in-crop-weather


State
Indiana Crop Weather

Week Ending Date
September 2, 2001

Issue
IN-CW3501



Agricultural Summary 

Most farmers continue to prepare for the upcoming fall harvest
while some producers are harvesting corn in southwestern areas. 
Warm, sunny weather helped corn and soybeans advance toward 
maturity.  Ears are turning down in many corn fields and
yellowing of plants is evident in many soybean fields.  Silage
harvest continued.  Recent showers in most areas have improved
pastures and forage crops. 

						
Field Crops Report

There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork.  Corn condition is
rated 70 percent good to excellent compared with 72 percent last 
week and 76 percent last year at this time.  Twenty-four percent
of the corn acreage is mature compared with 20 percent last year 
and 14 percent for the average.  Ninety-three percent of the 
corn acreage is in the dent stage compared with 85 percent last
year and 61 percent for the 5-year average.   By area, 90 percent
of the corn acreage is in the dent stage in the north, 95 percent
in the central regions and 96 percent in the south.  

Soybean condition is rated 68 percent good to excellent compared
with 67 percent last week and 66 percent last year.  Twenty percent
of the soybean acreage is shedding leaves compared with 25 percent
last year and 15 percent for the average.  Two percent of the 
soybean acreage is mature compared with 4 percent last year and
4 percent for the average.  Other activities during the week 
included, preparing equipment for the fall harvest, baling hay, 
mowing roads, cleaning grain bins and care of livestock.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report

Pasture condition is rated 3 percent excellent, 36 percent good,
35 percent fair, 18 percent poor and 8 percent very poor.  Third 
cutting of alfalfa hay is virtually complete and some farmers 
have completed their fourth cutting of alfalfa.  Tobacco harvest 
is 46 percent complete compared with 33 percent for the average. 
Livestock are in mostly good condition.

                          
                  Crop Progress Table
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                          : This : Last : Last : 5-Year
     Crop                 : Week : Week : Year :  Avg
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                                      Percent

Corn Dough                  100     97     100     94
Corn Dent                    93     71      85     61
Corn Mature                  24     13      20     14
Soybeans Shedding Lv         20      8      25     15
Soybeans Mature               2     NA       4      4
Tobacco Harvested            46     25      43     33

                    
                   Crop Condition Table
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                   : Very :      :      :      : Excel-
     Crop          : Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : lent
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                                  Percent
Corn                   2      6     22      52    18
Soybeans               2      6     24      53    15
Pasture                8     18     35      36     3



   Soil Moisture & Days Suitable For Fieldwork Table
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                   : This : Last : Last
                   : Week : Week : Year
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                           Percent
Topsoil
  Very Short          3      4      7
  Short              18     19     23
  Adequate           72     71     61
  Surplus             7      6      9
Subsoil
  Very Short          9     11      8
  Short              28     27     27
  Adequate           61     59     59
  Surplus             2      3      6
Days Suitable       4.8    4.7    6.2
Contact information
--Ralph W. Gann, State Statistician
--Bud Bever, Agricultural Statistician
  E-Mail Address: nass-in@nass.usda.gov
  http://www.nass.usda.gov/in/index.htm                     



Other Agricultural Comments And News


Remember: Roundup Ready Corn Must Be Segregated 
                              
In some areas of the southern Corn Belt, producers have
already begun harvest efforts, and before you know it, harvest
will hit the bulk of the Belt.  Now is the time to gear up for
harvest, making sure all plans are in place if segregation is
a requirement for your operation.

The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) says that situation
applies to Roundup Ready corn.  The product has not been
approved in all export markets, therefore, must be handled
appropriately, making sure it's channeled into an approved
market.

Roundup Ready corn is approved in the U.S. and Japan, but has
not received approval in the EU.

"Our intent is to protect Iowa's farmers and the corn
industry," said Ron McCartney, member of the Iowa Corn Biotech
Task Force.  "We simply can't afford to have any more market
disruptions.  Farmers and grain handlers must all work
together to keep unapproved products out of export channels."

ICGA says the key is communication.  "We encourage dialogue,"
said McCartney.  "There must be open, honest communications
between growers and grain merchandisers.  That's why the ICGA
recommends that farmers who planted Roundup Ready corn contact
their local elevator or grain handler now, prior to combines
rolling, to confirm they have a place to take their crop."

Additional responsibility
McCartney says growers who planted Roundup Ready corn took on
additional responsibility when they planted the product in the
spring.  "Now, they need to live up to their grower agreements
and segregate their crop," he says.  "The integrity of the
U.S. corn supply and our relationships with foreign buyers
depend on it."

McCartney says he respects whatever decision producers make in
relation to their spring planting decisions.  But stresses
producer must be responsible for their actions.  "Farmers who
chose to plant it need to be extremely diligent about getting
their corn to an appropriate market.  They have to take
responsibility for their decision and be accountable," he
said.

Despite the current concern about the export limitations of
Roundup Ready corn, ICGA remains a strong supporter of
biotechnology.  The organization feels that biotechnology
offers agronomic and environmental benefits and that it holds
great promise for the future of agriculture and our society as
a whole.

Furthermore, ICGA does not want its concern about Roundup
Ready corn to be misconstrued. Corn leaders say it is
a useful product, fully approved in the U.S. and Japan and
clearly in demand.  However, they recognize that if this
valuable tool is mismanaged (i.e. gets into unapproved
markets) growers could lose the confidence of foreign
customers and jeopardize access to this and other new
technology down the road.

