mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 13, 2011 Week Ending Date June 12, 2011 Issue MI-CW2411 Agricultural Summary Wrapping up Planting Five days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 12, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.52 inches to 1.03 inches in the Upper Peninsula and 0.36 to 1.16 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from normal to 1 degree below normal in the Upper Peninsula and ranged from 1 degree below normal to 3 degrees above normal in the Lower Peninsula. Weather was nice and dry the first part of the week, which allowed growers to continue planting. Rain was welcomed later in the week as soils were beginning to dry out. There were reports of strong winds with minor damage in the Thumb region and in the northeast Lower Peninsula. Field activities included, planting of all major crops, spraying for insects in corn, sidedressing corn, cutting hay, and asparagus and strawberry harvesting. Field Crops Report Field Crops Field conditions allowed farmers to make good planting progress early in the week. Rain showers at the end of the week stalled fieldwork, but not before significant acres were planted, including some replanted acres of corn. Early in the week crusting became an issue for emerging crops. Corn stages ranged from just emerging to V6 leaf stage on early planted corn. Cutworm and armyworm have been found in isolated amounts. Soybeans continued to be planted as fields became ready. Attention turned to activities like spraying for weeds and side dressing nitrogen on corn. Growers continued to cut alfalfa with good quality being reported. Some alfalfa weevil has been found. The warm temperatures improved sugarbeet conditions. Most fields were reported to be in the 4-8 leaf stage. Dry bean planting was underway and going well. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Hot weather dried soils and pushed development to within one week of normal. Some irrigation occurred on sandy soils. Apples were 10 to 20 mm in diameter, depending on variety. Fruit drop has been heavy; artificial thinning neared completion. Codling moth emergence accelerated. Tart cherries were 12 mm in diameter in the southwest. In the west central, yield potential was quite variable among blocks. This was also true in the northwest, but substantial variability within orchards there was also noted. There has been potential for widespread cherry leaf spot. Sweet cherries were 14 mm in the southwest. Poor pollination conditions in the northwest reduced fruit set. Juice grape shoots were 16 to 24 inches long in the southwest, where a potentially heavy crop prompted careful load management. In the northwest some wine grapes had 12 inch shoots. Blueberries were in petal fall to green fruit stage in the Grand Rapids area. Cranberry and cherry fruitworm control began in the southwest. Early strawberry variety harvest began in the southwest and will commence soon in the southeast, 7 to 9 days behind normal. Pears were 12 to 17 mm in the southeast. Plums were 11 to 16 mm in the south. Plum curculio pressure was heavy. Peaches were 18 to 20 mm in the southwest. Oriental fruit moths were flying. Vegetables Vegetable planting continued. While there was standing water in some fields, other fields were in need of moisture. Irrigation systems were in operation where needed. Asparagus harvest continued. Quality struggles have caused some growers to divert their crop from fresh to processing. Carrot stands were satisfactory. Sweet corn continued to develop across the State. Tomatoes grown in tunnels were 2 inches in diameter in the southwest. Open field tomatoes were close to bloom. Cabbage is making good progress. Zucchini and squash under tunnels were at first harvest in the southwest. Open field planting continued. Onions were growing rapidly. All winter squash and pumpkins have been planted in the west central. Celery transplanting continued. The lettuce, snap beans, peas, cucumber, and cantaloupe crops looked good. