Wyoming Crop Progress

Cooperating with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
USDA, NASS, Wyoming Field Office
PO Box 1148 · Cheyenne, WY 82003
(800) 892-1660 · (307) 432-5598 FAX · www.nass.usda.gov/wy

Released:  Monday, May 5, 2014

Week of April 28 – May 4, 2014

Agricultural Summary:   Weather conditions last week allowed for 5.6 days of field work, and producers were able to get additional crops planted.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	1	1	9	4	
Short	13	12	18	17	
Adequate	83	82	72	74	
Surplus	3	5	1	5	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	0	0	26	8	
Short	19	20	32	27	
Adequate	81	77	42	64	
Surplus	0	3	0	1	

Field Crop Report:  More than half of oats and barley acreage has been planted, while 21 percent of barley has emerged and 25 percent of oats have emerged.  Spring wheat planted increased from 9 percent planted to 47 percent planted.  Corn planted increased10 points to 27 percent planted; sugarbeets increased 30 points to 44 percent planted.  Irrigation water supplies were reported at 2 percent poor, 13 percent fair and 85 percent good to excellent.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Winter Wheat	4	5	43	47	1	

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range condition was reported at 11 percent very poor to poor, 22 percent fair and 67 percent good to excellent.  Cattle and calf losses were reported at 44 percent light and 56 percent normal. Sheep and lamb losses were estimated at 49 percent light, 50 percent normal and 1 percent heavy. 

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley planted	77	50	80	80	
Barley emerged	21	10	43	41	
Oats planted	51	31	34	52	
Oats emerged	25	19	15	21	
Spring wheat planted	47	9	19	36	
Spring wheat emerged	2	0	3	13	
Winter wheat jointing	6	4	8	30	
Corn planted	27	17	31	19	
Dry beans planted	6	5	12	4	
Sugarbeets planted	44	14	23	52	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	1	1	17	5	
Poor	10	12	38	15	
Fair	22	26	31	28	
Good	62	59	14	49	
Excellent	5	2	0	3	

Livestock Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Cows calved	86	78	86	86	
Farm flock ewes lambed	90	83	83	87	
Farm flock sheep shorn	87	79	84	85	
Range flock ewes lambed	61	53	40	37	
Range flock sheep shorn	81	70	47	27	

Weather Data for the Week Ending May 4, 2014 1/

	Monthly Air Temperature	Monthly Precipitation	Since Jan 1
Precipitation	
	Hi	Lo	Avg	DFN	Total Inches	Normal Inches	DFN	Total Inches	DFN	
District 1	
Cody	72	30	46	-4	0.07	0.38	-0.31	3.09	0.49	
Dubois	73	22	43	3	0.00	0.35	-0.35	3.24	0.91	
Greybull	78	30	51	-1	0.18	0.26	-0.08	1.89	-0.11	
Jeffrey City	78	23	43	-2	0.12	0.47	-0.35	2.29	-1.04	
Lake Yellowstone	58	9	33	0	0.26	0.39	-0.13	13.83	6.98	
Lander	79	27	48	-1	0.08	0.56	-0.48	2.68	-2.01	
Powell	72	28	46	-3	0.00	0.23	-0.23	2.40	1.15	
Riverton	82	27	47	-2	0.1	0.37	-0.27	1.62	-0.31	
Worland	78	29	49	-4	0.01	0.31	-0.30	1.37	-0.59	
District 2										
Big Horn	71	30	45	-4	0.12	0.49	-0.37	5.83	1.44	
Buffalo-Johnson	68	31	44	-5	0.17	0.49	-0.32	2.34	-1.11	
Gillette	68	30	44	-6	0.35	0.63	-0.28	3.24	-1.40	
Midwest	72	23	43	-7	0.35	0.53	-0.18	4.16	0.03	
Newcastle	66	31	43	-8	0.66	0.49	0.17	2.68	-1.00	
Sheridan	72	27	45	-4	0.11	0.51	-0.40	5.36	1.75	
Sundance	61	28	42	-6	0.39	0.61	-0.22	3.38	-1.59	
District 3										
Afton	74	19	41	-2	0.01	0.48	-0.47	7.10	1.03	
Big Piney	72	20	41	-1	0.00	0.19	-0.19	1.53	-0.48	
Evanston	73	21	44	2	0.00	0.32	-0.32	2.35	-1.16	
Jackson Hole	70	16	39	-3	0.08	0.41	-0.33	6.22	-1.77	
District 4										
Casper	80	22	44	-4	0.46	0.49	-0.03	4.35	0.43	
Laramie	73	21	39	-4	0.19	0.34	-0.15	1.37	-1.52	
Rawlins	77	17	42	-4	0.00	0.33	-0.33	1.26	-1.73	
Rock Springs	78	24	46	2	0.00	0.28	-0.28	0.86	-2.23	
Shirley Basin	70	20	35	-4	0.32	0.31	0.01	3.36	1.00	
District 5										
Buford	77	28	44	5	0.20	0.44	-0.24	4.26	0.05	
Cheyenne	77	28	44	-3	0.12	0.50	-0.38	2.98	-0.80	
Chugwater	80	33	46	-1	0.71	0.58	0.13	5.22	1.12	
Douglas	79	32	47	-2	0.18	0.54	-0.36	2.82	-0.72	
LaGrange 	81	31	48	-1	0.03	0.53	-0.5	2.39	-1.1	
Lance Creek	74	29	44	-6	0.41	0.49	-0.08	4.52	1.17	
Old Fort Laramie	77	32	46	-4	0.42	0.49	-0.07	3.22	-0.05	
Torrington	81	30	47	-5	0.58	0.53	0.05	2.37	-1.04	
Wheatland	86	29	49	-3	0.00	0.50	-0.5	4.07	1.17	
1/ Summary based on NWS data. DFN=Departure from Normal. Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches. Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit. Weather data prepared by AWIS, Inc. For more weather information visit www.awis.com or call 1-888-798-9955