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, October 6, 2014

Special Note
Due to a lapse in federal funding in October 2013, the Crop Progress reports for the weeks ending October 6, 2013 and October 13, 2013 were canceled. Therefore, previous year estimates for the corresponding weeks will not be available.  Five-year average estimates will reflect the years 2009-2013 using published estimates for 2009-2012 and imputed estimates for 2013.

Week of September 29 – October 5, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Lincoln County producers intend to finish the small grain harvest this week. Rain has stopped and fields are drying out.  Producers had 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork last week, compared with 5‑year average of 5.8.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	5	5	NA	16	
Short	13	17	NA	34	
Adequate	79	76	NA	49	
Surplus	3	2	NA	1	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	5	5	NA	15	
Short	19	20	NA	53	
Adequate	75	75	NA	32	
Surplus	1	0	NA	0	

Field Crop Report: Half of the winter wheat acreage has emerged.  Crop insect infestation was reported as 4 percent moderate, 36 percent light, and 60 percent none. Irrigation water supplies were reported at 4 percent poor, 2 percent fair, 81 percent good, and 13 percent excellent, unchanged from last week.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Corn	4	6	10	80	0	
Dry beans	7	9	23	56	5	
Sugarbeets	0	0	7	64	29
	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Range and pasture conditions improved 2 percentage points from last week with 21 percent rated excellent. Livestock condition was reported at 15 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 18 percent excellent, unchanged from last week.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Oats harvested	95	90	NA	98	
Sugarbeets harvested	24	13	NA	23	
Winter wheat planted	94	90	NA	94	
Winter wheat emerged	51	44	NA	78	
Dry beans cut	50	40	NA	93	
Dry beans harvested	30	20	NA	71	
Corn dented	96	84	NA	89	
Corn mature	73	27	NA	69	
Corn for grain harvested2	2	NA	NA	13	
Corn Silage harvested	91	84	NA	81	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	NA	15	
Poor	3	3	NA	18	
Fair	15	15	NA	29	
Good	61	63	NA	34	
Excellent	21	19	NA	4	

Weather Data for the Week Ending October 5, 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	70	26	47	-6	0.27	0.24	0.03	9.60	0.28	
Dubois	66	23	43	-4	0.46	0.23	0.23	10.93	2.71	
Greybull	74	28	52	1	0.37	0.15	0.22	6.73	0.36	
Jeffrey City	67	22	44	-5	0.68	0.21	0.47	8.42	-0.51	
Lake Yellowstone	56	20	39	-2	0.37	0.32	0.05	25.35	9.44	
Lander	73	30	49	-5	1.41	0.34	1.07	9.00	-1.69	
Powell	69	23	46	-4	0.40	0.14	0.26	6.40	0.23	
Riverton	72	30	49	-4	0.61	0.18	0.43	6.17	-0.64	
Worland	71	26	50	-5	0.63	0.21	0.42	6.74	-0.01	
District 2										
Big Horn	69	22	48	-4	0.30	0.35	-0.05	15.81	3.73	
Buffalo-Johnson	68	22	48	-5	0.33	0.28	0.05	12.30	0.62	
Gillette	67	22	49	-4	0.68	0.36	0.32	12.73	-1.03	
Midwest	67	24	47	-7	1.19	0.27	0.92	12.90	1.47	
Newcastle	70	29	49	-5	1.70	0.28	1.42	11.31	-2.33	
Sheridan	73	20	50	-3	0.13	0.35	-0.22	13.02	0.82	
Sundance	62	28	47	-5	1.75	0.35	1.40	17.54	1.74	
District 3										
Afton	64	26	43	-4	1.51	0.35	1.16	16.76	2.75	
Big Piney	64	24	43	-1	0.20	0.14	0.06	5.66	-0.55	
Evanston	64	29	45	-3	0.74	0.28	0.46	11.36	2.29	
Jackson Hole	61	25	44	-3	0.75	0.28	0.47	13.08	-2.75	
District 4										
Casper	66	27	49	-3	1.01	0.28	0.73	9.78	-0.87	
Laramie	63	24	45	-4	1.42	0.21	1.21	11.37	1.75	
Rawlins	64	25	47	-5	0.57	0.21	0.36	5.05	-2.84	
Rock Springs	65	29	46	-4	0.33	0.21	0.12	3.79	-3.71	
Shirley Basin	67	26	46	5	0.52	0.21	0.31	12.34	3.59	
District 5										
Buford	70	30	50	6	1.44	0.27	1.17	17.26	4.16	
Cheyenne	67	29	51	1	1.56	0.24	1.32	13.58	-0.18	
Chugwater	69	29	49	-2	1.97	0.23	1.74	17.78	4.18	
Douglas	71	27	50	-2	0.66	0.21	0.45	11.03	0.20	
LaGrange 	71	29	51	-3	1.04	0.21	0.83	14.33	0.86	
Lance Creek	68	28	50	-4	2.44	0.26	2.18	13.41	1.72	
Old Fort Laramie	73	26	50	-3	1.88	0.21	1.67	15.05	3.34	
Torrington	73	29	53	-2	1.97	0.28	1.69	16.39	4.23	
Wheatland	65	23	49	-7	1.30	0.27	1.03	16.94	5.38	
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