Julianne Johnston, Agweb News, August 29, 2001.
                                      
                                  
 

                  Weather Information Table
     
               Week Ending Sunday September 2, 2001
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                | Past Week Weather Summary Data   
                |---------------------------------
 Station        |      Air      |           | Avg  
                |  Temperature  |  Precip.  |4 in.  
                |---------------|-----------|Soil 
                |Hi |Lo |Avg|DFN|Total |Days|Temp 
--------------------------------------------------------------- 
Northwest (1)   |                                
Valparaiso_Ag   | 85  50  69  +1   0.81    3     
Wanatah         | 87  46  66  -3   0.07    1   77
Wheatfield      | 87  48  69  +2   0.44    1     
Winamac         | 85  51  70  +2   0.36    1   74
North Central(2)|                               
Logansport      | 87  52  70  +2   0.57    1     
Plymouth        | 87  49  68  -2   0.15    3     
South_Bend      | 87  47  69  +1   0.02    2     
Young_America   | 86  51  69  +0   0.87    2     
Northeast (3)   |                               
Bluffton        | 83  53  69  -1   0.24    2   74
Fort_Wayne      | 85  52  70  +0   0.10    1     
West Central (4)|                              
Crawfordsville  | 88  49  70  -1   0.24    2   74
Perrysville     | 88  53  71  +2   0.93    1   79
Terre_Haute_Ag  | 92  50  73  +2   0.55    1   77
W_Lafayette_6NW | 85  49  70  +1   2.08    2   76
Central (5)     |                               
Castleton       | 88  58  73  +2   0.97    3     
Greenfield      | 89  55  75  +6   0.68    3     
Greensburg      | 87  56  73  +4   0.63    4     
Indianapolis_AP | 88  58  73  +3   0.73    2     
Indianapolis_SE | 87  56  71  +0   0.87    3     
Tipton_Ag       | 87  52  69  +2   0.07    2   69
East Central (6)|                              
Farmland        | 87  51  70  +2   0.62    3   70
New_Castle      | 84  54  69  +0   0.63    3     
Southwest (7)   |                                
Dubois_Ag       | 88  56  75  +4   0.41    2   78
Evansville      | 89  61  75  +2   0.41    3     
Freelandville   | 88  57  74  +3   0.04    1     
Shoals          | 87  56  74  +3   0.41    1     
Vincennes_5NE   | 90  57  76  +5   0.20    2   75
South Central(8)|                               
Bloomington     | 88  58  73  +3   1.09    2     
Tell_City       | 89  63  77  +4   1.05    2     
Southeast (9)   |                              
Scottsburg      | 87  58  74  +3   1.04    4     
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                |        Accumulation           
                |      April 1, 2001 thru       
 Station        |       September 2, 2001  
                |---------------------------------
                |Precipitation|  GDD Base 50oF   
                |-------------|-------------------
                | Total | DFN |Days|Total| DFN  
-------------------------------------------------------------     
Northwest (1)   |
Valparaiso_Ag   | 18.35  -1.78   73  2640  +269
Wanatah         | 21.47  +1.88   69  2414  +145
Wheatfield      | 18.44  -0.66   65  2631  +308
Winamac         | 21.12  +1.77   67  2612  +218
North Central(2)|
Logansport      | 26.67  +8.13   69  2646  +184
Plymouth        | 19.78  +0.25   68  2473   -37
South_Bend      | 19.11  +0.23   64  2619  +259
Young_America   | 23.14  +4.60   62  2688  +226
Northeast (3)   |
Bluffton        | 19.08  +0.53   67  2662  +137
Fort_Wayne      | 21.68  +4.25   64  2629  +164
West Central (4)|
Crawfordsville  | 18.80  -1.75   64  2604   -34
Perrysville     | 16.99  -3.76   59  2799  +215
Terre_Haute_Ag  | 24.39  +3.77   58  3028  +273
W_Lafayette_6NW | 17.88  -1.44   60  2768  +318
Central (5)     |
Castleton       | 22.76  +2.64   62  2870  +150
Greenfield      | 25.22  +3.80   66  3033  +412
Greensburg      | 22.77  +1.85   70  2980  +425
Indianapolis_AP | 21.25  +1.75   53  3024  +290
Indianapolis_SE | 20.14  +0.02   62  2773   +53
Tipton_Ag       | 17.84  -1.79   56  2562  +181
East Central (6)|
Farmland        | 23.36  +4.33   66  2602  +277
New_Castle      | 27.83  +7.19   64  2355   -27
Southwest (7)   |
Dubois_Ag       | 20.04  -2.44   58  3171  +395
Evansville      | 21.05  +1.44   60  3424  +254
Freelandville   | 19.59  -0.86   46  3144  +298
Shoals          | 20.59  -1.62   56  2996  +241
Vincennes_5NE   | 16.57  -3.88   44  3276  +430
South Central(8)|
Bloomington     | 20.84  -0.11   60  2997  +203
Tell_City       | 16.86  -5.66   43  3364  +323
Southeast (9)   |
Scottsburg      | 22.01  +0.88   74  3100  +268
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DFN = Departure From Normal (Using 1961-90 Normals Period).
GDD = Growing Degree Days.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches.
Precipitation Days = Days with precipitation of 0.01 inch or
more.
Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit. 

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