mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending April 8, 2012 Issue MN-CW-14-12 Agricultural Summary Small grain planting continued at a strong pace aided by warm, dry conditions, according to the USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. For the week ending April 8, spring wheat advanced 22 percentage points to 25 percent planted, compared to 0 percent last year and 1 percent for the five-year average. Oats advanced 31 points to 49 percent planted, compared to 0 percent last year and 5 percent average. Four percent of the state's oats were emerged. Barley advanced 12 points to 18 percent planted, compared to 0 percent last year and 2 percent average. One percent of the state's barley was emerged. Statewide, 5.2 days were rated suitable for fieldwork. Land prepared for corn was 16 percent, and 1 percent of corn was planted, compared to 0 percent last year and average. Land prepared for soybeans was 4 percent. More warm weather records were set early in the week with temperatures in the low to high 80's in southwest areas, contributing to statewide average temperatures that were 9.7 degrees above normal this past week. A round of thunderstorms moved across the state late Monday evening and showers prevailed Saturday; however, amounts were sporadic for both rainfall events. Weekly rainfall amounts ranged from .36 inch in east central areas to 0 in southwest areas. Areas in the southern third of the state continue to be rated as undergoing a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 13 percent very short, 47 percent short, 38 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 18 percent very short, 50 percent short, and 32 percent adequate. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 5.2 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 13 47 38 2 Subsoil Moisture (%) 18 50 32 0 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of April 8, 2012 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Oats Planted 49 18 0 5 Oats Emerged 4 NA 0 0 Spring Wheat Planted 25 3 0 1 Barley Planted 18 6 0 2 Barley Emerged 1 NA 0 0 Corn Land Prepared 16 3 1 1 Corn Planted 1 NA 0 0 Soybeans Land Prepared 4 1 1 1 Approximated Date to Begin Full Scale Fieldwork 4/18 4/12 4/24 4/22 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 4/2/2012 through 4/8/2012 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 72 30 49.1 12.5 0 -.21 .83 -.23 Itasca 68 22 45.9 11.8 .02 -.36 .50 -.40 Moorhead 67 27 49.3 10.5 0 -.28 -.51 -.32 Warroad 65 21 40.8 6.8 .71 .47 2.03 .44 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 64 26 45.2 8.0 .01 -.41 -.41 -.47 Intl. Falls 63 20 41.0 6.8 .14 -.15 1.79 -.18 NE DIST 3 Duluth 62 28 43.8 8.8 .37 -.13 .01 -.03 Grand Marais 63 26 41.0 5.8 .23 -.10 .91 -.14 Hibbing 61 17 41.8 7.7 .25 -.08 .58 -.07 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 62 32 48.4 10.0 .25 -.19 -.26 -.24 Browns Valley 68 29 49.0 10.1 0 -.51 -1.34 -.58 Canby 74 34 50.6 10.4 .01 -.56 -.56 -.64 Montevideo 70 32 52.0 12.5 0 -.55 -.83 -.62 Morris 71 31 49.8 11.2 .10 -.39 -.68 -.45 Wheaton 72 31 50.4 12.3 0 -.49 -1.24 -.56 CENT DIST 5 Becker 67 29 49.6 8.4 0 -.63 -.78 -.71 Collegeville 66 31 50.7 9.4 0 -.58 -.52 -.66 Hutchinson 70 32 51.2 10.3 .02 -.50 -.36 -.57 Melrose 67 30 48.8 10.4 0 -.56 -.69 -.63 Olivia 76 30 52.0 12.3 0 -.56 -.59 -.63 St. Cloud 65 30 49.5 9.9 .03 -.52 -.71 -.60 Wadena 67 27 47.0 10.8 0 -.48 -.43 -.55 Willmar 68 30 50.5 10.4 0 -.56 -.48 -.63 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 67 25 47.0 10.0 .02 -.54 -.80 -.62 Forest Lake 68 33 50.5 9.4 .41 -.16 -.07 -.24 MSP Airport 70 37 52.2 9.4 .63 .06 -.16 -.02 Mora 69 27 48.3 9.9 .20 -.31 -.60 -.38 St. Paul - UofM 69 36 51.5 10.4 .54 -.03 -.32 -.11 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 80 33 53.4 13.4 0 -.63 -.86 -.71 Marshall 77 33 53.0 12.7 0 -.56 -.90 -.64 Pipestone 88 18 51.5 11.4 0 -.62 -.78 -.71 Redwood Falls 77 31 53.6 11.9 0 -.58 -.53 -.64 Worthington 84 33 52.0 12.0 0 -.65 -.63 -.73 SC DIST 8 North Mankato 76 36 51.7 10.3 .13 -.54 -.96 -.63 Owatonna 71 34 50.8 9.6 .07 -.56 -.70 -.64 Waseca 74 29 51.4 10.2 .04 -.67 -.69 -.77 Winnebago 78 33 52.7 11.1 .06 -.64 -.82 -.73 Cannon Falls 70 31 48.8 8.5 .13 -.48 -.41 -.56 SE DIST 9 Preston 69 25 48.0 6.4 .03 -.72 -.06 -.82 Red Wing 70 32 51.0 9.4 .26 -.33 -.37 -.40 Rochester 71 30 50.2 8.1 .05 -.64 -1.08 -.73 Rosemount M M M M M M -.54m -.72m Winona Dam 68 35 50.2 8.4 .04 -.67 -.47 -.76 m=some data missing 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/