ga-crop-weather
                                                                                
State
Georgia Crop Weather
                                                                                
Week Ending Date
June 9, 2008
 
Issue
GA-CW2308
Agricultural Summary
June 9, 2008    
                                                                                
                               HIGH TEMPERATURES                                
                                                                                
Hot weather has greatly reduced soil moisture, according to the USDA, NASS, 
Georgia Field Office.  Daily average high temperatures fluctuated between the 
upper and lower 90's.  Average lows were in the 60's most of week.  Soil 
moisture conditions were rated at 34% very short, 44% short, 21% adequate, 
and 1% surplus.
                                                                                
The dry, hot weather has resulted in an increase of stress on crops.  The 
heat and lack of rain has severely affected dry land corn, pasture and 
hayfields.  The dry weather has caused farmers to irrigate.  Wheat harvest
continued.  Grass for cattle has decreased.  
                                                                                
Other activities included spraying corn, tobacco and cotton for insects. 
County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.6 days suitable for 
fieldwork.
                                                                                
                     Crop Progress for Week Ending 06/08/08                     
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         Crop Stage         : This Week  : Prev Week  : Prev Year  : 5 Year Avg 
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                            :                      Percent                      
                            :                                                   
Corn Silked                 :     29           10           40           33     
Corn Dough                  :      3            0            5            5     
Soybeans Planted            :     70           55           44           66     
Soybeans Emerged            :     55           39           28           51     
Sorghum Planted             :     65           57           60           65     
Cotton Planted              :     91           82           84           92     
Cotton Squaring             :      8            2            4           14     
Winter Wheat Harvested      :     54           23           72           61     
Peaches Harvested           :     18           10           10           19     
Peanuts Planted             :     94           85           84           93     
Peanuts Blooming            :      9            3            5           13     
Watermelons Harvested       :      3            0            3            2     
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                     Crop Condition for Week Ending 06/08/08                    
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           Crop          :Very Poor :   Poor   :   Fair   :   Good   :Excellent 
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                         :                       Percent                        
                         :                                                      
Corn                     :    2          13         37         39          9    
Soybeans                 :    1          10         55         32          2    
Sorghum                  :    0           5         67         27          1    
Cotton                   :    3           9         45         40          3    
Winter Wheat             :    1           7         25         49         18    
Range and Pasture        :    7          28         39         24          2    
Apples                   :    0           0          8         23         69    
Hay                      :    5          23         40         30          2    
Peaches                  :    8          13         19         59          1    
Peanuts                  :    2           5         37         51          5    
Pecans                   :    0           7         45         44          4    
Tobacco                  :    0           5         22         61         12    
Watermelons              :    0           4         28         67          1    
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                    Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 06/08/08                   
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                                   :  This Week   :Previous Week :  5 Year Avg  
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                                   :                  Percent                   
                                   :                                            
Very Short                         :      34             13             19      
Short                              :      44             40             22      
Adequate                           :      21             43             44      
Surplus                            :       1              4             15      
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             Topsoil Moisture for Week Ending 06/08/08, by District             
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      District      :  Very Short  :    Short     :   Adequate   :   Surplus    
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                    :                          Percent                          
                    :                                                           
District 1 (NW)     :      10             51             37             2       
District 2 (NC)     :      19             48             32             1       
District 3 (NE)     :      30             46             24             0       
District 4 (WC)     :      39             45             16             0       
District 5 (C)      :      37             43             20             0       
District 6 (EC)     :      39             48             13             0       
District 7 (SW)     :      55             30             15             0       
District 8 (SC)     :      32             45             21             2       
District 9 (SE)     :      17             54             29             0       
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* A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics 
Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf.
                                                                                
