mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending October 28, 2007 Issue MN-CW-43-07 Agricultural Summary Harvest of Minnesota's corn crop regained momentum during the past week as cropland began drying out after recent rains, according to USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. The corn harvest was nearly three- fourths completed by Sunday as producers worked around pockets of surplus soil moisture. Aided by sunny conditions, the sunflower harvest progressed rapidly in the northwest corner of the state, while the sugarbeet harvest was wrapping up at 97 percent complete. There was an average of 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week. The average temperature for the week was 44.1 degrees, 2.4 degrees above normal. Statewide topsoil moisture supplies as of Friday were rated 0 percent very short, 3 short, 67 adequate, and 30 surplus. Field Crops Summary As of Sunday, Oct 28th, seventy-three percent of corn for grain was harvested compared to 66 percent for the five-year average. Moisture content of corn harvested for grain was estimated at 17 percent. Ninety-three percent of soybeans were harvested compared to 95 percent average. Moisture content of soybeans harvested was estimated at 13 percent. Sunflowers were 62 percent harvested, compared to 62 percent average. As of Friday, Oct 26th, forty-seven percent of pasture, and 68 percent of sunflowers were rated in good or excellent condition. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 4.6 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 0 3 67 30 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of October 28, 2007 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Harvested 73 52 77 66 Moisture 17 19 N/A N/A Soybeans Harvested 93 86 99 95 Moisture 13 14 N/A N/A Sugarbeets Harvested 97 80 98 98 Potatoes Harvested 97 94 99 98 Sunflowers Harvested 62 30 75 62 Crop Condition Table Crop Condition as of October 26, 2007 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Pasture 4 13 36 39 8 Sunflowers 1 7 24 55 13 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 10/22/2007 through 10/28/2007 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since May from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 3 Norm NW DIST 1 Crookston 65 24 44.0 4.8 0 -.37 1.30 3.89 2430 104 Moorhead 68 28 45.3 4.7 0 -.40 -.09 4.49 2740 291 Warroad 65 22 40.8 3.1 .09 -.26 2.95 3.55 2192 185 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 60 21 42.2 2.7 .01 -.56 1.83 -1.43 2404 368 Intl. Falls 65 18 38.4 1.0 .04 -.34 1.25 1.72 1989 107 Itasca 63 21 40.4 3.3 .02 -.50 1.93 2.17 2264 377 NE DIST 3 Duluth 60 23 42.2 2.7 .02 -.47 4.54 -1.42 2110 290 Grand Marais 55 27 42.2 1.0 .09 -.43 6.05 5.20 1341 -115 Hibbing 61 15 38.3 .5 .04 -.44 2.25 -7.73 2065 216 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 60 27 44.4 3.7 0 -.44 1.69 -5.65 2703 351 Browns Valley 68 23 44.9 2.7 .08 -.30 1.15 9.38 2645 37 Canby 68 28 46.2 1.7 .07 -.39 2.70 .65 2953 174 Fergus Falls 62 28 43.8 3.2 .04 -.39 1.24 1.87 2640 258 Montevideo 68 30 46.0 3.3 0 -.43 1.66 1.23 2898 278 Morris 63 26 43.5 1.9 .13 -.37 3.06 4.28 2685 160 CENT DIST 5 Becker 68 23 45.2 4.2 0 -.47 2.69 -.98 2915 594 Collegeville 64 27 47.0 2.8 0 -.52 2.93 -.92 3042 353 Hutchinson 66 26 45.0 1.9 0 -.43 3.07 -.32 3013 372 Olivia 68 26 45.2 2.8 0 -.39 3.41 .73 2871 311 St. Cloud 64 21 43.6 2.6 0 -.47 2.09 -.99 2770 449 Staples 59 20 41.4 1.6 .17 -.38 2.57 3.66 2420 320 Willmar 65 27 45.1 2.9 0 -.46 2.89 1.78 2895 339 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 71 28 46.8 6.8 .37 -.17 3.83 -.42 2543 553 Forest Lake 69 28 47.3 3.9 0 -.54 4.10 1.16 2911 388 MSP Airport 66 31 46.5 2.1 .01 -.46 1.73 4.86 3227 469 St. Paul - UofM 66 27 47.0 1.0 0 -.54 2.33 -.77 3283 410 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 69 23 45.6 2.2 0 -.41 4.41 2.45 2974 300 Pipestone 67 22 42.5 .3 .01 -.45 3.57 .39 2898 336 Redwood Falls 69 25 46.2 1.5 0 -.41 4.65 3.84 3011 160 Worthington 67 28 46.0 3.8 0 -.43 3.54 8.57 2924 422 SC DIST 8 Faribault 67 28 44.8 1.6 0 -.48 2.56 1.33 2976 417 Mankato 70 27 45.5 1.5 0 -.54 2.18 -1.26 2990 312 Waseca 68 26 45.0 1.7 0 -.55 3.41 6.54 2985 371 Winnebago 70 28 46.5 1.9 .03 -.50 3.01 -.62 2986 265 SE DIST 9 Preston 69 22 44.2 .3 0 -.49 2.54 10.18 2798 320 Red Wing 67 32 45.8 1.8 .04 -.39 2.10 2.91 3017 351 Rochester 60 27 44.4 1.6 0 -.47 1.30 9.58 2973 537 Rosemount 67 29 45.3 1.5 .05 -.50 1.98 1.02 2966 419 Winona 68 33 45.9 -.9 .07 -.39 1.16 7.48 2919 -62 m=some data missing Corn growing degree days (GDD) are calculated by subtracting a 50 degree base temperature from the average of the maximum and minimum temperature for the day. The daily maximum is limited to 86 degrees and minimum of 50 degrees. Contact Information USDA, NASS MINNESOTA FIELD OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE- CHANHASSEN MN, UNIV. OF MINN. EXTENSION SERVICE, DNR STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE, USDA-FSA, AND USDA-NRCS USDA-NASS MINNESOTA FIELD OFFICE Minnesota Department of Agriculture PO Box 7068, St. Paul, MN 55107 Phone: (651) 296-2230 E-mail: nass-mn@nass.usda.gov Homepage: http://www.nass.usda.gov/mn/