mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released September 12, 2011 Week Ending Date September 11, 2011 Issue MI-CW3711 Agricultural Summary Seasonal September Six days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ended September 11, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.00 inches to 0.09 inches in the Upper Peninsula and 0.00 to 1.48 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures were 1 degree above normal in the Upper Peninsula and ranged from 5 to 1 degree below normal in the Lower Peninsula. Most of the state received little or no rainfall during the week. It was another beautiful summer week, but we could haved used some rain to help finish out the crops," said a reporter in Saginaw County. Light frost was reported in low lying areas in northwestern Lower Peninsula. Field Crops Report Field Crops Corn was in the R3 to R5 stages. More silage was being harvested. Soybeans were in R5 to R6. Some early maturing varieties had leaves that started to turn color. Alfalfa fourth cutting took place on many farms, and new fall seedlings were planted. Dry bean harvest was underway in the central and west central Lower Peninsula. A few fields had some bacterial blight present. There was also some bean leaf rust present at low levels and a minor amount of white mold in some fields. Sugarbeets were looking good overall. Cooler temperatures slowed evaporation rates, but the beet crop used all available moisture to put on tons. Field preparations were being made for wheat planting. Some wheat was aerial seeded last week in soybeans. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Gala, McIntosh, and Honeycrisp apples were harvested in the southwest; the harvest of early season varieties began in the northwest. High numbers of obliquebanded leafrollers were flying. The plum and pear harvests continued. Late season peach harvest wound down in the southwest and ended in the Grand Rapids area. The Niagara grape harvest is set to begin. Cool weather slowed wine grape development in the northwest. Fall raspberry harvest continued. Blueberry harvesting wound down. Surveillance for spotted wing drosophila was advised. Vegetables Brisk mornings at the beginning of the week reminded vegetable growers that fall is impending. Some areas are getting dry. Celery harvest continued. Earlier pest problems have somewhat diminished. Onion harvest continued. Yields varied considerably by field depending on condition. Carrot harvest continued. Sizing was expected to pick up in cooler weather. Sweet corn harvest was winding down. In East Michigan, a storm system brought in a large amount of corn earworm with 350 moths in one trap. Growers monitored for this pest. Cucumber for pickle harvest was wrapping up. Downy mildew pressure remained a concern. Pepper and tomato harvest continued with mostly favorable reports. Some bacterial disease resulted in minor yield loss in tomatoes. There were reports of aphids in some pepper fields. Winter squash, pumpkins, and gourds were being harvested in select areas. Powdery mildew is present in many fields. The first of the the jack o'lantern pumpkins have been harvested. Processing broccoli harvest continued in full force. