mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released October 15, 2012 Week Ending Date October 14, 2012 Issue MI-CW4212 Agricultural Summary Field Crops Four days were suitable for field work last week. Cooler than normal temperatures abounded and wet weather arrived late in the week. Temperatures ranged from 7 to 8 degrees below normal in the Upper Peninsula and 5 to 7 degrees below normal in the Lower Peninsula. Precipitation ranged from 1.25 inches to 2.65 inches in the Upper Peninsula and 0.91 to 3.43 inches in the Lower Peninsula. Corn was harvested between rains this past week, however harvest activities slowed as some fields were too wet to work after the weekend rains. Soybean harvest continued at an above average rate. Dry bean harvest was nearly complete in the Thumb region. Early dig of sugarbeets continued. Growers were waiting for favorable weather for long- term storage before piling. Recent rain has been beneficial for winter wheat emergence. There were reports of dairy farmers in south central Michigan chopping a fifth cutting of hay. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 10/14/12 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 10 25 57 8 Subsoil : 28 33 38 1 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 10/14/12 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 20 26 26 23 5 Pasture : 16 26 31 19 8 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 10/14/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Days : Days Suitable for Fieldwork : 4 5 -- -- : : Percent : All hay, fourth cutting : 71 59 51 52 Corn, mature : 95 90 81 86 Corn, harvested : 36 23 12 22 Dry beans, harvested : 94 82 85 86 Soybeans, harvested : 67 46 42 47 Sugarbeets, harvested : 25 21 18 22 Winter wheat, planted : 76 49 59 64 Winter wheat, emerged : 25 15 17 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 10/14/12 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 : 55 25 2,298 2,270 1.14 1.32 2.80 16.94 Marquette : 54 25 2,206 2,202 1.40 1.68 4.46 20.55 Stephenson : 60 19 2,595 2,440 2.12 2.13 2.97 15.37 Western UP : 60 14 -8 2,328 2,199 1,981 1.25 1.39 2.91 16.11 21.14 2.57 : Cornell : 56 29 2,483 2,450 2.58 2.82 3.65 16.34 Sault St Marie : 56 28 2,319 2,247 3.23 3.32 4.64 15.79 Eastern UP : 57 27 -7 2,307 2,197 1,747 2.65 2.94 5.20 18.97 20.12 2.57 : Beulah : 61 32 2,737 2,621 4.77 5.79 7.61 22.09 Lake City : 65 24 2,555 2,498 2.42 2.89 4.43 26.16 Old Mission : 60 30 2,604 2,474 3.35 3.96 6.34 19.83 Pellston : 57 25 2,424 2,390 3.18 3.88 5.63 19.35 Northwest : 65 24 -6 2,533 2,450 2,272 3.43 4.28 6.28 21.52 19.41 2.75 : Alpena : 64 30 2,543 2,411 2.36 2.59 3.58 16.96 Houghton Lake : 66 28 2,698 2,645 1.89 2.17 2.88 20.27 Rogers City : 60 29 2,382 2,253 2.91 3.35 4.90 17.20 Northeast : 66 24 -7 2,507 2,458 2,194 2.34 2.71 3.77 18.42 19.14 2.40 : Fremont : 65 28 2,838 2,754 2.39 3.00 3.72 16.33 Hart : 64 27 2,736 2,628 2.87 3.23 4.91 18.02 Muskegon : 66 31 3,137 3,048 2.41 3.02 3.41 15.90 West Central : 66 23 -6 2,824 2,734 2,486 2.56 2.98 3.93 16.76 19.51 2.94 : Alma : 68 31 2,833 2,744 1.99 2.37 2.71 23.43 Big Rapids : 64 25 2,727 2,614 1.47 2.09 2.72 22.80 Central : 68 25 -5 2,800 2,693 2,568 1.87 2.42 2.87 20.20 20.23 2.59 : Bad Axe : 68 31 2,765 2,676 1.41 1.65 1.88 17.71 Pigeon : 68 31 2,693 2,632 1.86 2.32 2.62 11.16 Saginaw : 70 32 3,066 2,979 1.29 1.76 1.91 24.86 Standish : 68 27 2,835 2,566 3.11 5.36 5.57 21.31 East Central : 70 27 -6 2,782 2,701 2,584 1.68 2.25 2.56 18.81 17.97 2.41 : Fennville : 70 30 2,894 2,799 2.33 2.60 4.00 16.81 Grand Rapids : 72 32 3,259 3,161 2.70 2.96 3.46 18.60 Holland : 66 34 2,999 3,884 3.30 3.90 5.85 19.82 South Bend, IN : 73 31 3,367 3,276 1.75 2.08 2.73 21.85 Watervliet : 75 31 3,086 3,012 2.19 2.59 3.78 17.21 Southwest : 75 26 -6 3,065 3,051 2,821 2.34 2.77 3.86 17.75 20.98 2.99 : Belding : 68 28 2,862 2,777 2.56 3.20 3.44 15.01 Coldwater : 69 29 3,133 3,031 0.76 1.15 1.75 13.74 Lansing : 70 31 3,130 2,986 1.86 2.16 2.80 17.32 South Central : 70 28 -6 2,968 2,897 2,770 1.98 2.32 2.88 17.14 20.26 2.41 : Detroit : 70 31 3,448 3,344 0.86 1.20 1.79 14.91 Flint : 70 27 3,147 3,063 1.23 1.34 1.61 19.88 Romeo : 70 28 2,979 2,912 0.76 1.27 1.43 16.29 Tipton : 69 26 3,041 3,011 0.64 0.84 1.69 12.41 Toledo, OH : 70 29 3,116 3,061 0.89 1.22 1.72 14.11 Southeast : 72 21 -6 3,080 3,049 2,768 0.91 1.26 1.78 15.26 19.13 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.