Mi-crop-weather State Michigan Crop Weather Released June 7, 2004 Week Ending Date June 6, 2004 Issue MI-CW2304 Agricultural Summary Improved Weather Four days were suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 6, according to the USDA-NASS-Michigan Statistical Office. Limited rainfall and near normal temperatures facilitated drying of cropland and led to fieldwork progress in the primary crop growing areas of the State. Farmers reported they could have used an extra day or two of drying weather, but couldn't afford to wait. Corn and soybeans were being planted as soon as fields were passable. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.10 inches in the central Lower Peninsula to 1.70 inches in the western Upper Peninsula. Temperatures ranged from 3 degrees below normal in the western Upper Peninsula to normal in the central Lower Peninsula. Farmers in the southern portion of the State finally experienced several consecutive days of favorable weather. A producer in the Thumb said, "The ground dried enough to get back in the fields this week. By week's end, most all of the corn and soybean planters were out working." However, in the Upper Peninsula, growers commented that, "The weather is just starting to warm up. The fields are muddy and wet and most spring planted crops are two weeks behind." Field Crops Report Field Crops Drier conditions across much of the State helped farmers make tillage and planting progress as they hurried to get crops in the ground. Due to all the previous rainfall, some leaching of fertilizers and herbicides was reported, limiting the earlier applications' effectiveness. Corn was being planted in as many areas as possible. Growers continued to switch to shorter day varieties. Earlier plantings continued to emerge and the drier, sunny weather helped green up plants. First cutting of hay began in earnest. Growers reported that, due to the weather delays, at least some of the crop had been pushed past its prime. The weather conditions allowed farmers to plant soybeans and the seasonal temperatures helped move germination along. The wheat crop progressed rapidly towards maturity. Growers were scouting fields for various diseases. Some outbreaks were reported and fungicides had been applied. Sugarbeets were cultivated and sprayed. Some fields required heavier applications of herbicide due to the wet weather delays. With the arrival of more favorable conditions, the oat crop started heading. Dry bean planting began. Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops Report Fruit Cooler than normal temperatures throughout the State kept insect activity to a minimum on fruit crops. Light rain fell sporadically throughout the State last week. Isolated thunderstorms produced some hail, which caused limited damage to fruit in the southeast. The primary infection period for apple scab has ended. In the southwest, fireblight was observed on apple trees. The most advanced fruit were greater than one inch in diameter. Apples were sizing well in the southeast. Some blossom blight symptoms were evident in the Grand Rapids area. Good fruit set was observed in the west central, despite poor conditions for pollination. Plums were at pit hardening in the southwest and shuck split in the west central. Sweet cherries grown in the southeast showed signs of bacterial canker. Brown rot infections were observed in the northwest. West central blueberries were in green fruit stage. Raspberries and blackberries were blooming in the southwest and southeast. Some leafroller and cane borer damage was apparent. Vegetables Drier conditions helped vegetable growers make some progress last week. Warmer temperatures later in the week also aided the progress of vegetable crops across the State. Asparagus harvest moved along. Almost 90 percent of the crop was harvested in the southwest. In the west central, yields were light due to the earlier cool temperatures. Purple spot and asparagus beetle were reported. Growers in several districts were transplanting and seeding pumpkins and squash. Carrot planting was at a critical stage as growers needed to get into the fields to kill the barley cover crop, but wet soils were delaying spraying. In the southeast, sweet corn progressed but was still yellowish; in the southwest, plantings under row covers were 14 to 16 inches tall and outside plantings were 8 to 10 inches. In the southeast, early planted snap beans looked surprisingly good, cabbage looked good but was facing some flea beetle pressure and farmers continued transplanting a wide variety of crops as weather permitted. In the southwest, tomatoes in tunnels were in flower and being staked, while transplanted cucumbers were runnering and flowering. Transplanting of many vegetable crops also continued in the southwest. Soil Moisture