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
May 28, 2024

Contact: John Hilton
(800) 392-3202

CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
WEEK ENDING MAY 26, 2024

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:  Warm temperatures, along with rainstorms occurred throughout the State during the week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Topsoil moisture conditions rated adequate to surplus decreased from 96 percent last week to 94 percent. Statewide, barley planted was at 95 percent complete, with 43 percent of the crop emerged. Beaver County reports noted farmers were busy planting corn. Statewide, corn planted was 50 percent complete, with 8 percent emerged. Winter wheat headed was at 12 percent complete. Cattle and calves and sheep and lambs moved to pasture were at 46 percent and 56 percent, respectively. Farm flock ewes lambed and range flock ewes lambed were at 95 percent and 73 percent, respectively. Farm flock and range flock sheep shorn were at 95 percent and 80 percent complete, respectively. Snowpack in Utah, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service as of May 28, 2024, was 234 percent measured as percent of median snowfall.
	Hay and roughage supplies were reported 2 percent very short, 19 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus, compared with 13 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus last week. Stock water supplies were reported as 75 percent adequate and 25 percent surplus, compared with 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 26 percent surplus last week. Irrigation water supplies were reported as 10 percent fair, 76 percent good, and 14 percent excellent, compared with 15 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 18 percent excellent last week.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Barley					
	Planted		95	92	NA	NA	
	Emerged		43	34	66	NA	
Corn					
	Planted		50	49	67	69	
	Emerged		8	7	32	36	
Winter Wheat					
	Headed		12	8	4	16	
					
Cattle and calves					
	Moved to pasture		46	41	66	74	
Sheep and lambs					
	Ewes lambed – farm flock		95	90	94	NA	
	Ewes lambed – range flock		73	68	83	NA	
	Moved to pasture		56	52	70	83	
	Sheep shorn – farm flock		95	93	93	NA	
	Sheep shorn – range flock		80	76	86	NA	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
Days suitable for fieldwork		5.0	7.0	6.6	5.8	
					
Topsoil moisture	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
	Very short		4	1	3	11	
	Short		2	3	19	28	
	Adequate		77	70	61	53	
	Surplus		17	26	17	8	
Subsoil moisture					
	Very short		3	1	2	9	
	Short		7	4	14	29	
	Adequate		75	71	66	55	
	Surplus		15	24	18	7	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION	
	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Alfalfa hay					
	Very poor		2	--	1	1	
	Poor		2	--	4	4	
	Fair		18	22	22	24	
	Good		76	67	58	60	
	Excellent		2	11	15	11	
Other hay					
	Very poor		3	--	1	2	
	Poor		3	--	3	6	
	Fair		14	10	30	26	
	Good		77	82	59	56	
	Excellent		3	8	7	10	
Pasture and range					
	Very poor		5	--	3	8	
	Poor		8	--	8	19	
	Fair		23	28	26	30	
	Good		62	65	57	34	
	Excellent		2	7	6	9	
Winter wheat					
	Very poor		3	--	6	4	
	Poor		6	2	9	21	
	Fair		14	12	32	34	
	Good		74	75	44	32	
	Excellent		3	11	9	9	
					
Cattle and calves					
	Very poor		2	--	--	--	
	Poor		3	1	1	1	
	Fair		10	9	27	21	
	Good		77	73	60	69	
	Excellent		8	17	12	9	
Sheep and lambs					
	Very poor		--	--	1	--	
	Poor		2	--	3	3	
	Fair		10	12	43	27	
	Good		79	70	43	60	
	Excellent		9	18	10	10	
NA – not available
(--) – zero