mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 18, 2012 Week Ending Date June 17, 2012 Issue MI-CW2512 Agricultural Summary Field Crops Seven days were suitable for field work last week. Little rain and warmer than normal temperatures began to stress crops in southern Michigan. Showers were more prevalent in northern Michigan and provided needed moisture there. Growers were applying nitrogen and herbicides to corn. Army worm was above threshold levels for insecticide applications in some wheat and oat fields. Growers were spraying as needed. Wheat harvest is anticipated to begin the last week of June in southern Michigan. Some late planted soybeans in southern Michigan have not yet emerged due to lack of moisture. Dry bean planting continued. Early planted potatoes in southwest Michigan have 1 to 2 inch tubers. Colorado potato beetle was observed. Dry weather last week was conducive to high quality baled hay. Though most growers noted yields were shorter than hoped for. Rain was needed for regrowth. Fruit Fruit development was about two weeks ahead of normal. Apples ranged from 25 mm in the northwest to 1.50 inches in the southwest. McIntosh harvest in the Grand Rapids area was predicted to begin August 20. Oblique banded leafroller flight continued. Tart cherry harvest began in the southwest. Sweet cherries were 15 to 19 mm in the northwest; harvest was underway in the southeast. Grape bloom continued. Peaches were 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter in the southwest. Strawberry harvest continued. Summer variety raspberry harvest began. Blueberries began coloring. Some cane collapse from phomopsis appeared. Bartlett pears were 21 mm in the northwest; Harrow Sweet fruit were 1 inch in diameter in the southwest. Vegetables Asparagus harvest is expected to wrap up early this week in the west central region. Aster leafhoppers were collected in carrot fields but insecticides were keeping their numbers down. In the west central region, processing zucchini crops were ahead of normal and flowering will begin soon. Peas were forming pods in the west central. Harvest of fresh market summer squash and zucchini continued. In the southwest region, harvest of tunnel-grown cucumbers began. Pepper transplanting continued. Staking of pepper fields continued in the southwest region. Tomato planting continued in the southwest. Staking, pruning and tying continued. Sweet corn was responding well to the increased temperatures in the southwest. Subsequent planting will continue. In the central region, pickle planting was progressing. Thrips were found in the onion and cabbage crops in the southeast region. In the southwest, watermelon and cantaloupe transplants were off to a good start, while in the southeast the watermelon and cantaloupe vines were up and growing. Dry weather was prevalent across the state. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/17/12 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 26 39 35 0 Subsoil : 16 39 45 0 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/17/12 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 7 17 34 35 7 Corn : 3 9 24 50 14 Dry beans : 1 7 20 51 21 Oats : 2 6 37 48 7 Pasture : 9 16 38 34 3 Soybeans : 4 10 27 53 6 Winter Wheat : 2 8 31 49 10 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/17/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Days : Days Suitable for Fieldwork : 7 6 -- -- : : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 81 76 59 60 Dry beans, planted : 92 57 77 66 Dry beans, emerged : 64 20 24 26 Oats, headed : 72 52 22 39 Oats, turning yellow : 4 1 0 0 Soybeans, emerged : 96 93 68 85 Winter wheat, turning yellow: 64 30 7 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 06/17/12 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 39 615 490 0.59 0.95 2.56 6.60 Marquette : 83 38 598 473 0.54 1.34 2.80 6.83 Stephenson : 84 38 726 535 0.05 0.05 2.38 4.85 Western UP : 87 32 4 643 472 498 0.49 0.88 2.37 5.74 7.59 3.61 : Cornell : 82 39 611 493 0.22 1.14 3.18 5.00 Sault St Marie : 87 37 574 468 0.41 0.89 2.42 4.01 Eastern UP : 87 36 5 583 446 374 0.28 1.32 3.49 5.47 7.07 3.26 : Beulah : 89 42 744 610 0.76 0.83 2.84 8.54 Lake City : 87 34 730 606 0.18 0.19 4.02 9.84 Old Mission : 89 38 677 521 1.00 1.36 4.95 9.63 Pellston : 90 32 673 567 1.01 2.01 3.79 6.61 Northwest : 90 32 4 680 552 586 0.61 0.91 3.62 8.13 6.89 3.03 : Alpena : 88 36 677 513 1.05 1.74 3.91 6.84 Houghton Lake : 86 35 761 656 0.41 0.92 3.72 8.64 Rogers City : 89 39 592 425 0.17 0.64 3.14 5.49 Northeast : 89 30 4 688 553 557 0.58 1.07 3.68 7.18 6.89 2.90 : Fremont : 89 41 816 708 0.63 0.66 1.71 5.19 Hart : 89 39 763 625 0.64 0.64 1.84 5.44 Muskegon : 92 45 858 742 1.16 1.16 1.96 6.21 West Central : 92 36 3 794 669 664 0.64 0.65 1.62 5.73 7.49 2.94 : Alma : 88 43 791 663 0.16 0.23 2.81 6.03 Big Rapids : 88 40 772 636 0.66 0.70 3.45 9.40 Central : 88 40 2 790 667 713 0.46 0.51 2.66 6.44 7.60 3.36 : Bad Axe : 86 45 715 603 0.20 0.38 2.38 5.47 Pigeon : 88 42 727 634 0.24 0.38 1.46 3.38 Saginaw : 87 46 873 731 0.40 0.49 3.55 6.78 Standish : 86 46 765 602 0.21 0.34 2.56 5.90 East Central : 88 42 1 740 640 690 0.25 0.40 2.47 5.62 6.85 3.08 : Fennville : 90 43 790 701 0.27 0.27 1.36 6.37 Grand Rapids : 92 47 920 810 0.10 0.10 1.64 6.76 Holland : 94 48 817 928 0.53 0.53 1.29 6.91 South Bend, IN : 93 47 1,000 878 0.32 0.32 1.10 4.83 Watervliet : 90 46 884 785 0.31 0.31 1.45 5.91 Southwest : 94 40 2 875 793 762 0.40 0.40 1.45 6.14 8.34 3.55 : Belding : 88 38 806 705 0.47 0.62 1.88 5.72 Coldwater : 93 48 941 827 0.43 0.43 0.84 3.73 Lansing : 89 44 893 760 0.02 0.21 1.66 6.16 South Central : 93 38 2 846 748 765 0.27 0.33 1.55 5.83 8.02 3.57 : Detroit : 87 50 1,004 853 0.11 0.18 1.37 4.44 Flint : 88 42 920 789 0.01 0.01 0.95 8.98 Romeo : 84 45 842 704 0.70 0.70 1.30 5.49 Tipton : 93 47 905 787 0.32 0.32 1.03 3.62 Toledo, OH : 88 47 906 786 0.33 0.36 1.21 4.83 Southeast : 96 39 2 899 789 732 0.34 0.37 1.26 5.03 7.93 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.