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, August 25, 2014

Week of August 18 – August 24, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  Converse County reported the coolest temperatures of the season experienced in the mornings, fall is very close. 

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	7	13	17	16	
Short	32	35	44	37	
Adequate	58	52	39	46	
Surplus	3	0	0	1	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	7	10	12	10	
Short	31	35	54	70	
Adequate	62	55	34	20	
Surplus	0	0	0	0	

Field Crop Report:  Small grain crops continue to progress with about thirty percent or more of the crop acreage harvested.  All crops were rated in mostly good condition.  Crop insect infestation was reported as 3 percent severe, 6 percent moderate, 48 percent light and 43 percent none.  Irrigation water supplies were reported at 4 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 77 percent good, and 15 percent excellent.  

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Barley	0	0	2	66	32	
Corn	0	0	5	88	7	
Dry beans	0	0	7	81	12	
Oats	1	1	3	86	9	
Sugarbeets	0	0	0	85	15	
Spring Wheat	0	0	8	82	10	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture conditions improved from last week with 77 percent rated good to excellent.  Livestock condition was reported at 19 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 16 percent excellent, 2 points better than last week.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley coloring	96	94	90	94	
Barley mature	78	77	80	82	
Barley harvested	38	24	61	67	
Oats coloring	89	83	77	90	
Oats mature	68	63	63	75	
Oats harvested	32	19	51	55	
Spring wheat coloring	95	88	95	95	
Spring wheat mature	80	66	82	84	
Spring wheat harvested	53	43	61	60	
Winter wheat harvested	92	64	97	97	
Dry beans setting pods	73	58	83	82	
Dry beans coloring	14	8	26	33	
Corn silking	88	78	88	88	
Corn dough	20	10	7	22	
Alfalfa 2nd cutting	75	67	80	74	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	19	15	
Poor	7	8	26	15	
Fair	16	17	28	23	
Good	61	59	24	41	
Excellent	16	16	3	6	

Weather Data for the Week Ending August 24, 2014 1/

	Weekly Air Temperature	Weekly Precipitation	Since Jan 1
Precipitation	
	Hi	Lo	Avg	DFN	Total Inches	Normal Inches	DFN	Total Inches	DFN	
District 1	
Cody	82	43	64	-4	0.80	0.21	0.59	7.96	0.15	
Dubois	78	41	56	-4	0.50	0.21	0.29	8.88	2.22	
Greybull	92	48	69	0	0.83	0.14	0.69	5.24	-0.06	
Jeffrey City	85	31	61	-4	0.27	0.14	0.13	5.76	-2.09	
Lake Yellowstone	74	34	51	-3	0.85	0.42	0.43	21.57	7.89	
Lander	90	43	66	-4	0.35	0.14	0.21	6.54	-2.63	
Powell	85	45	64	-4	0.66	0.08	0.58	5.50	0.27	
Riverton	90	42	66	0	0.22	0.14	0.08	5.19	-0.46	
Worland	92	48	67	-5	1.23	0.14	1.09	5.37	-0.24	
District 2										
Big Horn	91	44	65	-3	1.18	0.21	0.97	13.61	3.38	
Buffalo-Johnson	88	44	66	-3	1.33	0.21	1.12	9.95	0.06	
Gillette	93	45	70	2	1.57	0.28	1.29	11.07	-0.75	
Midwest	88	43	66	-3	0.37	0.14	0.23	10.61	0.37	
Newcastle	91	49	71	2	0.24	0.41	-0.17	8.17	-3.76	
Sheridan	94	47	67	-2	0.77	0.21	0.56	11.19	0.85	
Sundance	89	47	67	0	0.68	0.35	0.33	14.43	0.54	
District 3										
Afton	82	42	58	-3	2.02	0.28	1.74	12.83	0.98	
Big Piney	83	39	57	-1	0.31	0.15	0.16	4.23	-0.85	
Evanston	87	39	60	-1	1.24	0.21	1.03	7.25	-0.13	
Jackson Hole	82	41	56	-4	0.99	0.35	0.64	10.53	-3.43	
District 4										
Casper	92	41	67	-1	0.19	0.14	0.05	8.20	-1.11	
Laramie	83	44	61	0	0.10	0.28	-0.18	8.14	-0.09	
Rawlins	87	42	61	-5	0.25	0.14	0.11	3.08	-3.66	
Rock Springs	87	43	62	-4	0.08	0.12	-0.04	2.45	-3.89	
Shirley Basin	81	36	57	-1	0.47	0.19	0.28	10.65	3.18	
District 5										
Buford	89	46	67	11	0.46	0.35	0.11	13.74	2.67	
Cheyenne	89	48	68	4	0.51	0.42	0.09	11.06	-0.76	
Chugwater	91	41	68	3	0.03	0.35	-0.32	12.43	0.57	
Douglas	93	42	69	2	0.30	0.16	0.14	9.22	-0.18	
LaGrange 	92	46	71	4	0.09	0.35	-0.26	10.64	-1.06	
Lance Creek	96	50	73	4	0.07	0.28	-0.21	9.54	-0.64	
Old Fort Laramie	95	43	68	0	0.02	0.22	-0.20	11.36	1.14	
Torrington	96	50	73	4	0.08	0.23	-0.15	11.76	1.35	
Wheatland	94	48	70	0	0.05	0.28	-0.23	12.39	2.57	
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