             Pasture Condition for Week Ending 06/08/08, by District            
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      District      : Very Poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                    :                          Percent                          
                    :                                                           
District 1 (NW)     :     0           3          36          58           3     
District 2 (NC)     :     3          31          24          39           3     
District 3 (NE)     :     5          25          43          27           0     
District 4 (WC)     :     3          35          42          20           0     
District 5 (C)      :    14          23          40          19           4     
District 6 (EC)     :     6          40          43          11           0     
District 7 (SW)     :    18          29          41           9           3     
District 8 (SC)     :     4          34          41          21           0     
District 9 (SE)     :     6          12          39          42           1     
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* A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics 
Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf.
                                                                                
         Weather Summary for Week Ending 06/08/08, by Station Location         
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               :   Temperature   :             Precipitation             :     
    Location   :-----------------:---------------------------------------:Soil 
               : Max : Min : Avg :Weekly : Days :30 Day :60 Day : Season :Temp 
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Albany         : 100   70    85    0.15     1     0.99    1.94    16.14    93  
Alma           :  95   67    81    0.01     1     4.77    6.80    19.93    82  
Alpharetta     :  97   64    79    0.00     0     3.13    5.11    20.32    80  
Arlington      : 102   67    83    0.00     0     0.81    1.45    13.71    88  
Attapulgus     :  97   68    81    0.30     2     1.93    2.97    24.87    93  
Bowen          :  96   67    81    0.45     2     0.91    1.39    13.45    89  
Brunswick      :  91   70    80    0.45     1     3.83    4.20    15.15    81  
Byromville     :  99   66    83    0.00     0     3.58    4.55    19.14    86  
Byron          :  98   65    82    0.24     1     2.03    3.81    18.54    82  
Cairo          :  97   70    82    0.00     0     2.92    4.05    24.35    81  
Calhoun        :  95   63    78    0.01     1     3.85    6.16    18.29    81  
Pine Mountain  :  97   64    80    0.00     0     2.58    3.82    17.62    80  
Camilla        :  98   68    83    0.00     0     2.00    2.55    23.00    93  
Clarks Hill    : 100   64    80    0.00     0     1.68    2.88    15.88    85  
Cordele        :  99   68    84    0.00     0     2.27    3.21    17.73    88  
Covington      :  98   64    81    0.00     0     2.29    3.65    15.23    84  
Dahlonega      :  92   60    76    0.00     0     3.73    6.15    23.57    77  
Dallas         :  97   65    80    0.05     1     2.33    4.30    17.85    80  
Dawson         :  99   67    83    0.00     0     1.37    2.89    16.53    85  
Dearing        : 100   64    81    0.00     0     2.46    4.01    19.82    81  
Dempsey        :  97   65    81    0.00     0     2.04    3.53    12.64    87  
Dixie          :  96   66    81    0.52     3     1.57    2.37    19.90    88  
Dublin         :  99   67    82    0.26     1     2.53    3.77    18.48    84  
Duluth         :  96   62    79    0.00     0     3.19    5.10    18.63    78  
Dunwoody       :  96   65    80    0.00     0     2.75    5.15    19.35    78  
Eatonton       :  97   63    80    0.01     1     4.10    5.50    20.50    85  
Elberton       : 101   66    82    0.00     0     2.41    4.37    16.27    83  
Ellijay        :  92   58    75    0.07     1     3.33    6.16    16.80    79  
Fort Valley    :  98   65    82    0.00     0     1.60    2.94    15.78    86  
Gainesville    :  97   65    80    0.00     0     2.43    4.04    19.81    85  
Georgetown     :  99   65    83    0.07     1     0.29    1.99    19.05    92  
Homerville     :  97   63    80    0.06     2     1.52    2.71    21.89    84  
Jonesboro      :  98   65    81    0.00     0     1.49    3.13    15.69    82  
Jeffersonville :  99   64    81    0.17     1     2.86    4.21    20.02    85  
Lafayette      :  94   59    77    0.03     1     2.37    5.49    20.86    77  
McRae          :  98   64    81    0.09     2     3.22    5.20    20.67    86  
Newton         : 100   69    84    0.00     0     0.52    1.13    16.41    93  
Savannah       :  97   68    81    0.08     1     2.11    2.54    11.52    82  
Skidaway       :  90   68    79    0.12     4     2.71    3.12    13.85    81  
Sneads         :  98   72    82    0.04     1     1.31    2.10    23.27    86  
Statesboro     :  97   65    80    0.21     2     2.14    4.27    18.95    87  
Tiger          :  92   56    74    0.00     0     3.37    6.59    25.19    83  
Valdosta       :  97   71    83    0.23     1     1.64    2.64    18.79    81  
Vidalia        :  98   68    82    0.17     1     2.51    3.15    16.58    85  
Roopville      :  95   66    79    0.00     0     2.96    5.63    20.27    82  
Watkinsville   :  99   65    82    0.00     0     2.73    5.54    16.53    83  
Woodbine       :  95   66    79    1.94     2     4.65    6.38    19.47    82  
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*Weather data are supplied by the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring 
Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of 
Georgia.  For detailed Georgia weather data, visit the AEMN homepage at 
www.georgiaweather.net.
                                                                                
