oh-crop-weather Week Ending: June 29, 2008 Released: June 30, 2008 James E. Ramey, Director USDA/NASS Ohio Field Office P.O. Box 686 Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 (614) 728-2100 Issue No. 13 OHIO CROP WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS The average temperature for the State was 71.3 degrees, 0.3 degrees above normal for the week ending Sunday, June 29, 2008. Precipitation averaged 2.39 inches, 1.43 inches above normal. There were 129 modified growing degree days, 16 days below normal. Reporters rated 3.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the seven-day period ending Friday, June 27, 2008. Topsoil moisture was rated 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 53 percent adequate, and 45 percent surplus. Days Suitable for Fieldwork ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Current : Previous : Since 1st week : Week : Week : of April ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Days : 2008 : 3.4 5.0 42.3 2007 : 6.0 6.3 64.1 2003-07 Avg. : 5.5 4.6 53.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topsoil Moisture --------------------------------------------------------------- :Very Short: Short : Adequate : Surplus --------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Current Week.......: 0 2 53 45 Last Week..........: 0 3 78 19 Same Week : Last Year..........: 34 41 24 1 2003-07 : Average............: 10 20 54 16 --------------------------------------------------------------- FIELD ACTIVITIES AND CROP PROGRESS WEEK ENDING SUNDAY JUNE 29, 2008 It has been an extremely wet week for the majority of operators in the State. Many operators have slowed the pace of baling and cutting hay due to rain. Farm activities for the week include replanting soybeans, sidedressing corn, spraying fertilizer and insecticides, and the winter wheat harvest in southern counties. Reporters in the Northwest district indicate that army worms in winter wheat fields are under control. Observations of Fusarium head scab have been observed in Northwest district wheat fields. The strawberry harvest is finishing up for most growers, as is the planting of cucumbers. In the Southwest District, tomato and sweet corn harvest have begun. As of Sunday June 29 winter wheat ripe was 14 percent, down 47 points from last year and 15 points below the five-year average. Soybeans blooming were at 3 percent, 9 days behind last year and 7 days behind the five-year average. Oats headed were at 94 percent, which was five days behind last year, but four days ahead of the five-year average. Oats ripe were at 2 percent, which was 2 points behind last year and 1 point behind the five-year average. Eighty-nine percent of the cucumber acreage was planted, compared to 91 percent last year and 78 percent for the five-year average. Strawberries harvested were at 87 percent, compared to 95 percent last year and 91 percent for the five-year average. The first cutting of alfalfa hay was reported at 93 percent, compared to 100 percent last year and 92 percent for the five-year average. The alfalfa hay second cutting was reported at 15 percent, 21 percentage points behind last year and 4 percentage points behind the five-year average. Eighty-one percent of the other hay first cutting was complete, compared to 100 percent last year and 85 percent for the five-year average. The second cutting of other hay was reported at 5 percent, compared to 22 percent last year and 10 percent for the five-year average. CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITION Corn condition was rated at 71 percent in fair-to-good condition, down 5 percentage points from last week. Hay condition was rated at 75 percent in fair-to-good condition, unchanged from last week. Eighty-two percent of the livestock were in fair-to-good condition, down 1 percentage point from last week. Oats condition was rated at 81 percent in fair-to-good condition, compared to 79 percentage points last week. Pasture condition was rated at 77 percent in fair-to-good condition, down 2 percentage points from last week. Soybeans condition was rated at 72 percent in fair-to-good condition, down 6 percentage points from last week. Seventy-one percent of the winter wheat acreage was rated in fair-to-good condition, down 2 percentage points from last week. PERCENT PROGRESS OF CROPS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, JUNE 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : 2008 : 2007 :2003-2007: Previous Week : : : :------------------- : : : Average : Ohio : U.S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Alfalfa Hay 1st Cutting : 93 100 92 89 NA Alfalfa Hay 2nd Cutting : 15 36 19 6 NA Cucumbers Planted : 89 91 78 79 NA Oats Headed : 94 98 88 67 47 Oats Ripe : 2 4 3 1 NA Other Hay 1st Cutting : 81 100 85 77 NA Other Hay 2nd Cutting : 5 22 10 1 NA Soybeans Blooming : 3 19 11 2 Strawberries Harvested : 87 95 91 71 NA Winter Wheat Ripe : 14 61 29 2 NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT CONDITION OF MAJOR CROPS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Very Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : : : : Current Week......: 3 9 29 42 17 CORN : Previous Week.....: 3 8 31 45 13 : Previous Year.....: 5 14 31 39 11 : : : Current Week......: 2 8 27 48 15 HAY : Previous Week.....: 2 7 27 48 16 : Previous Year.....: 14 27 28 25 6 : : : Current Week......: 0 1 19 63 17 LIVESTOCK : Previous Week.....: 0 1 18 65 16 : Previous Year.....: NA NA NA NA NA : : Current Week......: 0 1 21 60 18 OATS : Previous Week.....: 0 8 22 57 13 : Previous Year.....: 2 14 32 43 9 : : : Current Week......: 1 5 28 49 17 PASTURE : Previous Week.....: 0 4 25 54 17 : Previous Year.....: 18 28 27 24 3 : : : Current Week......: 4 11 30 42 13 SOYBEANS : Previous Week.....: 3 9 31 47 10 : Previous Year.....: 6 16 33 36 9 : : : Current Week......: 1 4 21 50 24 WINTER WHEAT: Previous Week.....: 1 4 19 54 22 : Previous Year.....: 5 18 42 32 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, JUNE 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region :Temperature: Precipitation :Growing Degree Days 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- :Last : :Last : :Since: :Last : :Since: :Week :Dev. :Week :Dev. :Apr.1:Dev. :Week :Dev. :Apr.1:Dev. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Degrees ------- Inches ------- -------- Days ------- : Northwest :70.5 -0.9 1.95 1.00 12.27 1.67 124 -23 1,079 -14 North Central :70.7 0.0 2.52 1.50 13.30 2.37 125 -18 1,079 21 Northeast :69.8 1.0 2.00 1.06 11.05 0.04 120 -12 1,034 35 West Central :71.3 -0.4 2.09 1.04 15.02 3.31 130 -20 1,145 -8 Central :72.3 0.7 3.58 2.60 15.97 4.28 135 -13 1,204 30 Central Hills :70.5 0.6 3.06 2.10 13.97 2.38 124 -15 1,089 18 Northeast Hills :70.3 0.5 2.51 1.59 11.88 0.53 123 -15 1,085 -5 Southwest :72.6 0.2 1.72 0.83 15.94 3.23 136 -17 1,222 -8 South Central :72.7 0.6 1.79 0.89 15.64 4.28 134 -17 1,261 -7 Southeast :71.8 1.1 2.74 1.76 14.60 3.14 131 -13 1,198 20 STATE :71.3 0.3 2.39 1.43 14.08 2.63 129 -16 1,147 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Modified Growing degree days, base 50 - ceiling 86 NOTE: Our crop weather release is available by e-mail. To subscribe, type in the Internet address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/oh/ Click on "Subscribe to OH Reports", then choose "oh crop-weather". Type in name and email address and click "subscribe". Also check out the USDA-NASS Home Page at http://www.nass.usda.gov/oh/. We are currently developing and adding more to our home page each week.