mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 24, 2011 Week Ending Date October 23, 2011 Issue MI-CW4311 Agricultural Summary Cool Wet Weather Four days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ended October 23, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.30 to 0.83 inches in the Upper Peninsula, and ranged from 1.17 to 2.63 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 2 to 3 degrees below normal in the Upper Peninsula, and 2 to 5 degrees below normal in the Lower Peninsula. Fall harvest activities were limited this week due to recent rains. Field activities included manure hauling, fourth cutting of hay, winter wheat planting, and harvesting corn, silage, soybeans, potatoes, dry beans, apples and sugarbeets. Field Crops Report Field Crops Rain on Wednesday and Thursday caused field work to cease. Harvest resumed on lighter soils Saturday evening; most growers resumed harvest Sunday. Corn harvest progressed. Some growers reported higher than normal grain moisture content. Silage harvest was over, except for growers in Northern Michigan. Soybean harvest progressed well with no trouble other than rain delays mid to late week. Some growers have completed harvest and are now focused on corn. Dry bean harvest was nearly complete. Sugarbeet piling began. Wheat was being planted where condition and time allowed. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit The harvests of Red Delicious apples neared completion. Harvests of Rome, Fuji, and Idared continued. Strong winds in the Grand Rapids area caused some fruit drop. The grape harvest was winding down. This will be the final fruit report of the 2011 season. Vegetables Strong winds and heavy rains limited vegetable fieldwork last week. Fields were wet. Harvest of carrots and winter squash for processing were slowed by the wet weather. Good yields and quality were reported for both crops. Summer crops such as tomatoes and peppers were still being harvested last week. In addition to harvest, growers were cleaning and repairing equipment, and planting cover crops when possible. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/23/11 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 3 66 31 Subsoil : 1 8 76 15 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/23/11 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 4 8 23 48 17 Pasture : 3 14 29 46 8 Winter Wheat : 0 1 26 58 15 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/23/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 67 53 77 68 Apples, harvested : 81 70 95 86 Corn, mature : 94 86 100 95 Corn, harvested : 20 14 71 34 Corn silage, harvested : 97 94 100 99 Dry beans, harvested : 95 91 100 94 Potatoes, harvested : 82 70 93 86 Soybeans, harvested : 64 50 91 66 Sugarbeets, harvested : 30 19 44 33 Winter wheat, planted : 80 66 93 80 Winter wheat, emerged : 48 19 70 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10/23/11 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 : 55 28 2,276 2,347 0.44 1.76 3.58 18.75 Marquette : 53 29 2,204 2,254 0.52 1.76 6.34 22.65 Stephenson : 63 26 2,466 2,721 0.11 1.26 3.48 18.30 Western UP : 63 20 -3 2,246 2,346 2,019 0.30 1.58 3.38 18.07 21.76 2.57 : Cornell : 57 28 2,459 2,588 0.69 2.45 3.30 16.63 Sault St Marie : 56 30 2,256 2,358 1.12 3.42 4.29 27.00 Eastern UP : 57 27 -2 2,206 2,323 1,773 0.83 2.81 4.90 22.32 20.92 2.57 : Beulah : 60 33 2,641 2,810 1.05 1.76 3.53 26.44 Lake City : 62 25 2,518 2,654 1.66 2.42 3.40 24.05 Old Mission : 63 31 2,493 2,706 1.22 2.16 3.44 20.18 Pellston : 58 23 2,404 2,543 1.55 3.27 5.04 24.04 Northwest : 63 23 -4 2,466 2,625 2,315 1.17 2.20 3.59 22.05 20.26 2.75 : Alpena : 60 27 2,427 2,625 3.25 3.53 5.78 27.96 Houghton Lake : 61 26 2,662 2,776 1.30 1.86 3.27 21.55 Rogers City : 54 31 2,261 2,450 2.83 3.51 5.55 21.06 Northeast : 62 26 -4 2,473 2,651 2,235 2.29 2.84 4.67 23.77 19.85 2.40 : Fremont : 62 29 2,777 3,031 1.00 1.24 1.25 17.28 Hart : 60 31 2,650 2,898 1.57 2.74 3.47 19.91 Muskegon : 61 32 3,073 3,340 1.65 2.75 3.67 26.73 West Central : 62 28 -4 2,758 3,025 2,534 1.40 2.27 2.98 21.94 20.38 2.94 : Alma : 63 29 2,769 3,104 1.89 2.35 3.10 29.41 Big Rapids : 61 28 2,625 2,916 1.30 1.88 2.81 31.94 Central : 63 28 -4 2,723 3,002 2,618 1.23 1.78 2.65 25.88 20.95 2.59 : Bad Axe : 64 38 2,697 2,922 3.07 3.62 5.40 28.74 Pigeon : 61 33 2,652 2,893 2.58 2.83 4.54 22.74 Saginaw : 63 32 3,008 3,226 2.77 3.02 3.68 24.88 Standish : 64 29 2,592 2,858 1.86 2.38 3.93 26.85 East Central : 65 29 -2 2,684 2,976 2,634 2.63 3.02 4.28 25.90 18.69 2.41 : Fennville : 60 31 2,822 3,141 1.36 1.93 3.34 25.22 Grand Rapids : 64 31 3,190 3,452 1.97 2.58 3.97 31.30 Holland : 62 34 3,926 3,425 1.40 1.59 2.94 33.39 South Bend, IN : 67 33 3,313 3,545 3.24 4.22 5.42 32.46 Watervliet : 64 31 3,040 3,348 2.06 2.89 4.36 28.42 Southwest : 67 30 -5 3,081 3,330 2,882 1.84 2.59 3.93 28.60 21.79 2.99 : Belding : 63 29 2,801 3,044 1.50 2.39 3.15 25.78 Coldwater : 65 27 3,058 3,385 2.02 2.73 4.29 22.65 Lansing : 64 31 3,012 3,324 2.31 2.85 3.71 27.27 South Central : 67 27 -5 2,908 3,217 2,827 2.09 2.77 3.84 27.86 20.98 2.41 : Detroit : 66 35 3,379 3,589 1.61 1.89 3.02 29.95 Flint : 66 28 3,093 3,286 1.98 2.27 3.25 28.19 Romeo : 65 35 2,947 3,173 2.12 2.57 3.07 26.28 Tipton : 65 30 3,042 3,258 2.07 2.38 3.50 27.75 Toledo, OH : 65 31 3,089 3,565 1.64 2.04 3.23 25.61 Southeast : 67 25 -4 3,027 3,363 2,825 1.72 2.08 3.14 26.08 19.95 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.