in-crop-weather


State
Indiana Crop Weather

Week Ending Date
November 18, 2001

Issue
IN-CW4601


Final 2001 Report

Agricultural Summary 

Harvesting of corn and soybeans made good progress again last week
aided by favorable weather conditions, according to the Indiana 
Agricultural Statistics Service.  Most farmers have completed harvest
and seeding of winter wheat.  Fall tillage took place in many fields
and fertilizer was being spread. Farmers were also chopping stalks, 
discing in ruts, repairing and cleaning up equipment, moving grain to
market, tiling, stripping tobacco, hauling manure, building fence, 
clearing brush and spreading lime during the week.

						
Field Crops Report

There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork.  Ninety-five percent of
the corn acreage is harvested compared with 100 percent a year 
earlier and 93 percent for the 5-year average.  Corn harvest is now 
ahead of the average.  By region, 93 percent of the corn acreage is
harvested in the north, 97 percent in the central region and 99
percent in the south.  Moisture content of harvested corn is 
averaging 16 percent.
                         
Ninety-nine percent of the soybean acreage is harvested compared with
100 percent last year and 99 percent for the average.  By region, 99
percent of the soybean acreage is harvested in the north, virtually
complete in the central region and 99 percent in the south.  Moisture
content of harvested soybeans is averaging 11.5 percent.

Virtually all of the winter wheat acreage is seeded. Ninety-three
percent of the winter wheat acreage is emerged compared with 98 
percent last year and 95 percent for the average. 


Livestock, Pasture and Range Report

Pastures continue to be in mostly good condition.  Livestock are in
mostly good condition heading into the winter period.  


                         
                  Crop Progress Table
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                          : This : Last : Last : 5-Year
     Crop                 : Week : Week : Year :  Avg
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                                      Percent
Corn Harvested               95     82    100      93
Soybeans Harvested           99     96    100      99
Winter Wheat Seeded         100     98    100     100
Winter Wheat Emerged         93     83     98      95


                    
                   Crop Condition Table
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                   : Very :      :      :      : Excel-
     Crop          : Poor : Poor : Fair : Good : lent
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                                  Percent
Winter Wheat          4      7      36     47      6



   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          1       0      1
  Short               7       2      6
  Adequate           80      74     77
  Surplus            12      24     16
Subsoil
  Very Short          1       1      7
  Short              10       6     16
  Adequate           77      72     67
  Surplus            12      21     10
Days Suitable       6.8     6.4    4.2

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


Export Markets Depend On Transgenic Grain Handling At Harvest
                             
A Purdue University expert reminds growers that transgenic corn 
hybrids need to be handled and marketed differently than other 
harvested grain because of important export market considerations.

"The entire crop value in Indiana is $3 billion," says Dirk Maier,
Purdue Extension agricultural engineer. "One-third of that ends up 
out of state in exports and processing. We have to adhere to 
segregation issues and be aware that certain transgenic varieties 
are not approved in all end-use markets."

Maier says growers harvesting these insect- and herbicide-resistant
varieties need to segregate grain and market it to approved end users.

"Segregation of transgenic and non-transgenic corn is important for
growers who market grain to certain processors that will not accept
transgenic grain," Maier says.  "Grain elevators would prefer to not
accept any transgenic corn that does not have full approval for the 
global marketplace and may even change their stance on acceptance of
such grain this fall."

Maier says farmers benefit in postharvest operations by following 
the first-in-field, first-off-field principle. The concept holds that
non-transgenic varieties should be planted first and harvested first
to avoid transgenic contamination.  Doing this avoids transgenic grain
from becoming mixed with non-transgenic grain in the combine.

Transgenic grain needs to be transported to market first to avoid 
another cleaning step and reduce contamination, Maier says.  However,
this depends on the grower's marketing strategy and how the grain was
stored.  Maier suggests transport vehicles and grain handling 
equipment be thoroughly cleaned if a non-transgenic load must follow 
a transgenic grain shipment.

"Segregated grain is never 100 percent GMO-free," Maier says.  "Grain
buyers test purity levels when the corn is brought to the elevator and
determine the appropriate end-use market."

Test kits are available for most transgenic varieties except the 
original GA21 variety of glyphosphate tolerant corn.  Maier says 
growers need to be aware which hybrids are approved for all end-use
markets before making planting decisions next year.

The American Seed Trade Association has a grain handler's database on
the Web for growers to see which facilities handle U. S. approved 
transgenic products.  Maier says there are more than 2,000 U.S. 
elevators buying transgenic grains not yet approved in Europe. 
U.S. elevators buying transgenic grains not yet approved in Europe.

"We have to implement good stewardship practices with regards to 
transgenic products," Maier says. 

"We may agree or disagree with these buyers and other end-use markets
in other parts of the world.  Whether we agree or not, they still buy
a large portion of our grain, and we need to deliver the quality and
purity expectations they have to preserve our markets against foreign
competition."

Ralph Gann, Indiana state statistician located at Purdue, says there 
are close to 700,000 acres of insect- and herbicide-resistant corn to
be harvested this fall in the state. 

