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, April 28, 2014

Week of April 21 - 27, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  :  Snow pack was reported at 135%, compared to 138% last week and 102% for the same week last year.  Soil moisture supplies are higher than in the previous year or 5-year average.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	1	1	10	4	
Short	12	13	20	17	
Adequate	82	75	70	75	
Surplus	5	11	0	4	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	0	0	26
	9	
Short	20	19	33	25	
Adequate	77	78	41	65	
Surplus	3	3	0	1	

Field Crop Report:  Spring planting is well underway. Barley planting was reported at 50 percent complete with 10 percent emerged.  This is compared to 76 percent planted this time last year.  Thirty-one percent of oats were reported as planted, ahead of 24 percent this time last year.  Corn planting was reported at 17 percent complete, 12 points ahead of the 5-yr average.  Fourteen percent of Sugarbeets acreage was reported as planted, 8 points ahead of last year.  Spring wheat planting was reported at 9 percent complete, 3 points behind last year.  Five percent of the dry beans were reported as planted, 2 points ahead of last year.  Thirty-three percent of winter wheat was reported with light insect infestation.  Irrigation water supplies were reported at 2 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 71 percent good and 11 percent 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 13 percent very poor to poor, 26 percent fair and 61 percent good to excellent.  Cattle and calf losses were reported at 46 percent light and 54 percent normal. Sheep and lamb losses were estimated at 48 percent light, 51 percent normal and 1 percent heavy. 

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley planted	50	36	76	74	
Barley emerged	10	5	31	29	
Oats planted	31	27	24	42	
Oats emerged	19	14	11	13	
Spring wheat planted	9	6	12	26	
Spring wheat emerged	0	0	3	7	
Winter wheat jointing	4	1	0	17	
Corn planted	17	7	6	5	
Dry beans planted	5	0	3	1	
Sugarbeets planted	14	7	6	33	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	1	1	18	5	
Poor	12	15	41	16	
Fair	26	27	28	30	
Good	59	56	13	46	
Excellent	2	1	0	3	

Livestock Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Cows calved	78	71	80	79	
Farm flock ewes lambed	83	79	78	82	
Farm flock sheep shorn	79	74	78	78	
Range flock ewes lambed	53	46	33	32	
Range flock sheep shorn	70	60	52	55	

Weather Data for the Week Ending April 27, 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	70	32	50	3	0.94	0.32	0.62	3.02	0.80	
Dubois	67	24	44	7	0.22	0.32	-0.10	3.24	1.26	
Greybull	77	31	54	6	0.07	0.21	-0.14	1.71	-0.03	
Jeffrey City	70	18	47	6	0.03	0.39	-0.36	2.17	-0.69	
Lake Yellowstone	53	19	35	4	1.45	0.35	1.10	13.57	7.11	
Lander	70	27	49	4	0.03	0.54	-0.51	2.60	-1.53	
Powell	74	28	49	3	0.81	0.16	0.65	2.26	1.24	
Riverton	72	28	50	4	0.06	0.29	-0.23	1.52	-0.04	
Worland	75	28	53	3	0.10	0.25	-0.15	1.36	-0.29	
District 2										
Big Horn	72	31	50	5	0.24	0.47	-0.23	5.71	1.81	
Buffalo-Johnson	71	32	50	4	0.35	0.43	-0.08	2.17	-0.79	
Gillette	74	26	50	4	0.12	0.59	-0.47	2.89	-1.12	
Midwest	72	30	49	4	0.30	0.47	-0.17	3.81	0.21	
Newcastle	71	28	52	5	0.35	0.44	-0.09	2.37	-0.82	
Sheridan	73	28	50	4	0.22	0.43	-0.21	5.25	2.15	
Sundance	72	31	49	5	0.83	0.59	0.24	2.99	-1.37	
District 3										
Afton	63	25	40	1	1.11	0.42	0.69	7.09	1.50	
Big Piney	64	17	41	3	0.23	0.14	0.09	1.53	-0.29	
Evanston	66	25	44	4	0.44	0.28	0.16	2.35	-0.84	
Jackson Hole	63	27	41	3	0.96	0.35	0.61	6.14	-1.44	
District 4										
Casper	72	26	49	5	0.05	0.42	-0.37	3.89	0.46	
Laramie	66	21	45	7	0.15	0.28	-0.13	1.18	-1.37	
Rawlins	69	27	47	4	0.06	0.28	-0.22	1.26	-1.40	
Rock Springs	69	27	48	7	0.07	0.28	-0.21	0.86	-1.95	
Shirley Basin	67	18	43	7	0.10	0.27	-0.17	3.04	0.99	
District 5										
Buford	74	28	51	14	0.06	0.42	-0.36	4.06	0.29	
Cheyenne	73	27	51	8	0	0.42	-0.42	2.86	-0.42	
Chugwater	74	28	51	8	0.13	0.45	-0.32	4.30	0.78	
Douglas	72	25	51	6	0.41	0.46	-0.05	2.64	-0.36	
LaGrange 	80	33	53	7	0.44	0.44	0	2.36	-0.60	
Lance Creek	74	30	52	5	0.65	0.45	0.20	4.11	1.25	
Old Fort Laramie	76	24	50	3	0.27	0.49	-0.22	2.80	0.02	
Torrington	79	30	55	7	0.01	0.47	-0.46	1.79	-1.09	
Wheatland	72	27	52	4	0.50	0.42	0.08	4.07	1.67	
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