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 09/11/11 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 5 28 64 3 Subsoil : 5 29 65 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 09/11/11 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 3 10 27 47 13 Corn : 4 11 25 47 13 Dry beans : 5 12 30 37 16 Pasture : 6 16 34 39 5 Soybeans : 3 8 25 50 14 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 09/11/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, third cutting : 74 54 65 70 All hay, fourth cutting : 9 NA 26 18 Apples, harvested : 12 9 33 26 Blueberries, harvested : 99 94 100 98 Corn, dough : 89 88 100 93 Corn, dent : 61 44 93 73 Corn, mature : 6 0 57 24 Corn silage, harvested : 21 9 73 39 Dry beans, turning leaves : 86 84 98 84 Dry beans, dropping leaves : 39 5 84 60 Dry beans, harvested : 1 0 41 20 Peaches, harvested : 88 83 97 83 Potatoes, harvested : 19 14 25 28 Soybeans, turning leaves : 31 6 75 52 Soybeans, dropping leaves : 6 0 35 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 09/11/11 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 : 84 36 1,980 2,101 0.00 0.52 1.14 13.99 Marquette : 84 34 1,927 2,033 0.00 0.59 0.92 14.46 Stephenson : 86 33 2,115 2,364 0.00 1.08 2.19 14.05 Western UP : 86 31 1 1,952 2,090 1,775 0.00 0.57 1.24 13.49 17.73 3.58 : Cornell : 84 36 2,064 2,269 0.11 0.50 1.31 12.42 Sault St Marie : 81 40 1,939 2,137 0.15 1.28 3.18 20.21 Eastern UP : 84 25 1 1,893 2,070 1,565 0.09 0.58 1.60 15.72 16.60 3.55 : Beulah : 81 39 2,285 2,499 0.00 0.87 1.39 20.94 Lake City : 86 35 2,189 2,339 0.00 0.56 1.23 19.47 Old Mission : 84 38 2,135 2,399 0.13 0.80 1.30 15.30 Pellston : 82 31 2,065 2,264 0.00 1.39 2.01 17.48 Northwest : 86 31 -1 2,133 2,330 2,010 0.03 0.82 1.30 17.14 15.48 3.66 : Alpena : 84 37 2,090 2,325 0.00 1.18 1.57 20.66 Houghton Lake : 83 34 2,313 2,463 0.00 0.35 0.78 16.85 Rogers City : 86 39 1,961 2,196 0.00 0.21 0.54 14.12 Northeast : 86 34 -3 2,144 2,358 1,947 0.00 0.62 1.11 17.54 15.54 3.47 : Fremont : 84 38 2,433 2,650 0.00 0.17 0.24 15.91 Hart : 81 34 2,307 2,557 0.00 0.68 0.91 15.15 Muskegon : 80 44 2,683 2,923 0.00 0.37 1.10 21.20 West Central : 89 34 -2 2,405 2,656 2,191 0.01 0.49 0.90 17.95 15.83 3.19 : Alma : 81 43 2,412 2,730 0.00 0.19 2.84 25.31 Big Rapids : 80 38 2,292 2,553 0.02 0.66 2.68 28.07 Central : 82 38 -3 2,373 2,630 2,262 0.01 0.48 2.63 22.55 16.70 3.09 : Bad Axe : 80 49 2,345 2,615 0.05 0.80 2.61 22.26 Pigeon : 79 48 2,303 2,564 0.00 0.19 0.53 16.85 Saginaw : 82 46 2,603 2,861 0.00 0.25 1.72 20.34 Standish : 81 40 2,233 2,512 0.00 0.10 0.89 21.85 East Central : 82 40 -3 2,326 2,635 2,263 0.02 0.37 1.42 20.54 14.86 2.70 : Fennville : 79 40 2,478 2,733 0.16 0.28 1.25 21.09 Grand Rapids : 82 44 2,780 3,004 0.02 0.22 1.28 26.73 Holland : 77 43 3,549 2,989 0.01 0.32 0.51 27.76 South Bend, IN : 81 41 2,897 3,050 0.34 0.51 0.97 25.08 Watervliet : 79 41 2,658 2,898 0.26 0.45 1.28 22.87 Southwest : 87 36 -5 2,700 2,885 2,461 0.17 0.38 1.17 23.43 17.02 3.26 : Belding : 83 41 2,440 2,650 0.00 0.12 0.78 22.01 Coldwater : 79 43 2,684 2,907 0.38 1.44 1.72 17.23 Lansing : 79 44 2,631 2,918 0.25 0.28 1.45 22.58 South Central : 83 39 -4 2,541 2,801 2,420 0.38 0.74 1.76 22.90 16.99 2.79 : Detroit : 78 54 2,929 3,130 2.22 2.37 2.93 24.14 Flint : 81 51 2,690 2,882 0.15 0.30 0.84 24.05 Romeo : 82 50 2,569 2,773 1.82 1.87 2.85 20.85 Tipton : 75 48 2,658 2,827 1.25 1.72 2.41 21.90 Toledo, OH : 78 51 2,696 3,106 1.70 2.05 2.85 20.81 Southeast : 82 47 -3 2,642 2,923 2,417 1.48 1.77 2.71 21.27 16.29 2.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.