mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending August 31, 2008 Issue MN-CW-35-08 Agricultural Summary Small grain harvest caught up to the five-year average progress during the past week, according to USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. As of August 31st, spring wheat and barley harvests were 2 percentage points ahead of the average progress for that date and oat harvest was 3 percentage points behind. Meanwhile, potato, sweet corn, and canola harvests progressed at a steady rate last week, but remained behind the average. The average temperature for the week was 65.3 degrees, 0.4 degrees above normal. Statewide topsoil moisture supplies as of Friday, August 29th were 14 percent very short, 36 short, 50 adequate, and zero surplus. Statewide, on average, there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week. Field Crops Summary As of Sunday, August 31st, 73 percent of corn was in the dough stage compared to 98 percent last year and 86 percent average. Twenty-Four percent of corn was in the dent stage compared to 84 percent last year and 59 percent average. Soybeans were 15 percent turning yellow compared to 43 percent last year and 32 percent average. Spring wheat was 84 percent harvested compared to 98 percent last year and 82 percent average. Barley was 92 percent harvested compared to 100 percent last year and 90 percent average. Oats were 93 percent harvested compared to 100 percent last year and 96 percent average. As of Friday, August 29th, 64 percent of corn and 65 percent of soybeans were rated in good or excellent condition. Seventy-one percent of dry beans, 79 percent of sunflowers, 80 percent of canola, 73 percent of sugarbeets, and 29 percent of pasture were rated in good or excellent condition. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 6.0 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 14 36 50 0 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of August 31, 2008 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Milk 98 92 100 98 Dough 73 44 98 86 Dent 24 8 84 59 Corn Silage Harvested 11 7 31 17 Soybeans Turning Yellow 15 97 99 98 Spring Wheat Harvested 84 45 98 82 Barley Harvested 92 75 100 90 Oats Harvested 93 82 100 96 Potatoes Harvested 26 19 34 32 Sweet Corn Harvested 54 34 70 64 Canola Harvested 38 16 75 68 Dry Beans Harvested 4 NA 9 4 Crop Condition Table Crop Condition as of August 29, 2008 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Corn 4 8 24 52 12 Soybeans 3 6 26 51 14 Potatoes 0 1 5 59 35 Sugarbeets 1 3 23 49 24 Dry Beans 3 1 25 44 27 Sunflowers 1 2 18 49 30 Canola 0 0 20 55 25 Pasture 11 23 37 28 1 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 8/25/2008 through 8/31/2008 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 14 Norm NW DIST 1 Crookston 88 46 63.8 -1.0 .25 -.37 .93 -1.62 1650 -200 Moorhead 90 49 68.0 2.3 .19 -.36 2.15 3.49 1855 -78 Warroad 82 43 63.2 1.1 .28 -.36 -.61 1.24 1457 -172 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 87 39 64.6 2.8 .21 -.56 -2.73 -1.13 1623 0 Intl. Falls 86 33 60.2 -.3 .26 -.47 -1.99 .61 1320 -204 Itasca 87 41 63.5 2.5 .66 -.14 -2.06 .83 1495 -34 NE DIST 3 Duluth 84 41 62.7 1.8 1.99 .99 -1.07 1.54 1386 -40 Grand Marais 75 46 59.0 -1.9 2.26 1.52 -.48 6.37 1003 -78 Hibbing 84 32 58.2 -2.3 .35 -.40 -2.10 -1.22 1343 -137 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 85 51 67.4 2.7 .57 -.21 -1.36 -1.78 1819 -31 Browns Valley 91 47 66.5 -.4 .07 -.48 -2.34 1.68 1899 -139 Canby 89 51 68.5 .4 .05 -.55 -1.65 -1.64 2056 -79 Fergus Falls 86 52 67.0 1.8 .31 -.34 -1.12 -.56 1794 -81 Montevideo 88 47 68.4 1.5 .15 -.51 -1.83 -3.56 1945 -88 Morris 85 48 65.2 -.8 .31 -.33 -1.35 -2.68 1829 -149 CENT DIST 5 Becker 85 48 65.8 1.7 .99 .07 -2.44 -2.85 1948 121 Collegeville 85 50 67.8 .5 1.26 .40 -1.77 1.02 2009 -55 Hutchinson 85 48 66.1 -.4 2.62 1.81 .72 -1.52 1985 -64 Olivia 85 47 65.1 -.5 2.00 1.25 -.47 -.09 1864 -133 St. Cloud 85 44 65.8 1.7 1.42 .55 -1.76 -.33 1849 22 Staples 82 43 63.0 .4 .20 -.47 -2.20 -2.61 1591 -62 Willmar 85 49 66.4 .4 1.50 .68 -.78 -3.55 1956 -36 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 85 40 65.6 3.9 .33 -.48 -2.60 -2.05 1627 58 Forest Lake 87 47 66.0 .3 .80 -.17 -1.77 -1.10 1918 -29 MSP Airport 86 55 69.8 2.2 2.16 1.32 -.31 -4.16 2242 117 St. Paul - UofM 85 50 68.4 .0 1.22 .29 -1.62 -5.99 2170 -6 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 88 46 67.0 .5 .18 -.54 -2.46 -3.11 2023 -51 Pipestone 85 46 66.8 .5 0 -.69 -1.01 -.94 1865 -134 Redwood Falls 89 48 68.8 .6 1.19 .44 -1.18 -2.32 2054 -133 Worthington 84 47 66.4 1.0 .17 -.58 -2.03 1.04 1993 43 SC DIST 8 Faribault 85 48 65.8 -.3 1.14 .19 -1.93 -.78 1947 -38 Mankato 86 47 65.7 -1.3 .94 -.01 -2.64 -3.67 1970 -96 Waseca 85 45 65.0 -1.3 .78 -.19 -2.85 -.77 1940 -74 Winnebago 85 47 66.8 -.4 .69 -.17 -2.80 -2.57 2082 1 SE DIST 9 Preston 84 44 64.2 -1.4 .62 -.40 -1.31 6.79 1909 2 Red Wing 86 48 65.2 -1.9 1.45 .56 -.66 -1.21 1997 -55 Rochester 83 49 66.3 1.1 1.19 .29 -1.87 .71 1978 96 Rosemount 84 50 65.6 -.3 1.43 .44 -1.31 -2.79 1944 -16 Winona 85 49 65.4 -3.7 .59 -.33 -2.34 3.20 1924 -338 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/