UTAH CROP PROGRESS
United States Department of Agriculture
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
UTAH FIELD OFFICE
P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2022
				            Contact: John Hilton
(800) 392-3202

CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:  Warmer temperatures along with limited precipitation occurred throughout the State last week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Topsoil moisture level conditions rated adequate to surplus decreased from 47 percent last week to 46 percent this week. According to the United States Drought Monitor for September 1, 2022, 100 percent of the State continues to experience drought conditions. Extreme drought conditions are affecting 58 percent of the State, down one percentage point from last week, and 4 percent of the State is facing exceptional drought conditions. Beaver, Box Elder, and Iron Counties report farmers were busy harvesting their third cutting of alfalfa. Box Elder County reports farmers are preparing fields for winter wheat planting. The second cuttings of alfalfa hay and other hay are 95 percent complete and 79 percent complete, respectively. The third cutting of alfalfa hay is 40 percent complete. Statewide, barley harvest and winter wheat harvest are 90 percent complete and 82 percent complete, respectively. Corn silking and corn doughed are at 90 percent complete and 50 percent complete, respectively, and corn dented is at 3 percent complete. Statewide, corn silage harvest is 10 percent complete. Due to dry conditions, cattle and sheep moved from pasture have started earlier, with an estimated 14 percent of cattle and calves and 18 percent of sheep and lambs moved from pasture. Hay and roughage supplies were rated 15 percent very short, 26 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus, compared to 14 percent very short, 35 percent short, and 51 percent adequate last week. Stock water supplies were rated 7 percent very short, 34 percent short, and 59 percent adequate, compared to 6 percent very short, 29 percent short, and 65 percent adequate last week. Irrigation water supplies were rated 25 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 39 percent fair, and 7 percent good, compared to 21 percent very poor, 34 percent poor, 39 percent fair, and 6 percent good last week.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Alfalfa hay					
	2nd cutting harvested		95	89	NA	NA	
	3rd cutting harvested		40	23	76	76	
Barley					
	Harvested		90	85	NA	NA	
Corn					
	Silked		90	79	NA	NA	
	Doughed		50	33	61	62	
	Dented		3	NA	NA	NA	
	Harvested for silage		10	4	7	NA	
Other hay					
	2nd cutting harvested		79	68	77	80	
Winter wheat					
	Harvested		82	76	NA	NA	
					
Cattle and calves					
	Moved from pasture	 	14	10	9	8	
Sheep and lambs					
	Moved from pasture		18	16	11	9	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION	
	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
Days suitable for fieldwork		6.9	6.1	6.6	6.8	
					
Topsoil moisture	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
	Very short		13	14	7	19	
	Short		41	39	48	41	
	Adequate		44	46	42	39	
	Surplus		2	1	3	1	
Subsoil moisture					
	Very short		23	22	15	22	
	Short		33	33	43	38	
	Adequate		44	44	40	40	
	Surplus		--	1	2	--	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

CROP, LIVESTOCK, AND PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Alfalfa hay					
	Very poor		6	5	3	1	
`	Poor		16	18	10	6	
	Fair		36	36	28	24	
	Good		35	37	59	61	
	Excellent		7	4	--	8	
Corn					
	Very poor		--	--	--	--	
	Poor		3	5	4	2	
	Fair		28	31	24	16	
	Good		57	54	62	63	
	Excellent		12	10	10	19	
Pasture and range					
	Very poor		8	5	21	15	
	Poor		23	17	41	24	
	Fair		36	37	29	30	
	Good		33	41	9	28	
	Excellent		--	--	--	3	
					
Cattle and calves					
	Very poor		--	1	3	1	
	Poor		2	6	7	3	
	Fair		23	18	35	24	
	Good		69	69	52	63	
	Excellent		6	6	3	9	
Sheep and lambs					
	Very poor		--	--	2	--	
	Poor		1	1	7	3	
	Fair		21	19	42	30	
	Good		72	76	42	56	
	Excellent		6	4	7	11	
NA – not available
(--) – zero