mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released November 23, 2009 Week Ending Date November 22, 2009 Issue MI-CW4709 Agricultural Summary Harvest Winding Down Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 22, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation varied from .05 inch in the eastern Upper Peninsula to .38 inch in the west central Lower Peninsula. Average temperatures ranged from 4 to 6 degrees above normal. Favorable weather conditions for the week allowed harvest activities to advance at a steady pace, as growers wrapped up harvest of most crops for the season. There were reports of a few fields of soybeans remaining to be harvested. Although the unseasonably warm temperatures have helped to reduce the moisture in corn, it was still higher than normal. Despite the moisture content in corn, harvest continued. Some farmers will wait another week before harvesting. Farm activities included cleaning-up orchards, field crop harvest, and fall tillage. Field Crops Report Field Crops Above normal temperatures and an absence of precipitation advanced the dry down and harvest of crops. Corn harvest continued as conditions permitted. Concerns of mold in the crop existed in the southwest and south central. Moisture levels dropped since last week but were still higher than desired. Lines at the elevator were still lengthy, and elevators closed early to allow the dryers to complete their drying cycles. Sugarbeet and soybean harvests were generally complete. The last of the 2010 wheat crop sprouted and germinated. In the southeast, however, there were concerns about the overwintering of the crop. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 11/22/09 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 2 2 82 14 Subsoil : 2 6 86 6 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 11/22/09 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 6 17 24 36 17 Winter Wheat : 1 5 25 57 12 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 11/22/09 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, harvested : 60 35 88 87 Winter wheat, emerged : 96 83 100 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11/22/09 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 : 52 19 1,889 2,048 0.24 0.27 0.87 19.13 Marquette : 52 16 1,727 1,911 0.24 0.27 0.87 21.18 Stephenson : 56 19 2,157 2,372 0.11 0.11 0.90 21.97 Western UP : 56 11 6 1,870 1,992 2,050 0.25 0.28 0.95 20.08 24.38 2.54 : Cornell : 52 23 3,003 2,237 0.05 0.25 0.98 18.56 Sault St Marie : 47 26 1,749 1,947 0.03 0.07 2.61 20.61 Eastern UP : 54 16 6 1,952 1,954 1,790 0.05 0.11 1.36 21.97 23.45 2.65 : Beulah : 58 26 2,231 2,605 0.18 0.18 1.34 24.03 Lake City : 55 22 2,102 2,416 0.13 0.13 2.17 26.39 Old Mission : 59 27 2,110 2,488 0.09 0.09 1.46 19.20 Pellston : 53 17 1,963 2,296 0.06 0.06 1.73 19.57 Northwest : 59 17 6 2,049 2,384 2,364 0.11 0.11 1.59 20.50 22.74 2.69 : Alpena : 52 22 2,090 2,401 0.15 0.15 1.65 27.02 Houghton Lake : 53 22 2,111 2,460 0.09 0.09 1.79 23.58 Rogers City : 50 29 2,028 2,366 0.03 0.03 1.64 29.33 Northeast : 56 22 5 2,073 2,393 2,282 0.13 0.13 1.81 25.18 22.09 2.57 : Fremont : 56 30 2,437 2,691 0.52 0.52 3.11 24.74 Hart : 57 26 2,304 2,584 0.27 0.27 1.99 22.99 Muskegon : 57 31 2,660 2,764 0.48 0.48 2.74 23.63 West Central : 64 22 6 2,427 2,644 2,591 0.38 0.38 3.10 24.45 23.01 2.88 : Alma : 55 30 2,495 2,812 0.37 0.37 2.66 26.00 Big Rapids : 55 26 2,302 2,670 0.33 0.33 4.78 29.82 Central : 55 26 6 2,403 2,724 2,679 0.35 0.35 3.26 25.12 23.29 2.49 : Bad Axe : 53 29 2,345 2,706 0.13 0.13 0.90 20.84 Pigeon : 55 32 2,317 2,612 0.04 0.05 1.72 22.18 Saginaw : 55 32 2,581 2,903 0.15 0.15 2.27 21.47 Standish : 54 24 2,279 2,558 0.20 0.20 2.14 22.42 East Central : 55 24 5 2,338 2,721 2,697 0.15 0.15 1.81 22.64 20.81 2.23 : Fennville : 59 30 2,535 2,795 0.26 0.26 3.49 29.27 Grand Rapids : 58 31 2,817 3,133 0.30 0.30 3.40 30.80 Holland : 59 31 2,940 3,175 0.27 0.27 2.78 43.30 South Bend, IN : 56 32 2,985 3,273 0.27 0.48 1.95 28.40 Watervliet : 57 32 2,751 2,992 0.31 0.33 2.72 26.73 Southwest : 59 29 4 2,765 3,018 2,965 0.30 0.34 2.73 28.23 24.42 2.79 : Belding : 56 29 2,463 2,772 0.25 0.25 2.95 26.76 Coldwater : 55 29 2,857 3,034 0.13 0.15 0.95 22.30 Lansing : 56 31 2,662 3,000 0.42 0.42 1.72 29.55 South Central : 58 29 5 2,608 2,937 2,907 0.30 0.32 1.99 26.48 23.11 2.32 : Detroit : 55 35 3,074 3,334 0.18 0.23 0.68 23.42 Flint : 56 28 2,612 3,040 0.12 0.13 1.25 26.90 Romeo : 59 32 2,631 2,880 0.30 0.30 1.30 23.52 Tipton : 54 31 2,734 3,032 0.68 0.72 1.57 25.63 Toledo, OH : 56 31 3,068 3,327 0.21 0.31 0.80 25.00 Southeast : 59 28 5 2,749 3,098 2,901 0.24 0.32 1.08 23.08 22.22 2.44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.