mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released May 29, 2012 Week Ending Date May 27, 2012 Issue MI-CW2212 Agricultural Summary Field Crops Six days were suitable for field work last week. Overall, it was another very good week for planting. Spotty showers provided some rain. However, additional rain is needed to aid emergence. Corn planting was nearly complete in southern Michigan. Soybean planting continued. Dry bean planting began. Wheat was nearly all headed out and growers anticipate harvest to begin around 2 weeks earlier than normal due to warmer than normal temperatures in March. Growers applied fungicide. Hay harvest continued. Some growers noted a smaller than average yield due to frost in April. Fruit Insect numbers increased with the high temperatures. Apples ranged from 7 to 10 mm in the northwest to 18 to 22 mm in the south. There is a light crop on good sites in the south and in the Grand Rapids area; the crop will be better in the northwest but still well below average. Coddling moth catches increased. Tart cherries ranged from 12 to 14 mm. The fruit size is large due to the small crop load. Sweet cherries were 11.5 to 13 mm in the northwest and 18 to 22 mm in the southwest, where coloring began. Juice grape flower clusters were elongating and separating. Wine grapes in the northwest had 4 to 8 inch shoots. Peaches were about 1 inch in diameter in the southwest; oriental fruit moth catches rose. Strawberry harvest began and will increase in volume this week in the south. Most of the crop was in full bloom in the Grand Rapids area. Blueberries were in late petal fall to pea sized green fruit. The crop for most varieties looks very good. Early season varieties like Bluecrop had some crop loss potential due to poor pollination and frosts. Early season raspberries were 0.5 inch in diameter. Cranberries were at the jewel (pre-bloom) stage. Vegetables Warm weather hastened vegetable progress for the second week in a row. Irrigation systems were used in some fields. Asparagus harvest was mainly complete in the southwest, but was about halfway in the west central. The carrot crop looked good. In the west central, winter squash and processing zucchini were being planted. In the southwest, summer squash, zucchini, and cucumbers under tunnels were in bloom and harvest should begin soon. Pepper and eggplant transplanting was progressing. Celery planting continued. Tunnels were being removed. The onion crop continued to advance. Some replanting was necessary due to insect damage. Tomato planting continued in open fields. Sweet corn continued to emerge and grow nicely. Peas were in full bloom, and some were beginning to pod. Radish harvest commenced in the southeast. Special Note Coming soon: NASS's annual June surveys on crops and livestock. In the first two weeks of June, NASS will survey about 140,000 United States producers and will visit 42,000 tracts of farm land to collect information. One of USDA's largest survey efforts, the responses will provide the foundation for estimates in the upcoming growing year. With both data collection and data release taking place over a span of only four weeks, the results will be available beginning on June 29 in the Acreage and other reports. Farmers should watch for their survey and be sure to respond. Your information matters! Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 05/27/12 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 13 33 52 2 Subsoil : 5 24 69 2 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 05/27/12 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 2 24 27 39 8 Corn : 0 3 19 63 15 Oats : 2 4 32 53 9 Pasture : 2 10 38 39 11 Winter Wheat : 2 7 25 52 14 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 05/27/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Days : Days Suitable for Fieldwork : 6 6 -- -- : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 45 18 1 11 Corn, planted : 97 87 64 85 Corn, emerged : 80 50 39 58 Dry beans, planted : 7 0 1 5 Oats, emerged : 98 91 69 84 Oats, headed : 10 1 0 1 Soybeans, planted : 81 62 29 59 Soybeans, emerged : 49 23 13 23 Winter wheat, headed : 85 43 6 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 05/27/12 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2012 :2011 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 81 39 347 224 1.39 2.19 3.42 5.43 Marquette : 83 36 351 213 0.81 1.73 2.46 4.84 Stephenson : 84 34 441 264 2.32 2.48 3.42 4.79 Western UP : 84 30 5 381 222 275 1.31 1.85 2.97 4.68 5.14 3.37 : Cornell : 82 38 369 221 1.13 1.41 2.05 2.95 Sault St Marie : 83 40 333 226 0.32 0.63 0.69 1.91 Eastern UP : 86 34 8 342 203 188 0.99 1.31 1.78 2.97 4.99 3.01 : Beulah : 90 40 460 314 1.37 1.42 3.77 7.07 Lake City : 87 40 448 307 1.68 2.05 5.27 7.50 Old Mission : 89 40 406 249 1.60 1.61 3.52 6.28 Pellston : 89 34 402 294 0.68 0.98 1.82 3.50 Northwest : 90 34 9 411 277 328 1.11 1.31 3.26 5.63 4.95 2.61 : Alpena : 90 40 390 239 0.62 0.62 2.00 3.55 Houghton Lake : 87 41 467 331 1.02 1.05 3.97 5.94 Rogers City : 93 41 325 187 0.54 0.54 1.41 2.89 Northeast : 93 33 8 407 268 306 0.87 0.90 2.71 4.38 4.98 2.76 : Fremont : 88 44 513 377 0.46 0.78 1.79 3.96 Hart : 86 40 465 326 0.69 0.86 1.84 4.38 Muskegon : 89 44 525 390 0.22 0.66 2.20 4.47 West Central : 89 37 9 490 352 375 0.44 0.66 2.32 4.60 5.53 2.67 : Alma : 90 46 491 332 0.89 1.22 1.82 4.11 Big Rapids : 86 42 482 327 0.56 0.87 1.39 4.10 Central : 91 42 8 494 341 411 0.52 0.86 1.36 3.74 5.60 2.79 : Bad Axe : 91 44 415 286 0.58 0.90 2.63 3.67 Pigeon : 90 44 429 303 0.25 0.48 0.98 2.21 Saginaw : 91 48 538 362 1.93 2.22 3.50 5.16 Standish : 89 46 460 295 1.07 1.33 2.93 4.42 East Central : 91 44 7 438 311 392 0.90 1.17 2.69 4.07 4.95 2.63 : Fennville : 94 42 498 371 0.02 0.45 2.13 5.34 Grand Rapids : 91 45 577 429 0.41 1.16 2.37 5.53 Holland : 93 45 468 459 0.38 0.89 3.03 6.00 South Bend, IN : 97 45 649 466 0.00 0.29 1.51 3.73 Watervliet : 92 45 563 413 0.11 0.52 2.00 4.73 Southwest : 97 40 8 556 419 444 0.14 0.57 2.09 4.87 6.11 3.01 : Belding : 90 42 513 365 0.00 0.58 1.82 4.15 Coldwater : 94 44 610 428 0.00 0.00 1.08 2.89 Lansing : 92 45 560 385 0.06 0.11 2.03 4.59 South Central : 94 41 8 538 388 443 0.07 0.23 1.76 4.39 5.86 2.92 : Detroit : 95 52 624 444 0.38 0.45 1.31 3.50 Flint : 93 43 584 412 0.03 0.29 6.88 8.22 Romeo : 94 43 525 348 0.13 0.18 2.53 4.32 Tipton : 93 46 581 420 0.10 0.11 0.97 2.70 Toledo, OH : 94 47 568 405 0.23 0.31 2.06 3.89 Southeast : 96 41 9 567 410 420 0.23 0.32 2.24 4.10 5.84 2.85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.