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, September 29, 2014

Week of September 22 – September 28, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Wet conditions persisted in Lincoln County, slowing small grain crop harvest. Rain continues to aid rangeland. Producers had 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork last week, compared with 4.7 last year and a 5‑year average of 6.1.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	5	5	4	17	
Short	17	16	21	36	
Adequate	76	76	74	47	
Surplus	2	3	1	0	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	5	5	10	15	
Short	20	22	33	41	
Adequate	75	73	56	44	
Surplus	0	0	1	0	

Field Crop Report: Winter wheat plating was nearing completion, with 90 percent of the intended acreage in the ground. Crop insect infestation was reported as 4 percent moderate, 38 percent light, and 58 percent none.  Irrigation water supplies were reported at 4 percent poor, 2 percent fair, 81 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.  

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Corn	4	6	9	81	0	
Dry beans	7	9	22	57	5	
Sugarbeets	0	0	7	64	29
	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Range and pasture conditions improved 4 points from last week, with 19 percent rated excellent. Livestock condition was reported at 15 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 18 percent excellent.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley harvested	96	94	94	96	
Oats harvested	90	85	89	96	
Sugarbeets harvested	13	1	18	13	
Winter wheat planted	90	65	89	88	
Winter wheat emerged	44	23	68	61	
Dry beans coloring	97	93	95	97	
Dry beans cut	40	29	78	82	
Dry beans harvested	20	NA	36	57	
Corn dented	84	61	59	76	
Corn mature	27	6	29	44	
Corn Silage harvested	84	52	66	69	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	10	15	
Poor	3	3	28	18	
Fair	15	15	32	28	
Good	63	67	26	35	
Excellent	19	15	4	4	

Weather Data for the Week Ending September 28, 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	88	43	66	12	0	0.28	-0.28	9.33	0.25	
Dubois	84	36	57	11	0.76	0.28	0.48	10.47	2.48	
Greybull	93	48	68	15	0	0.21	-0.21	6.36	0.14	
Jeffrey City	84	26	56	6	0	0.21	-0.21	7.74	-0.98	
Lake Yellowstone	73	35	53	12	0.82	0.35	0.47	24.98	9.39	
Lander	88	46	66	12	0.40	0.29	0.11	7.59	-2.76	
Powell	89	42	63	12	0.31	0.18	0.13	6.92	0.89	
Riverton	88	46	65	12	0.08	0.21	-0.13	5.56	-1.07	
Worland	94	46	67	11	0	0.21	-0.21	6.11	-0.43	
District 2										
Big Horn	92	46	66	13	0.01	0.35	-0.34	15.51	3.78	
Buffalo-Johnson	93	45	67	14	0	0.35	-0.35	11.97	0.57	
Gillette	93	46	68	15	0.03	0.35	-0.32	12.05	-1.35	
Midwest	91	42	63	8	0	0.21	-0.21	11.71	0.55	
Newcastle	92	46	66	11	0.10	0.28	-0.18	9.61	-3.75	
Sheridan	94	45	66	13	0	0.35	-0.35	12.89	1.04	
Sundance	91	48	68	15	0.38	0.33	0.05	15.79	0.34	
District 3										
Afton	81	39	56	9	1.80	0.38	1.42	15.25	1.59	
Big Piney	82	36	56	11	0.80	0.15	0.65	5.46	-0.61	
Evanston	82	44	60	11	1.96	0.30	1.66	10.62	1.83	
Jackson Hole	81	39	58	11	1.23	0.28	0.95	12.33	-3.22	
District 4										
Casper	90	38	65	12	0	0.28	-0.28	8.77	-1.60	
Laramie	83	39	59	10	0.07	0.21	-0.14	9.95	0.54	
Rawlins	83	40	60	8	0.10	0.21	-0.11	4.48	-3.20	
Rock Springs	81	44	61	10	0.85	0.21	0.64	3.46	-3.83	
Shirley Basin	82	32	56	12	0.03	0.21	-0.18	11.82	3.28	
District 5										
Buford	86	46	64	17	0.21	0.33	-0.12	15.82	2.99	
Cheyenne	88	49	65	13	0.06	0.29	-0.23	12.02	-1.50	
Chugwater	89	45	65	12	0	0.28	-0.28	15.81	2.44	
Douglas	93	40	65	12	0	0.24	-0.24	10.37	-0.25	
LaGrange 	92	44	67	12	0.55	0.28	0.27	13.29	0.03	
Lance Creek	96	43	67	12	0	0.21	-0.21	10.97	-0.46	
Old Fort Laramie	91	40	63	8	0	0.21	-0.21	13.17	1.67	
Torrington	92	48	67	12	0.16	0.28	-0.12	14.42	2.54	
Wheatland	92	42	66	9	0	0.28	-0.28	15.64	4.35	
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