mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released November 1, 2010 Week Ending Date October 31, 2010 Issue MI-CW4410 Agricultural Summary Harvest Winding Down Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 31, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.99 inches to 1.19 inches in the Upper Peninsula and 0.22 to 0.69 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 1 to 3 degrees above normal in the Upper Peninsula, and 3 to 6 degrees above normal in the Lower Peninsula. High winds and rain hampered harvest operations in the middle of the week. "It was a good week for field work if you discount the high wind we had for two plus days," stated one reporter in the west central Lower Peninsula. There were some reports of wind damage to trees, buildings, and crops. Activities for the week included harvest of crops, fall tillage, manure hauling, and winter wheat planting. Field Crops Report Field Crops Harvest is in the home stretch for the 2010 growing season. While the northern region has wrapped up and is ready for winter, some scattered fields remain unharvested in southern and central regions. Field tillage continued. The extreme high winds and rain mid week slowed field work and caused some lodging on corn; leaving it nearly impossible to get all ears on a few of the remaining acres. A few soybean acres remain to be harvested in southeast counties. Sugarbeets are the last remaining crop in the Thumb to be harvested. Farmers were busy harvesting them and made significant progress in the latter part of the week. Wheat continued to emerge. For the most part the crop looks thick and ready for winter. A lack of moisture in southeastern counties has made complete emergence a struggle. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Harvest of late varieties of wine grapes was winding down. Harvest of fall raspberries continued. This will be the final fruit summary for the 2010 season. Vegetables Growers wrapped up harvest of summer vegetable crops and have planted fall cover crops. Crops harvested included: pumpkins, gourds, hard squash, carrots, winter squash, potatoes, and cole crops (Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli). Growers were pleased with pumpkin quality. This will be the final vegetable summary for the 2010 season. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/31/10 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 10 12 75 3 Subsoil : 8 29 62 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/31/10 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 8 25 50 16 Pasture : 1 16 36 39 8 Winter Wheat : 0 2 22 54 22 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/31/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 83 79 69 74 Corn, harvested : 84 73 9 46 Potatoes, harvested : 96 94 94 94 Soybeans, harvested : 97 92 58 78 Sugarbeets, harvested : 68 45 64 60 Winter wheat, planted : 99 94 80 91 Winter wheat, emerged : 88 72 43 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10/31/10 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2010 :2009 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 63 27 2,362 1,866 0.96 1.83 1.93 27.05 Marquette : 60 29 2,266 1,713 0.94 1.83 1.91 27.45 Stephenson : 63 25 2,740 2,125 0.65 1.85 1.90 26.20 Western UP : 63 23 1 2,371 1,808 2,036 0.99 1.92 2.05 27.52 22.52 2.57 : Cornell : 63 33 2,598 1,970 1.05 2.13 2.27 26.37 Sault St Marie : 59 32 2,371 1,738 1.30 2.70 2.85 24.64 Eastern UP : 64 26 3 2,332 1,729 1,785 1.19 2.28 2.40 27.46 21.54 2.57 : Beulah : 65 36 2,842 2,176 0.56 1.27 1.45 22.71 Lake City : 64 33 2,684 2,060 0.74 1.44 1.50 26.19 Old Mission : 67 35 2,738 2,063 0.33 1.16 1.17 22.02 Pellston : 66 35 2,567 1,926 0.73 1.46 1.46 24.66 Northwest : 67 33 4 2,653 2,006 2,339 0.55 1.38 1.46 21.68 20.84 2.75 : Alpena : 68 33 2,656 2,050 0.71 1.62 1.62 22.87 Houghton Lake : 63 34 2,806 2,075 0.44 1.20 1.27 20.47 Rogers City : 66 35 2,479 2,001 0.69 1.77 1.77 27.12 Northeast : 68 32 4 2,680 2,035 2,259 0.69 1.59 1.62 24.11 20.35 2.40 : Fremont : 66 27 3,071 2,388 0.55 1.76 1.91 18.47 Hart : 67 27 2,934 2,248 0.22 1.12 1.22 20.96 Muskegon : 69 40 3,395 2,607 0.43 1.43 1.67 23.15 West Central : 69 27 4 3,065 2,370 2,559 0.53 1.57 1.74 21.34 21.04 2.94 : Alma : 70 34 3,150 2,447 0.21 1.49 2.11 24.23 Big Rapids : 69 29 2,955 2,247 0.41 1.33 1.79 24.71 Central : 70 29 6 3,048 2,342 2,646 0.37 1.24 1.70 21.18 21.51 2.59 : Bad Axe : 71 38 2,970 2,298 0.08 0.36 0.50 22.54 Pigeon : 70 33 2,941 2,268 0.29 0.97 1.04 18.37 Saginaw : 70 33 3,277 2,528 0.21 0.53 0.97 18.39 Standish : 70 30 2,901 2,234 0.29 1.47 1.58 25.09 East Central : 71 30 5 2,983 2,331 2,661 0.30 1.02 1.37 21.60 19.22 2.41 : Fennville : 69 27 3,191 2,477 0.50 0.89 1.20 29.19 Grand Rapids : 71 31 3,509 2,752 0.52 1.61 2.13 27.01 Holland : 71 29 3,488 2,867 0.22 1.08 1.25 36.57 South Bend, IN : 72 31 3,610 2,912 0.76 1.60 1.75 24.00 Watervliet : 71 29 3,405 2,682 0.75 1.32 1.62 23.79 Southwest : 73 26 3 3,381 2,697 2,916 0.62 1.36 1.69 26.11 22.49 2.99 : Belding : 69 26 3,089 2,407 0.76 1.32 1.82 21.57 Coldwater : 72 28 3,443 2,792 0.56 0.91 1.15 19.29 Lansing : 71 31 3,378 2,600 0.29 1.71 2.45 21.60 South Central : 73 26 5 3,251 2,568 2,860 0.49 1.24 1.70 23.80 21.46 2.41 : Detroit : 70 34 3,655 3,014 0.18 0.34 0.76 23.58 Flint : 73 31 3,347 2,558 0.33 1.17 1.79 19.53 Romeo : 68 32 3,218 2,576 0.25 0.64 1.23 18.83 Tipton : 72 27 3,314 2,671 0.24 0.56 0.81 25.10 Toledo, OH : 72 31 3,625 2,997 0.20 0.47 0.87 24.25 Southeast : 74 24 6 3,362 2,757 2,857 0.22 0.53 0.91 22.23 20.41 2.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Michigan State University 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.