mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending June 12, 2011 Issue MN-CW-23-11 Agricultural Summary Limited precipitation allowed planting to near completion for several crops, according to the USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. As of June 12, planting of barley, green peas, and potatoes was virtually complete at 98 percent or greater. Planting of dry beans, sweet corn, and sunflowers advanced at least 19 percentage points, though all three crops remained behind last year and average. Six days were rated suitable for fieldwork statewide, the highest number so far this year. Soybeans planted jumped 19 points to 94 percent complete. Soybeans emerged gained 29 points to 67 percent, compared to 94 percent last year and 90 percent for the five-year average. The first soybean condition ratings of the season were 3 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Ninety-three percent of spring wheat was emerged and 19 percent was jointed, while 96 percent of oats were emerged and 32 percent were jointed. Oats were 3 percent heading, compared to 32 percent last year and 12 percent average. Crop conditions for all three small grains improved from the previous week. Topsoil moisture supplies rated surplus were 14 percent, a decline of 30 percentage points from the previous week. Statewide temperatures were nearly average during the week, despite record heat that prevailed in some central and southern areas early in the week. A cold front pushed the hot air out on Wednesday, and by Thursday highs were in the upper 60s in the Metro. Rain fell Friday, followed by patchy clouds over the weekend. Statewide average precipitation was .3 inch, .6 inch below normal. Fifty-nine percent of alfalfa first cutting was harvested, a 38 point increase from last week and nearly at the average pace of 60 percent. Sixty-three percent of pasture was rated in good condition, a slight improvement from the previous week. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 6.0 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 0 4 82 14 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of June 12, 2011 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Planted 99 95 100 100 Emerged 90 79 100 99 Height (Inches) 7 3 12 10 Soybeans Land Prepared 97 84 100 100 Planted 94 75 99 99 Emerged 67 38 94 90 Oats Emerged 96 84 100 99 Jointed 32 12 85 57 Heading 3 0 32 12 Spring Wheat Emerged 93 82 100 97 Jointed 19 9 77 41 Barley Planted 99 94 100 100 Emerged 97 84 100 97 Jointed 14 4 77 40 Dry Beans Planted 84 62 92 95 Emerged 22 NA NA NA Green Peas Planted 99 88 100 99 Sweet Corn Planted 66 47 82 82 Canola Planted 90 79 100 99 Potatoes Planted 98 94 100 100 Sunflowers Planted 87 60 99 97 Alfalfa 1st Cutting 59 21 74 60 Crop Condition Table Condition as of June 12, 2011 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Pasture 0 1 12 63 24 Soybeans 0 3 21 63 13 Corn 0 3 20 62 15 Oats 0 1 22 61 16 Barley 1 1 14 60 24 Spring Wheat 1 1 19 61 18 Sugarbeets 1 2 26 59 12 Potatoes 0 1 20 58 21 Canola 0 0 25 72 3 Alfalfa 0 1 14 64 21 Green Peas 1 5 20 62 12 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 6/6/2011 through 6/12/2011 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 17 Norm NW DIST 1 Crookston 82 41 61.7 -2.3 .25 -.57 -.82 -.63 311 -36 Itasca 92 39 58.0 -2.4 .01 -.98 .67 2.22 280 6 Moorhead 94 45 64.5 -.2 .05 -.78 -.55 1.00 335 -26 Warroad 76 40 57.0 -4.5 .33 -.53 .78 2.68 231 -59 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 89 41 60.9 -.6 1.02 -.01 -.47 .57 297 1 Intl. Falls 81 31 54.2 -6.2 .32 -.60 -1.14 .48 255 -25 NE DIST 3 Duluth 83 42 56.8 -1.6 .15 -.82 -1.49 -.42 217 -20 Grand Marais 71 38 50.2 -1.6 .27 -.51 -.47 .11 122 -14 Hibbing 86 33 57.5 -2.2 .13 -.82 -1.80 -.88 261 -2 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 95 48 63.6 -.0 .24 -.81 .17 -.13 312 -27 Browns Valley 92 46 63.4 -2.2 .43 -.31 .45 .09 302 -77 Canby 98 46 66.6 -.4 .11 -.85 -.43 -.42 346 -56 Montevideo 97 49 66.8 .6 .10 -.90 -.42 -.39 352 -33 Morris 95 48 65.2 -.4 .17 -.73 .62 .94 326 -51 Wheaton 94 47 65.2 -.4 .43 -.45 -.17 -.67 331 -41 CENT DIST 5 Becker 100 46 67.2 2.8 .08 -.97 -.06 1.63 375 21 Collegeville 102m 49m 76.2m 10.1m 0m-1.12m .14m .73m 381m -12m Hutchinson 99 44 67.2 .8 .16 -.89 2.66 5.07 356 -34 Melrose 100 42 64.4 -1.0 .05 -.96 -.47 .14 334 -35 Olivia 100 50 67.0 .6 .22 -.83 .01 1.97 351 -40 St. Cloud 101 43 64.8 1.1 .12 -.96 .73 1.04 357 17 Wadena 97 48 63.5 1.5 .14 -.85 -.23 -.11 299 -10 Willmar 98 50 66.0 .7 .09 -1.13 -.98 .28 341 -25 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 93 42 64.7 3.8 0 -.97 2.27 3.73 350 65 Forest Lake 100 47 66.7 1.5 .09 -.97 .16 1.21 383 11 Hinckley 95 39 60.8 -.9 .11 -.86 .77 1.45 293 -2 MSP Airport 103 52 68.9 2.0 .31 -.70 -.08 -.07 426 22 St. Paul - UofM101 47 67.9 1.4 .28 -.89 -.68 -.60 378 -16 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 101 51 69.2 1.8 .28 -.62 -.25 .18 393 -17 Marshall 100 49 67.8 .6 .16 -.71 -.17 .46 364 -41 Pipestone 98 46 65.4 -.2 .38 -.55 1.40 2.83 350 -26 Redwood Falls 99 53 67.8 -.4 .13 -.82 -.02 2.36 400 -32 Worthington 100 48 67.9 2.3 .79 -.30 .66 1.18 364 -7 SC DIST 8 Faribault 100 47 69.3 3.5 .31 -.66 .55 1.65 374m -1m North Mankato 98 51 68.4 1.6 .59 -.73 -.66 -.87 386 -12 Waseca 101 50 70.7 4.2 .52 -.45 -.13 .45 411 17 Winnebago 100 51 70.1 2.9 .60 -.48 .49 .47 409 3 SE DIST 9 Preston 99 42 68.5 3.5 1.04 -.02 1.26 2.24 396 43 Red Wing 101 46 68.4 2.2 .19 -.73 -.59 -1.23 408 22 Rochester 101 47 67.3 2.6 .49 -.41 -.46 .39 409 56 Rosemount 101 48 68.5 2.9 .29 -.78 -.57m 4.30m 397 27 Winona 98 48 68.4 1.7 .23 -.66 -2.18 -2.47 402 8 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) 201-6030 E-mail: nass-mn@nass.usda.gov Homepage: http://www.nass.usda.gov/mn/