DISTRICT COMMENTS
June 8, 2008
                                                                                
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST
This week has been extremely hot, into the 90's every day, and very dry.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL
Very dry! Hope we receive afternoon t-storms predicted for this week.
                                                                                
Many hay fields cut this week, remaining wheat cut for spring silage.  
Continued hot weather greatly reduced soil moisture, rain needed badly.
                                                                                
Hot and getting dry!
                                                                                
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST
No comments available.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL
Extreme heat took it's toll especially late last week; no rainfall; soil 
moisture is absent. Wheat harvest finished with a good yield.  Some fescue 
hay been rolled and fields are slow to recover; Bermuda grass is seeding out 
already and what Bermuda gets cut is burning up due to dry conditions.  
Waiting on a rain and soil moisture for millet plantings.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL
Very hot and no rain!  High temperatures in the mid to high 90's this week.  
Wheat harvesting underway.  Some hay producers harvesting hay.  Crops, 
pastures and hay fields need rain.
                                                                                
We are in what can best be described as a major drought.  We haven't received 
any rainfall over the past seven days and we aren't likely to get any if the 
current forecasts hold up.  We are under a burn ban and we should begin to 
see signs of stress in the crop that have been planted.  We may be severely 
impacted in terms of hay and pasture availability if things don't change.
                                                                                
Dry, extremely hot weather has set in abruptly.  Conditions are going to get 
bad quickly as there is no prospects of relief in sight.
                                                                                
Please send rain!
                                                                                
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL
Very hot and very dry.  Dryland corn suffering and yield potential will be 
greatly reduced without rain in the next 5-7 days.  Wheat harvest progressing 
with very good overall yields. Growers scratching their heads about planting 
behind wheat without irrigation. Grass for cattle going downhill already and 
haven't seen much hay cut so far.  Thrips attacking slow growing peanuts and 
cotton with some acres being sprayed. It could be a long, hot, dry summer.
                                                                                
Hot and dry.  Some scattered showers, but need more.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST
Scattered showers brought relief to portions of the county.  Heat and drought 
severely hurting dryland corn, pasture and hay fields that did not receive 
rain.  Need rain to plant dryland crops following wheat.
                                                                                
Our soils are starting to dry out.
                                                                                
Extreme dry weather and hot conditions pulling crops down quickly. Crop 
conditions continue to decline.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL
Dry, dry, dry.  Irrigation of corn and tobacco and some fields to help 
germinate seed.  Insect problems on tobacco and cotton.  Thrips pressure is 
bad with cutworms and grasshoppers.  TSWV in tobacco is increasing but still 
below average for most years.  Applying nitrogen to tobacco and corn.  
Wrapping up planting crops behind small grains.  Wheat harvest almost 
complete and yields are pretty good so far.
                                                                                
Dry weather takes negative toll on crops.
                                                                                
DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST
No comments available.