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/12/11 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 1 12 76 11 Subsoil : 1 8 80 11 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/12/11 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 0 2 17 59 22 Barley : 0 2 19 65 14 Corn : 2 7 37 44 10 Oats : 0 2 31 58 9 Pasture : 1 3 19 56 21 Soybeans : 2 4 37 47 10 Winter Wheat : 2 5 23 58 12 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/12/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 45 25 60 52 Asparagus, harvested : 75 55 95 81 Barley, planted : 98 93 100 100 Barley, emerged : 90 85 100 98 Corn, planted : 96 82 100 100 Corn, emerged : 78 58 99 96 Dry beans, planted : 59 17 48 46 Oats, planted : 100 94 100 100 Oats, emerged : 87 81 100 99 Oats, headed : 18 2 59 32 Potatoes, planted : 97 91 99 99 Potatoes, emerged : 75 50 91 85 Soybeans, planted : 82 50 90 93 Soybeans, emerged : 49 25 78 81 Strawberries, harvested : 7 NA 31 20 Winter wheat, headed : 93 64 96 92 Winter wheat, turning yellow: 1 0 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 06/12/11 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 : 93 34 420 568 0.44 1.22 2.20 7.21 Marquette : 90 38 408 537 0.99 1.24 2.33 8.71 Stephenson : 94 36 468 659 0.53 0.53 1.33 6.95 Western UP : 95 31 -1 421 572 435 0.52 1.02 1.86 6.97 6.97 3.61 : Cornell : 86 41 379 616 0.98 1.27 2.99 7.14 Sault St Marie : 84 43 395 587 1.22 1.97 3.63 9.91 Eastern UP : 92 33 0 372 560 320 1.03 1.39 2.97 8.75 6.58 3.26 : Beulah : 94 43 541 679 1.06 1.31 2.55 11.83 Lake City : 93 45 536 671 0.81 0.81 1.86 9.78 Old Mission : 94 42 451 661 1.00 1.24 2.66 8.69 Pellston : 94 38 494 665 1.40 1.45 2.42 8.78 Northwest : 94 38 -1 484 645 516 1.09 1.25 2.44 9.37 6.51 3.03 : Alpena : 94 43 446 634 1.61 1.61 3.01 11.18 Houghton Lake : 92 43 578 713 0.47 0.47 0.95 9.17 Rogers City : 93 44 362 594 1.82 1.88 2.57 8.18 Northeast : 94 43 0 484 673 488 1.16 1.21 2.15 9.50 6.43 2.90 : Fremont : 89 44 635 787 0.47 0.48 1.68 7.51 Hart : 91 45 561 715 0.42 0.42 1.23 6.31 Muskegon : 89 50 666 799 0.98 0.98 2.55 8.74 West Central : 94 44 0 600 749 587 0.81 0.81 1.85 7.71 7.08 2.94 : Alma : 94 48 593 807 0.17 0.31 2.68 9.78 Big Rapids : 94 45 561 738 0.57 0.76 2.16 12.74 Central : 94 45 2 596 772 632 0.39 0.54 2.19 9.54 7.09 3.36 : Bad Axe : 95 45 538 737 0.30 0.70 2.21 10.62 Pigeon : 94 46 563 741 0.56 1.04 2.28 8.72 Saginaw : 94 50 653 845 0.51 0.56 2.54 10.44 Standish : 93 47 533 719 0.99 1.23 2.96 10.75 East Central : 95 45 2 545 758 612 0.45 0.69 2.67 10.69 6.35 3.08 : Fennville : 90 46 630 791 0.48 0.48 3.83 10.67 Grand Rapids : 94 49 730 898 0.34 0.34 3.14 12.32 Holland : 93 51 835 889 0.48 0.48 4.16 12.83 South Bend, IN : 97 50 793 906 1.59 1.67 5.55 16.76 Watervliet : 93 48 708 854 0.71 0.75 3.89 11.99 Southwest : 97 44 2 714 862 678 0.70 0.78 3.83 11.99 7.75 3.55 : Belding : 91 44 635 789 0.15 0.15 2.18 10.63 Coldwater : 95 51 747 904 0.37 0.37 3.23 10.09 Lansing : 93 50 689 870 0.40 0.40 4.45 13.10 South Central : 95 44 3 669 846 679 0.52 0.55 4.19 12.20 7.39 3.57 : Detroit : 96 56 766 937 0.42 0.42 4.15 11.40 Flint : 93 52 712 862 0.11 0.15 5.21 13.51 Romeo : 95 48 619 790 0.11 0.12 4.49 12.49 Tipton : 94 53 715 859 1.07 1.07 4.69 12.55 Toledo, OH : 95 53 708 973 0.32 0.33 4.09 11.14 Southeast : 98 48 3 698 885 649 0.36 0.39 4.08 11.30 7.28 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.