and Crop Condition Tables Soil moisture for week ending 06/06/04 --------------------------------------------- : Very : : : Stratum : short : Short :Adequate:Surplus --------------------------------------------- : Percent : Topsoil : 0 0 70 30 Subsoil : 1 2 72 25 --------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending 06/06/04 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Crop : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : All Hay : 0 9 30 46 15 Barley : 0 8 57 28 7 Corn : 2 11 38 43 6 Oats : 1 8 32 46 13 Pasture : 0 4 22 50 24 Soybeans : 1 9 40 47 3 Winter Wheat : 0 3 18 60 19 ----------------------------------------------------------- Crop progress for week ending 06/06/04 ------------------------------------------------------------ : This : Last : Last :5-year Crop : week : week : year :average ------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : All hay, first cutting : 19 5 21 22 Asparagus, harvested : 70 57 76 78 Barley, emerged : 91 88 94 92 Corn, planted : 84 77 94 94 Corn, emerged : 67 65 68 79 Dry beans, planted : 1 NA NA NA Oats, headed : 14 NA NA NA Potatoes, planted : 90 69 NA NA Potatoes, emerged : 63 46 NA NA Soybeans, planted : 60 45 75 76 Soybeans, emerged : 39 33 38 53 Strawberries, harvested : 29 NA NA NA Winter wheat, headed : 63 56 32 66 ------------------------------------------------------------ Contact Information U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Statistical Office P.O. Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 517-324-5300; or 800-453-7501 Fax 517-324-5299 email: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web Page: http:/www.nass.usda.gov/mi Weather Information Table Michigan Weather Summary for Week Ending 06/06/04 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : :Cumulative growing: : Temperature : degree days 2/ : Precipitation :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : Normal Station : : :Departure: : : :This:Last :Last : Since :------------- :Maximum :Minimum : from :2004 :2003 :Normal:week: two :four :April 1: Since : For : : : normal : : : : :weeks:weeks: :April 1:month ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ironwood : 75 34 310 365 1.60 2.52 5.13 7.76 Marquette : 74 36 268 346 1.81 2.72 5.89 8.81 Stephenson : 76 36 406 464 2.75 3.15 6.34 9.31 Western UP : 80 33 -3 306 368 365 1.70 2.50 5.06 7.45 6.20 3.61 : Cornell : 70 34 247 368 1.47 1.87 4.55 6.55 Sault St Marie : 69 36 191 331 1.39 1.76 5.00 7.43 Eastern UP : 76 29 -2 224 307 260 1.13 1.43 4.03 5.77 5.96 3.26 : Beulah : 75 37 398 409 1.59 2.02 6.03 10.91 Lake City : 76 36 425 398 0.79 1.07 5.67 11.67 Old Mission : 74 36 373 377 0.57 1.20 5.71 8.53 Pellston : 74 29 365 396 0.94 1.33 5.57 7.56 Northwest : 76 29 -2 374 376 432 0.90 1.32 5.47 9.00 5.80 3.03 : Alpena : 72 36 347 339 0.80 1.16 4.17 7.19 Houghton Lake : 74 37 440 434 0.27 0.31 5.61 10.68 Rogers City : 74 37 394 324 0.70 1.02 4.54 8.58 Northeast : 78 36 -1 409 394 406 0.77 1.04 4.81 9.19 5.76 2.90 : Fremont : 76 37 539 497 0.74 1.41 4.19 10.76 Hart : 76 37 484 420 0.90 1.49 5.23 11.22 Muskegon : 76 46 537 462 0.59 2.18 8.17 11.44 West Central : 76 36 -2 504 452 492 0.78 1.65 5.80 10.92 6.45 2.94 : Alma : 80 45 599 473 0.10 0.30 4.54 10.05 Big Rapids : 80 41 548 461 0.08 0.33 3.97 8.22 Central : 80 41 0 577 462 533 0.10 0.31 4.40 9.75 6.49 3.36 : Bad Axe : 79 39 482 330 0.00 0.04 3.03 9.63 Pigeon : 78 41 456 348 0.31 1.28 4.76 10.83 Saginaw : 79 41 544 424 0.22 0.27 5.02 10.00 Standish : 79 39 485 393 0.51 0.59 4.39 10.49 East Central : 80 39 -2 482 382 512 0.32 0.58 4.29 10.09 5.75 3.08 : Fennville : 80 46 601 455 0.28 1.53 6.03 8.71 Grand Rapids : 81 49 698 490 0.39 1.10 8.05 12.41 Holland : 78 48 609 460 0.35 1.53 4.25 7.03 South Bend, IN : 81 48 762 535 0.26 2.36 5.76 7.34 Watervliet : 80 47 654 488 0.04 1.58 5.12 7.04 Southwest : 83 34 -1 654 507 573 0.45 1.81 6.38 9.19 7.01 3.55 : Belding : 78 42 629 475 0.24 0.88 6.01 9.72 Coldwater : 77 44 645 464 0.41 0.57 4.43 6.99 Lansing : 78 43 649 501 0.11 0.83 7.73 11.05 South Central : 82 40 -1 654 511 574 0.35 1.16 6.46 9.98 6.75 3.57 : Detroit : 79 46 700 529 0.24 0.68 5.94 8.88 Flint : 80 45 687 514 0.90 1.37 6.33 9.11 Romeo : 78 45 621 453 0.28 0.42 5.88 10.61 Tipton : 78 44 657 505 0.06 0.91 4.48 7.09 Toledo, OH : 77 46 772 544 0.42 1.49 3.74 6.02 Southeast : 80 41 -1 664 508 547 0.29 0.93 5.10 8.69 6.68 3.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Issued by the Federal/State Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Michigan State University's Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural Meteorologist, Department of Geography, and Crop Advisory Team ALERTS. 2/ Growing degree days (GDD) is the sum of daily mean temperatures minus 50 per day, 86 maximum And 50 minimum. The GDD is accumulative from April 1.