal. Scouting continued for Fusarium head blight. Oats and barley development progressed. Oats ranged from beginning headed to fully headed across the state. Soybeans progression continued rapidly. Corn progressed quickly with ideal weather. First cuttings of alfalfa continued with some farmers receiving a second cutting. Reports of potato leafhoppers were present in re-growth. Sugarbeets were struggling to fight off root disease. Plantings of dry beans neared completion with some fields replanted. Emergence of dry beans occurred quickly. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Apples were 1.5 inches in diameter in the southwest and 19 to 25 mm in the northwest. Codling moth trap catches increased sharply. June drop ended. Apple scab infections increased with heavy rains. A substantial number of green blueberries were blown off bushes by strong winds. Peaches ranged from .75 inch in the west central to 1.75 inches in the southwest. Pears were .75 inch in the west central and 1.5 inches in the southwest. Plums were .5 inch in diameter in the west central and 16 mm in the northwest. Raspberry harvest began in the southwest. Strawberry harvest continued in southern Michigan and began in the northwest. Sweet cherries harvest began in the southeast and southwest; fruit was 14 to 16 mm in the northwest. Tart cherries were 13 mm in the northwest; they were 16 to 18 mm in the southwest, where some tree and fruit storm damage occurred. Grape bloom continued in the southwest. Vegetables The warmer weather coupled with the substantial rainfall amounts led to vigorous plant growth in many areas; however, vegetable growers in east central Michigan reported some flooding in fields, and growers in the Grand Rapids area reported losses of celery, onion and radish crops due to erosion and water accumulation from recent storms. In Oceana County, asparagus harvest was winding down while carrot growers monitored for pests. Pea harvest continued in the southwest and the Grand Rapids region. In the southeast, cabbage, yellow squash, and zucchini were being harvested, while in west central Michigan, zucchini, pumpkins and pickles were emerging. Direct seeding of these crops continued across the state. Pepper transplanting was mostly complete, and some pepper plants were in bloom. Sweet corn was developing rapidly with the warmer temperatures; growers across the state continued to monitor for European corn borer. Tomato transplanting was nearly complete; stakes and ties continued to be placed in fields, and clear plastic was removed from many fields. Eggplant growth improved due to warmer conditions. Watermelon and cantaloup vines were developing runners and flowering. Potatoes were flowering in a number of fields, with no major problems reported. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/28/09 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 2 11 78 9 Subsoil : 1 9 78 12 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/28/09 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 2 5 26 53 14 Barley : 1 3 17 66 13 Corn : 2 4 23 58 13 Oats : 1 3 32 55 9 Pasture : 1 6 24 50 19 Soybeans : 3 5 24 59 9 Winter Wheat : 2 4 19 61 14 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/28/09 ------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Corn, height : 18 10 20 23 : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 76 59 75 80 All hay, second cutting : 4 1 6 8 Asparagus, harvested : 97 87 95 99 Dry beans, planted : 95 76 88 94 Dry beans, emerged : 63 31 40 67 Oats, headed : 55 33 70 72 Oats, turning yellow : 1 0 2 NA Soybeans, emerged : 97 89 100 97 Soybeans, blooming : 3 0 3 2 Strawberries, harvested : 46 31 58 73 Winter wheat, turning yellow : 39 6 60 68 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 06/28/09 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2009 :2008 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 88 48 653 567 0.35 1.07 2.05 7.39 Marquette : 86 50 546 526 0.35 1.07 2.05 7.40 Stephenson : 95 52 715 742 0.15 0.15 1.48 8.80 Western UP : 95 47 6 616 578 644 0.35 1.15 2.16 7.70 9.05 3.61 : Cornell : 87 51 639 642 0.29 0.40 1.21 6.94 Sault St Marie : 88 53 543 530 0.66 1.08 2.01 6.98 Eastern UP : 91 43 8 546 542 502 0.37 0.50 1.46 7.84 8.44 3.26 : Beulah : 90 56 777 815 0.15 0.72 2.91 8.64 Lake City : 95 51 748 803 0.19 0.53 3.17 10.16 Old Mission : 94 53 697 756 0.41 0.41 1.81 5.11 Pellston : 93 47 660 738 0.56 0.62 1.44 4.88 Northwest : 95 47 8 698 744 754 0.30 0.48 1.97 6.60 8.11 3.03 : Alpena : 90 54 684 768 0.44 0.74 2.40 8.36 Houghton Lake : 93 50 738 829 0.25 0.39 2.42 9.38 Rogers City : 94 53 703 711 0.27 0.54 2.25 8.32 Northeast : 96 50 7 714 789 717 0.26 0.58 2.36 8.64 7.95 2.90 : Fremont : 95 56 868 903 0.07 0.91 2.03 8.70 Hart : 92 57 804 827 0.02 1.13 3.24 11.64 Muskegon : 92 61 909 856 0.00 1.69 2.74 9.14 West Central : 95 51 7 850 856 846 0.03 0.99 2.81 10.04 8.57 2.94 : Alma : 95 57 864 954 0.16 1.61 3.44 13.05 Big Rapids : 97 54 878 941 0.00 1.47 3.18 9.61 Central : 97 54 8 868 939 901 0.08 1.42 3.04 10.38 8.96 3.36 : Bad Axe : 91 56 750 901 0.37 1.76 2.98 10.07 Pigeon : 92 54 749 885 0.11 2.16 3.29 10.11 Saginaw : 93 57 870 999 0.15 2.21 3.39 10.77 Standish : 95 55 780 863 0.21 1.42 3.41 9.70 East Central : 95 54 6 764 925 878 0.30 2.13 3.47 10.64 8.00 3.08 : Fennville : 89 59 920 889 0.35 3.78 4.67 12.48 Grand Rapids : 96 62 1,015 1,053 1.08 5.09 6.02 14.08 Holland : 94 53 1,134 1,039 0.21 8.87 10.32 20.05 South Bend, IN : 93 58 1,111 1,106 0.01 2.73 6.02 12.16 Watervliet : 93 58 999 998 0.10 2.93 4.27 11.25 Southwest : 96 53 7 1,018 1,014 965 0.18 3.47 4.84 12.40 9.69 3.55 : Belding : 95 55 879 938 0.06 1.87 2.84 10.50 Coldwater : 95 63 1,048 1,011 0.00 2.52 4.46 12.70 Lansing : 93 58 932 1,038 0.01 3.32 4.29 14.85 South Central : 95 55 6 947 1,007 967 0.10 3.20 4.31 12.73 9.41 3.57 : Detroit : 92 60 1,061 1,134 0.42 3.77 5.20 13.10 Flint : 91 56 922 1,078 0.00 4.51 6.44 14.31 Romeo : 93 57 902 983 2.59 5.07 5.78 9.61 Tipton : 93 57 988 1,041 0.05 2.41 3.93 11.82 Toledo, OH : 94 60 1,098 1,108 0.23 3.00 3.75 11.45 Southeast : 94 53 6 977 1,056 933 0.38 3.05 4.22 11.29 9.16 3.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commer 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.