mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending November 15, 2009 Issue MN-CW-46-09 Agricultural Summary Above normal temperatures and little precipitation allowed producers 5.6 days suitable to continue this fall's harvest and tillage activities, according to the USDA, NASS Minnesota Field Office. Producers harvested another 15 percent of the soybean crop bringing statewide progress to 92 percent complete. Thirty-six percent of the state's soybean acres have been harvested since November 1st. Statewide, average moisture of soybeans being harvested was 14 percent. Twenty percent of corn was harvested last week bringing progress to 43 percent complete, statewide. Producers continue to deal with high grain moisture levels; however, average moisture of corn being harvested fell 4 points last week to 23 percent. Corn condition was rated 72 percent good to excellent. Corn mold has been reported with varying levels of severity in some locations. Sugarbeet harvest was nearly complete at 97 percent while sunflowers were 59 percent harvested, compared to 31 percent last week. Conditions were mild and dry early in the week. Daytime highs climbed into the 50s and 60s throughout Minnesota, which is 10 degrees to nearly 20 degrees above normal for mid-November. A cold front began to push across the state Wednesday night into Thursday. By Friday, temperatures fell into the upper 30s northwest to the low 50s southeast. Light rain and drizzle was widespread throughout the day. Warmer, drier weather returned Sunday with highs in the upper 30s in the far north to near 50 in the southwest. Surplus soil moisture supplies declined for the second straight week. Thirty-four percent of the state's topsoil was rated surplus for moisture, down from 41 percent last week and 55 percent two weeks ago. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 5.6 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 0 1 65 34 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of November 15, 2009 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Harvested 43 23 79 91 Moisture 23 27 20 17 Soybeans Harvested 92 77 99 99 Moisture 14 15 12 11 Dry Beans Harvested 94 92 100 100 Sugarbeets Harvested 97 92 99 100 Sunflowers Harvested 59 31 79 88 Crop Condition Table Condition as of November 15, 2009 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Pasture 8 17 29 42 4 Corn 1 5 22 54 18 Sunflowers 7 20 32 32 9 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 11/9/2009 through 11/15/2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Ave from Total Past Four Since Norm Week Weeks 4/1 NW DIST 1 Crookston 56 23 41.8 14.4 .06 -.19 .01 2.43 Moorhead 59 23 43.5 14.6 .03 -.24 .66 -1.99 Warroad 58 24 40.3 14.2 .15 -.15 -.14 .24 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 59 23 41.6 12.8 .78 .38 2.04 -3.87 Intl. Falls 59 20 39.5 13.0 .64 .30 1.58 -2.47 Itasca 57 23 40.2 14.1 .62 .27 2.00 -1.72 NE DIST 3 Duluth 56 25 42.6 12.8 .50 -.04 1.48 -5.04 Grand Marais 60 29 42.2 8.8 1.27 .83 1.88 -4.07 Hibbing 58 19 40.2 12.8 .69 .35 1.18 -6.48 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 58 25 43.4 13.5 .21 -.11 .90 -6.66 Browns Valley 62 22 42.6 10.9 .20 -.10 1.55 4.70 Canby 63 28 47.8 13.8 .02 -.40 .88 -1.85 Dalton 58 27 44.8 14.2 .39 .09 1.82 .58 Montevideo 62 21 44.8 12.9 0 -.37 .37 1.54 Morris 60 22 42.8 12.0 .18 -.13 .97 -3.54 Wadena 58 24 41.8 13.4 .44 .06 2.09 -2.92m Wheaton 67 27 45.7 15.1 .27 -.03 1.67 -1.39m CENT DIST 5 Becker 60 23 44.5 13.0 .02 -.46 -.05 -4.73 Collegeville M M M M M M .23m 1.31m Hutchinson 61 26 45.3 12.7 .07 -.35 -.11 -1.70 Melrose 58 24 45.0 14.0 .21 -.17 1.16 -.09 Olivia 61 21 44.3 12.5 0 -.36 .07 .23 St. Cloud 60 20 43.7 13.1 .05 -.34 .23 -1.71 Staples 58 21 42.8 14.0 .38 -.00 2.71 -.12 Willmar 60 23 44.8 13.3 .03 -.36 .10 -.87 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 54 26 42.6 12.6 .79 .33 2.14 -.64 Forest Lake 64 24 46.2 13.0 .11 -.39 .17 -6.39 Hinckley 60 21 44.0 13.1 .18 -.35 -.08 -.50 MSP Airport 61 27 45.5 11.3 .06 -.43 .00 -4.09 St. Paul - UofM 61 25 45.5 10.1 .08 -.44 -.11 -7.72 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 64 19 45.8 12.8 .02 -.34 .14 -1.59 Pipestone 59 19 42.6 10.9 0 -.39 .89 -.82 Redwood Falls 62 22 44.7 10.8 .04 -.37 .14 -4.57 Worthington 63 23 46.2 14.4 .07 -.35 .84 1.91 SC DIST 8 Faribault 67 22 46.8 13.1 0 -.51 .49 -1.90 Mankato 68 24 46.2 12.4 .02 -.49 -.29 -8.51 Winnebago 69 26 46.6 12.2 .05 -.41 .94 -3.72 La Crosse 64 24 45.1 7.9 0 -.52 1.43 -3.15 SE DIST 9 Preston 69 20 44.6 10.3 0 -.53 2.13 -1.84 Red Wing 66 25 45.6 11.6 .04 -.42 1.34 -.40 Rochester 61 26 44.7 11.7 0 -.50 2.28 -.13 Rosemount 64 24 45.1 12.3 0 -.59 -.32 -3.88 Winona 67 29 46.8 11.4 0 -.55 1.98 .25 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/