mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending September 20, 2009 Issue MN-CW-38-09 Agricultural Summary Last week's warm, dry weather allowed small grain producers to bring this year's harvest closer to completion, according to the USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. As of Sunday, 86 percent of spring wheat was harvested, an 18 percentage-point increase from last week; while barley was 90 percent harvested a 12 point gain from one week ago. Nearly 7 days were suitable for fieldwork, statewide. Average temperatures ranged from 4 to 15 degrees above normal throughout the state. No reporting stations recorded any measurable precipitation. As of Sunday, rainfall amounts were one-half to over 3 inches below normal over the past four weeks. Topsoil moisture supplies were 53 percent adequate to surplus, down from 66 percent last week. Seventy-six percent of corn was at or beyond the dent stage, 20 points higher than a week ago, but 17 points behind last year and 15 points behind the five-year average. Four percent of corn was rated mature compared to 16 percent last year and 40 percent average. Forty-nine percent of soybeans were dropping leaves, up 33 points from last week and one point ahead of last year's pace. Ten percent of soybeans were rated mature, 3 points ahead of last year, but 18 points behind average, as harvest began in some areas. Statewide, 70 percent of corn and 66 percent of soybeans were rated in good to excellent condition, both down 2 points from a week ago. Sugarbeet harvest was 8 percent complete with 68 percent of the crop in good to excellent condition. Potatoes were 37 percent harvested by week's end. Sweet corn harvest advanced to 83 percent complete. Other crops being harvested included dry beans at 25 percent and canola at 46 percent complete. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 6.9 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 12 35 52 1 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of September 20, 2009 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Dough 98 93 100 99 Dent 76 56 93 91 Mature 4 1 16 40 Corn Silage Harvested 38 21 58 63 Soybeans Turning Yellow 85 64 89 91 Dropping Leaves 49 16 48 63 Mature 10 0 7 28 Harvested 1 NA 1 4 Spring Wheat Harvested 86 68 99 94 Oats Harvested 96 93 100 100 Barley Harvested 90 78 100 98 Potatoes Harvested 37 25 43 51 Canola Harvested 46 26 75 88 Dry Beans Harvested 25 10 46 39 Sweet Corn Harvested 83 78 82 87 Sugarbeets Harvested 8 4 6 7 Crop Condition Table Condition as of September 20, 2009 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Pasture 10 20 35 34 1 Soybeans 2 6 26 53 13 Corn 2 5 23 54 16 Potatoes 0 1 9 62 28 Canola 0 12 42 35 11 Sunflowers 1 8 33 48 10 Dry Beans 2 6 27 57 8 Sugarbeets 2 5 25 54 14 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 9/14/2009 through 9/20/2009 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 4 Norm NW DIST 1 Crookston 85 58 71.0 14.7 0 -.51 -.59 1.83 1914 -238 Moorhead 86 55 71.0 13.7 0 -.50 -.77 -5.04 2131 -125 Warroad 83 54 67.0 13.6 0 -.62 -.93 1.45 1582 -288 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 84 49 66.4 12.2 0 -.71 -2.68 -4.93 1827 -52 Intl. Falls 83 42 63.4 10.9 0 -.72 -2.04 -3.96 1546 -207 Itasca 82 49 67.0 14.5 0 -.68 -2.02 -4.76 1734 -26 NE DIST 3 Duluth 80 51 64.0 9.8 0 -.98 -1.96 -5.83 1612 -51 Grand Marais 74 48 59.8 5.2 0 -.80 -2.68 -4.16 1089 -210 Hibbing 81 42 61.6 8.6 .01 -.74 -2.16 -6.05 1622 -89 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 82 54 68.4 11.2 0 -.61 -1.91 -8.83 2090 -73 Browns Valley 85 49 66.5 7.4 0 -.42 -.38 -1.64 2037 -355 Canby 88 50 68.4 7.4 0 -.55 -1.84 -7.18 2283 -233 Dalton 86 57 69.9 11.5 0 -.49 -.97 -2.78 2102 -134 Montevideo 86 51 67.8 8.2 0 -.51 -2.00 -5.48 2148 -239 Morris 84 52 67.6 9.2 0 -.48 -.55 -7.66 2072 -246 Wadena 82 49 67.4 12.4 0 -.60 -2.31 -6.32m 1552m -383m Wheaton 85 53 69.0 10.4 0 -.48 -.21 -6.19m 1833m -530m CENT DIST 5 Becker 85 50 68.8 11.5 0 -.72 -3.14 -6.26 2246 59 Collegeville 83 52 68.8 8.4 0 -.73 -1.77 -2.49 2250 -185 Hutchinson 85 51 68.9 9.3 0 -.51 -1.29 -5.62 2315 -89 Melrose 82 48 65.7 7.5 0 -.64 -1.95 -3.66 1962 -336 Olivia 84 50 67.1 8.5 0 -.63 -1.37 -3.78 2113 -225 St. Cloud 84 48 67.2 10.4 0 -.66 -2.82 -4.65 2101 -30 Staples 85 48 68.3 12.9 0 -.60 -2.31 -3.70 1963 32 Willmar 87 51 69.5 10.6 0 -.63 -2.46 -4.29 2254 -82 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 83 51 67.2 12.6 0 -.67 -2.60 -3.71 1823 1 Forest Lake 87 57 71.3 12.6 0 -.75 -2.95 -8.61 2292 5 Hinckley 82 49 65.2 10.4 0 -.75 -2.96 -2.58 1738 -171 MSP Airport 84 50 70.2 9.7 0 -.60 -2.27 -6.33 2522 21 St. Paul - UofM 84 54 69.5 7.7 0 -.73 -2.62 -9.91 2369 -207 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 86 48 67.8 8.1 0 -.59 -1.96 -5.82 2255 -179 Pipestone 85 48 66.2 7.5 0 -.64 -2.50 -3.61 2083 -260 Redwood Falls 86 50 68.7 7.5 0 -.56 -1.55 -9.04 2406 -174 Worthington 84 47 66.5 7.9 0 -.58 -2.00 -1.87 2150 -132 SC DIST 8 Faribault 83 50 67.4 8.2 0 -.73 -2.24 -5.46 2193 -133 Mankato 84 50 67.3 7.4 0 -.70 -2.48 -10.67 2183 -245 Winnebago 84 50 67.6 6.7 0 -.58 -2.05 -8.77 2334 -124 La Crosse 83 51 67.0 4.8 0 -.79 -2.97 -5.71 2354 -281 SE DIST 9 Preston 83 47 65.2 6.1 0 -.82 -3.28 -5.80 2107 -132 Red Wing 84 53 68.9 8.8 0 -.82 -2.99 -3.67 2226 -188 Rochester 82 50 66.4 7.9 0 -.71 -3.18 -4.93 2074 -135 Rosemount 82 53 68.0 8.6 0 -.80 -2.89 -6.09 2146 -157 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/