mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 6, 2011 Week Ending Date June 5, 2011 Issue MI-CW2311 Agricultural Summary Significant Planting Progress Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 5, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.35 inches to 0.50 inches in the Upper Peninsula and no rain to 0.24 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 5 to 6 degrees above normal in the Upper Peninsula and ranged from 6 to 7 degrees above normal in the Lower Peninsula. Warm, dry weather allowed farmers to make headway planting. Winds also helped to dry up lighter soils; however, heavier soils were slow to dry. Between planting and harvesting, producers were able to catch up on spraying. Once planting is complete, farmers will focus on weed control. Field Crops Report Field Crops After a stormy start to the week in some areas, the weather settled down and farmers were able to get considerable time in fields. Good progress was made planting corn and soybeans as fields became dry enough to hold equipment. Several fields still had wet spots that growers had to plant around. Some operators started spraying after planting was wrapped up. Reports of potato leafhopper were found as first cuttings of alfalfa started. Wheat is heading out. Sugarbeets sustained some damage from high winds. Dry bean planting started in some areas. Oats and barley continued to look good. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Insects became more active as higher temperatures prevailed. Apples were 8 to 15 mm in diameter in the Grand Rapids area; fruit drop was heavy in the southwest. Plum curculio egg laying began. Tart cherries were in the shuck in the northwest and 10 mm in diameter in the southwest. Sweet cherries were 8 to 9 mm in the northwest. Juice grape shoots were 10 to 16 inches long in the southwest; northwest wine grapes were at late bud break to 6 inch shoots. Powdery mildew control has been vital during this wet season. Blueberries were in full bloom to petal fall and fruit set in the Grand Rapids area; there were small green fruit on early varieties like Bluetta in the southwest, where water was standing in many fields. Strawberry bloom ended in the southwest; there was some thumb-sized fruit in the southeast, where limited picking could begin late this week. Pears ranged from 8 mm in the northwest to 12 mm in the southwest, pear psylla egg laying was heavy. Plums were 6 to 10 mm in the south. Vegetables Weather allowed farmers to get into vegetable fields and make progress on planting and other fieldwork. Asparagus harvest continued. Quality and yields have been good. Sweet corn emergence continued across the State. Current conditions stimulated growth. Tomatoes grown in tunnels were blooming and setting fruit. Open field planting continued. Zucchini and squash were developing nicely under tunnels in the southwest. Open field planting continued. Pepper planting continued but remained well behind schedule. Pumpkins, squash, zucchini, and snap beans for processing were being planted. In the southeast, early planted cabbage was beginning to show heads. Some early planted carrots were being replanted. Onions, lettuce, red beets, peas, and leeks looked good. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/05/11 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 5 65 30 Subsoil : 0 2 63 35 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/05/11 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 1 3 17 55 24 Barley : 0 1 29 65 5 Corn : 3 6 29 52 10 Oats : 0 2 21 63 14 Pasture : 1 3 15 61 20 Winter Wheat : 2 5 20 55 18 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/05/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 25 2 45 35 Asparagus, harvested : 55 52 84 68 Barley, planted : 93 80 100 98 Barley, emerged : 85 49 97 90 Corn, planted : 82 67 96 97 Corn, emerged : 58 46 91 87 Dry beans, planted : 17 1 36 24 Oats, planted : 94 88 100 99 Oats, emerged : 81 76 100 96 Oats, headed : 2 NA 25 14 Potatoes, planted : 91 82 95 94 Potatoes, emerged : 50 21 78 66 Soybeans, planted : 50 31 85 85 Soybeans, emerged : 25 16 65 63 Sugarbeets, planted : 98 96 100 100 Winter wheat, headed : 64 8 88 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 06/05/11 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2011 :2010 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 83 36 338 514 0.78 1.11 3.07 6.77 Marquette : 84 36 320 489 0.25 0.76 3.14 7.72 Stephenson : 89 38 381 587 0.00 0.22 1.91 6.42 Western UP : 89 31 5 337 516 353 0.50 0.76 2.87 6.44 6.07 3.61 : Cornell : 84 39 302 547 0.29 1.08 2.70 6.16 Sault St Marie : 85 40 321 524 0.75 1.75 3.16 8.69 Eastern UP : 87 34 6 298 501 250 0.35 1.08 3.16 7.72 5.87 3.26 : Beulah : 86 43 450 603 0.25 0.83 3.66 10.77 Lake City : 87 41 442 585 0.00 0.34 2.74 8.97 Old Mission : 85 41 372 583 0.24 0.75 3.27 7.69 Pellston : 88 36 409 591 0.05 0.25 1.95 7.38 Northwest : 88 36 7 401 571 418 0.16 0.60 3.12 8.28 5.69 3.03 : Alpena : 93 38 358 564 0.00 0.86 2.91 9.57 Houghton Lake : 87 44 477 624 0.00 0.20 2.40 8.70 Rogers City : 92 41 281 527 0.06 0.53 1.75 6.36 Northeast : 93 38 6 392 595 392 0.05 0.51 2.16 8.33 5.67 2.90 : Fremont : 90 48 523 686 0.01 0.72 1.82 7.04 Hart : 86 46 461 627 0.00 0.67 1.57 5.89 Muskegon : 92 50 543 695 0.00 0.90 2.47 7.76 West Central : 92 34 7 493 655 477 0.00 0.72 1.98 6.90 6.34 2.94 : Alma : 89 47 475 703 0.14 0.98 3.86 9.61 Big Rapids : 88 45 449 632 0.19 1.15 3.42 12.17 Central : 91 45 7 480 669 517 0.15 1.15 3.45 9.15 6.39 3.36 : Bad Axe : 91 44 426 649 0.40 1.09 3.10 10.32 Pigeon : 92 45 446 655 0.48 0.96 2.21 8.16 Saginaw : 89 46 521 731 0.05 0.96 3.53 9.93 Standish : 90 44 424 630 0.24 0.86 2.56 9.76 East Central : 92 44 6 432 663 496 0.24 1.38 3.83 10.24 5.66 3.08 : Fennville : 89 52 519 694 0.00 3.24 4.65 10.19 Grand Rapids : 91 50 593 778 0.00 1.68 4.68 11.98 Holland : 90 54 623 778 0.00 2.45 6.48 12.35 South Bend, IN : 89 53 647 785 0.08 3.45 7.32 15.17 Watervliet : 88 52 575 747 0.04 2.69 5.04 11.28 Southwest : 92 41 7 579 752 556 0.08 2.56 5.07 11.28 6.91 3.55 : Belding : 90 42 513 686 0.00 1.70 3.76 10.48 Coldwater : 91 54 602 779 0.00 2.50 4.45 9.72 Lansing : 89 47 545 753 0.00 3.17 7.08 12.70 South Central : 91 42 7 543 733 557 0.02 2.55 5.84 11.67 6.65 3.57 : Detroit : 92 54 618 812 0.00 3.12 4.62 10.98 Flint : 90 50 571 746 0.04 2.18 7.59 13.40 Romeo : 91 42 500 684 0.01 2.19 7.56 12.38 Tipton : 95 50 582 741 0.00 2.78 4.67 11.48 Toledo, OH : 90 50 568 833 0.01 3.03 5.55 10.82 Southeast : 95 42 7 564 764 530 0.02 2.79 5.49 10.93 6.59 3.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.