mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 31, 2011 Week Ending Date October 30, 2011 Issue MI-CW4411 Agricultural Summary Harvest Continues Four days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ended October 30, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Precipitation ranged from 0.19 to 0.30 inches in the Upper Peninsula, and ranged from 0.33 to 1.04 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 3 to 4 degrees below normal in the Upper Peninsula, and 2 to 5 degrees below normal in the Lower Peninsula. Precipitation again limited harvest this week. Light snow showers were reported in the northern Lower Peninsula, and morning frost was reported across the state. When conditions allowed field activities included harvesting of corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, potatoes, apples, and vegetable crops, fourth cutting of hay, and planting of winter wheat. Field Crops Report Field Crops Farmers experienced another week of limited harvest. Some dry sunny weather was needed to progress fieldwork and harvest. Corn harvest advanced slowly due to wet soils. Dry down has been slow. Soybean harvest was especially difficult this past week with the rains. Wheat planting continued. Some will plant after soybeans are harvested; others may not be able to plant due to the lateness of the season. Wet soils have caused many growers to struggle with sugarbeet harvest. Vegetables Harvest was complete for most vegetable crops across the State. Some pumpkins and carrots remained to be harvested. Vegetable growers continued to prepare fields for the next season by performing tillage operations, planting winter cover crops as weather allowed, and cleaning equipment for winter storage. This will be the final vegetable summary for the 2011 growing season. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/30/11 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 2 64 34 Subsoil : 1 5 77 17 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/30/11 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 5 8 22 49 16 Pasture : 3 18 33 40 6 Winter Wheat : 1 2 28 56 13 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/30/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 76 67 82 75 Apples, harvested : 92 81 99 91 Corn, mature : 98 94 100 97 Corn, harvested : 32 20 82 45 Potatoes, harvested : 89 82 96 93 Soybeans, harvested : 77 64 96 77 Sugarbeets, harvested : 42 30 65 56 Winter wheat, planted : 88 80 98 90 Winter wheat, emerged : 68 48 86 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10/30/11 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 : 50 21 2,276 2,362 0.20 0.64 1.96 18.95 Marquette : 47 23 2,204 2,266 0.11 0.63 1.87 22.76 Stephenson : 58 21 2,478 2,739 0.27 0.38 1.53 18.57 Western UP : 58 17 -4 2,248 2,359 2,034 0.19 0.49 1.77 18.27 22.41 2.57 : Cornell : 50 26 2,459 2,603 0.27 0.96 2.72 16.90 Sault St Marie : 48 29 2,256 2,371 0.54 1.66 3.96 27.54 Eastern UP : 52 23 -3 2,206 2,338 1,784 0.30 1.14 3.12 22.63 21.42 2.57 : Beulah : 53 29 2,645 2,842 1.63 2.68 3.39 28.07 Lake City : 54 21 2,520 2,684 1.31 2.97 3.75 25.36 Old Mission : 52 26 2,495 2,738 0.87 2.09 3.03 21.05 Pellston : 50 20 2,404 2,567 0.14 1.69 3.43 24.18 Northwest : 54 20 -5 2,468 2,653 2,336 1.04 2.21 3.35 23.09 20.76 2.75 : Alpena : 55 25 2,430 2,656 0.60 3.85 4.13 28.56 Houghton Lake : 54 22 2,664 2,806 1.40 2.70 3.26 22.95 Rogers City : 51 29 2,263 2,478 0.24 3.07 3.75 21.30 Northeast : 55 22 -5 2,474 2,680 2,256 0.72 3.02 3.56 24.50 20.29 2.40 : Fremont : 57 25 2,785 3,070 0.78 1.78 2.02 18.06 Hart : 55 26 2,656 2,934 0.73 2.30 3.47 20.64 Muskegon : 58 27 3,085 3,394 1.21 2.86 3.96 27.94 West Central : 58 24 -4 2,765 3,065 2,556 0.76 2.16 3.04 22.70 20.93 2.94 : Alma : 59 26 2,775 3,150 0.67 2.72 3.18 30.24 Big Rapids : 59 24 2,630 2,948 0.66 1.96 2.54 32.60 Central : 59 24 -3 2,728 3,041 2,643 0.64 1.91 2.46 26.56 21.44 2.59 : Bad Axe : 57 28 2,702 2,970 0.62 3.69 4.24 29.36 Pigeon : 57 29 2,656 2,941 0.80 3.38 3.63 23.54 Saginaw : 60 27 3,013 3,277 0.58 3.35 3.60 25.46 Standish : 59 24 2,597 2,901 0.60 2.46 2.98 27.45 East Central : 60 24 -4 2,689 3,023 2,658 0.66 3.29 3.68 26.56 19.17 2.41 : Fennville : 68 29 2,842 3,189 0.61 1.97 2.54 25.83 Grand Rapids : 62 28 3,205 3,508 0.53 2.50 3.11 31.83 Holland : 70 30 3,946 3,484 0.50 1.90 2.09 33.89 South Bend, IN : 71 28 3,343 3,609 0.33 3.57 4.55 32.79 Watervliet : 67 28 3,064 3,403 0.68 2.74 3.57 29.10 Southwest : 71 25 -2 3,103 3,382 2,912 0.63 2.55 3.29 29.30 22.40 2.99 : Belding : 59 23 2,812 3,087 0.62 2.12 3.01 26.40 Coldwater : 69 24 3,082 3,442 0.65 2.67 3.38 23.30 Lansing : 67 28 3,027 3,378 0.23 2.54 3.08 27.50 South Central : 69 23 -2 2,924 3,269 2,856 0.38 2.50 3.18 28.27 21.39 2.41 : Detroit : 64 31 3,401 3,654 0.23 1.84 2.12 30.18 Flint : 61 25 3,106 3,344 0.29 2.27 2.56 28.48 Romeo : 55 27 2,954 3,218 0.19 2.30 2.75 26.46 Tipton : 68 27 3,063 3,313 0.59 2.66 2.97 28.34 Toledo, OH : 63 26 3,107 3,625 0.38 2.02 2.42 25.99 Southeast : 68 21 -2 3,043 3,421 2,853 0.33 2.07 2.43 26.43 20.35 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.