Writer:  Jennifer Doup, (765) 494-6682, jdoup@aes.purdue.edu

Source: Dirk Maier, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 
(765) 494-1175, maier@purdue.edu

Ag Communications:  (765) 494-2722; Beth Forbes, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu; 
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/AgComm/public/agnews/

Related Web sites:
GMO issues facing Indiana farmers in 2001 Extension: Grain Quality and
Value Added Processing

Purdue News Service:  (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

Purdue News, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.       


                                

                    Weather Information Table
     
               Week Ending Sunday November 18, 2001
---------------------------------------------------------------
                | Past Week Weather Summary Data   
                |---------------------------------
 Station        |      Air      |           | Avg  
                |  Temperature  |  Precip.  |4 in.  
                |---------------|-----------|Soil 
                |Hi |Lo |Avg|DFN|Total |Days|Temp 
--------------------------------------------------------------- 
Northwest (1)   |                                
Valparaiso_Ag   |67  29  52 +11   0.26     2     
Wanatah         |68  24  48  +8   0.13     2   51
Wheatfield      |69  26  50 +11   0.17     1     
Winamac         |69  27  49  +9   0.03     1   49
North Central(2)|                                
Logansport      |69  28  50  +9   0.06     1     
Plymouth        |67  27  49  +8   0.11     1     
South_Bend      |66  28  51 +10   0.34     2     
Young_America   |69  28  50  +9   0.00     0     
Northeast (3)   |                                
Bluffton        |69  27  50  +8   0.02     2   46
Fort_Wayne      |68  27  49  +8   0.13     1     
West Central (4)|                                
Crawfordsville  |71  25  51  +8   0.00     0   44
Perrysville     |72  27  52 +11   0.00     0   51
Terre_Haute_Ag  |76  29  52  +9   0.00     0   51
W_Lafayette_6NW |71  26  51 +10   0.00     0   52
Central (5)     |                                
Castleton       |71  30  53 +10   0.00     0     
Greenfield      |71  30  52 +10   0.00     0     
Greensburg      |71  30  51  +8   0.00     0     
Indianapolis_AP |70  33  52 +10   0.00     0     
Indianapolis_SE |70  32  52  +9   0.00     0     
Tipton_Ag       |71  26  49  +9   0.00     0   42
East Central (6)|                                
Farmland        |69  24  50  +9   0.00     0   42
New_Castle      |69  26  48  +7   0.00     0     
Southwest (7)   |                                
Dubois_Ag       |75  32  53  +9   0.00     0   54
Evansville      |74  32  53  +8   0.00     0     
Freelandville   |73  32  53  +9   0.00     0     
Shoals          |75  28  51  +7   0.00     0     
Vincennes_5NE   |78  32  54 +10   0.00     0   49
South Central(8)|                                
Bloomington     |72  31  52  +8   0.00     0     
Tell_City       |77  37  57 +10   0.00     0     
Southeast (9)   |                                
Scottsburg      |72  31  51  +7   0.00     0     
-------------------------------------------------------------
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                |        Accumulation           
                |      April 1, 2001 thru       
 Station        |       November 18, 2001  
                |---------------------------------
                |Precipitation|  GDD Base 50oF   
                |-------------|-------------------
                | Total | DFN |Days|Total| DFN  
-------------------------------------------------------------     
Northwest (1)   |
Valparaiso_Ag   | 32.14  +2.88 104  3248  +297
Wanatah         | 34.70  +6.79 100  2902  +108
Wheatfield      | 31.22  +4.64  90  3181  +333
Winamac         | 32.94  +6.05  94  3159  +219
North Central(2)|
Logansport      | 37.63 +11.24  93  3211  +173
Plymouth        | 32.25  +4.52  98  3006   -95
South_Bend      | 31.02  +3.74  94  3237  +332
Young_America   | 33.57  +7.18  84  3269  +231
Northeast (3)   |
Bluffton        | 30.41  +4.75  98  3251  +104
Fort_Wayne      | 33.61  +9.61  93  3224  +170
West Central (4)|
Crawfordsville  | 31.78  +3.51  85  3168  -121
Perrysville     | 27.77  -0.25  79  3467  +254
Terre_Haute_Ag  | 39.81 +11.25  78  3694  +247
W_Lafayette_6NW | 28.26  +1.71  81  3393  +354
Central (5)     |
Castleton       | 35.95  +8.49  84  3548  +144
Greenfield      | 38.45  +9.17  89  3849  +577
Greensburg      | 35.28  +6.71  92  3657  +467
Indianapolis_AP | 33.27  +6.59  75  3771  +362
Indianapolis_SE | 33.79  +6.33  84  3397    -7
Tipton_Ag       | 28.60  +1.03  74  3113  +176
East Central (6)|
Farmland        | 34.97  +8.79  90  3165  +302
New_Castle      | 40.05 +11.87  86  2856   -81
Southwest (7)   |
Dubois_Ag       | 31.00  -0.06  76  3959  +457
Evansville      | 31.00  +3.58  76  4289  +302
Freelandville   | 29.59  +1.28  61  3904  +336
Shoals          | 32.95  +2.12  74  3694  +232
Vincennes_5NE   | 26.51  -1.80  62  4094  +526
South Central(8)|
Bloomington     | 32.67  +3.83  80  3698  +173
Tell_City       | 29.01  -1.99  58  4302  +431
Southeast (9)   |
Scottsburg      | 32.75  +3.62  93  3823  +273
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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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