mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released November 15, 2010 Week Ending Date November 14, 2010 Issue MI-CW4610 Agricultural Summary All Wrapped Up Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 14, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.37 inches to 0.77 inches in the Upper Peninsula and 0.03 to 0.15 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 7 to 9 degree above normal in the Upper Peninsula, while temperatures in the Lower Peninsula ranged from 5 to 9 degrees above normal. Nice weather gave farmers ample time to finish crop harvest and prepare for winter. "Cleaning, washing, repairing, and putting equipment under cover for the winter are the outdoor activities," said a reporter from Saginaw County. Farmers have had a chance to work on other activities such as cleaning fence rows, hauling manure, and year end office work. "We don't know what producers will do in the spring, there is so much work that has been completed in both field and fruit crops," said a reporter from Ottawa County. Field Crops Report Field Crops Field crops were all but wrapped up for the year. Fall tillage, fertilizer application and preparation for next spring were primary activities. Farmers have had a chance to complete more tillage than in previous years due in large part to the early harvest progress. "Most of the fall tillage was done under excellent conditions which will put us in good shape for next spring," said a reporter from Bay County. Moisture was the main concern as dry conditions continued. Wheat, alfalfa, and other cover crops have emerged but stalled from the lack of moisture. A few remaining fields of corn remain unharvested. Last Issue for 2010 This concludes the 2010 Crop Weather season. Reports will resume in late April 2011. Monthly weather comments for the winter months, plus some weekly statistics for April will be available at www.nass.usda.gov. A special thanks to all regular Crop Weather reporters. Your time and effort made this publication possible and ensured an up-to-date and accurate representation of Michigan agriculture. Thank you! As of November 14 Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 11/14/10 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 13 31 55 1 Subsoil : 13 39 47 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 11/14/10 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 11 25 48 15 Winter Wheat : 1 4 26 51 18 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 11/14/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 90 89 87 89 Corn, harvested : 97 95 32 72 Sugarbeets, harvested : 97 90 97 95 Winter wheat, emerged : 98 96 80 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11/14/10 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 : 64 34 2,391 1,888 0.76 0.93 2.76 27.98 Marquette : 59 27 2,288 1,726 0.64 1.01 2.84 28.46 Stephenson : 63 27 2,770 2,147 0.73 0.77 2.62 26.97 Western UP : 64 23 9 2,395 1,826 2,048 0.77 0.94 2.86 28.46 23.64 2.54 : Cornell : 63 29 2,628 2,000 0.52 0.64 2.18 26.41 Sault St Marie : 53 31 2,379 1,749 0.08 0.45 3.15 25.09 Eastern UP : 63 24 7 2,349 1,748 1,790 0.37 0.67 2.84 28.01 22.68 2.65 : Beulah : 65 33 2,880 2,218 0.16 0.98 2.25 23.69 Lake City : 61 25 2,712 2,095 0.00 0.19 1.62 26.37 Old Mission : 65 32 2,770 2,101 0.15 0.44 1.60 22.46 Pellston : 64 25 2,587 1,956 0.19 0.25 1.71 24.91 Northwest : 65 25 8 2,680 2,041 2,359 0.11 0.37 1.74 22.05 21.98 2.69 : Alpena : 60 25 2,667 2,085 0.02 0.13 1.75 23.00 Houghton Lake : 58 23 2,826 2,107 0.08 0.10 1.30 20.57 Rogers City : 61 28 2,490 2,028 0.02 0.15 1.92 27.27 Northeast : 61 23 6 2,694 2,070 2,276 0.03 0.12 1.71 24.22 21.34 2.57 : Fremont : 66 30 3,111 2,428 0.06 0.12 1.88 18.59 Hart : 64 33 2,970 2,292 0.04 0.42 1.54 21.38 Muskegon : 65 34 3,443 2,650 0.07 0.19 1.62 23.34 West Central : 66 21 9 3,106 2,414 2,583 0.05 0.34 1.91 21.68 22.20 2.88 : Alma : 61 28 3,176 2,489 0.15 0.17 1.66 24.40 Big Rapids : 62 27 2,984 2,280 0.12 0.14 1.97 25.11 Central : 63 27 6 3,077 2,381 2,670 0.12 0.14 1.51 21.38 22.51 2.49 : Bad Axe : 62 29 2,997 2,339 0.05 0.36 0.72 22.90 Pigeon : 59 25 2,967 2,308 0.01 0.07 1.04 18.44 Saginaw : 61 28 3,305 2,570 0.03 0.03 0.56 18.42 Standish : 57 25 2,919 2,274 0.02 0.10 1.57 25.19 East Central : 62 25 5 3,007 2,372 2,685 0.03 0.18 1.21 21.78 20.13 2.23 : Fennville : 70 33 3,248 2,526 0.06 0.07 0.96 29.26 Grand Rapids : 69 32 3,561 2,804 0.25 0.25 1.86 27.26 Holland : 71 29 3,542 2,930 0.10 0.13 1.25 36.74 South Bend, IN : 71 38 3,669 2,973 0.06 0.40 2.00 24.40 Watervliet : 70 35 3,461 2,740 0.09 0.34 1.66 24.13 Southwest : 73 29 9 3,439 2,754 2,952 0.14 0.30 1.66 26.42 23.66 2.79 : Belding : 65 27 3,132 2,452 0.22 0.22 1.54 21.79 Coldwater : 71 27 3,499 2,848 0.05 0.05 0.96 19.34 Lansing : 69 30 3,423 2,649 0.05 0.05 1.76 21.65 South Central : 72 27 8 3,300 2,618 2,894 0.15 0.16 1.40 23.96 22.42 2.32 : Detroit : 63 32 3,691 3,061 0.04 0.05 0.39 23.63 Flint : 68 26 3,389 2,602 0.01 0.05 1.22 19.58 Romeo : 58 29 3,242 2,623 0.05 0.15 0.79 18.98 Tipton : 69 29 3,364 2,728 0.08 0.09 0.65 25.19 Toledo, OH : 64 29 3,662 3,057 0.06 0.08 0.55 24.33 Southeast : 70 22 5 3,403 2,808 2,889 0.06 0.08 0.61 22.31 21.48 2.44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.