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:  Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Week of May 19 – May 25, 2014

Agricultural Summary: The State received some precipitation and above normal temperatures last week, allowing for 5.5 days of field work.  

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	1	1	6	4	
Short	12	10	22	19	
Adequate	84	85	71	70	
Surplus	3	4	1	7	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	0	0	13	6	
Short	14	14	27	18	
Adequate	86	86	60	74	
Surplus	0	0	0	2	

Field Crop Report:  Warm, sunny days coupled with beneficial soil moisture levels aided crop emergence during the week. Similarly, irrigation water supplies are in good shape and were reported at 2 percent poor, 3 percent fair and 95 percent good to excellent.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Alfalfa	0	7	9	69	15	
Barley	0	1	3	84	12	
Other hay	0	3	17	74	6	
Winter Wheat	0	2	47	51	0

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture conditions continue to improve as we received precipitation and above normal temperatures last week.  Cattle and calf death loss was reported at 40 percent light, and 1 percent heavy, while sheep and lamb death loss was reported at 44 percent light and 1 percent heavy.  Livestock condition was reported at 2 percent poor to very poor, 20 percent fair and 78 percent good to excellent.
Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley planted	97	94	95	93	
Barley emerged	79	66	71	70	
Oats planted	89	76	81	81	
Oats emerged	53	37	50	51	
Oats jointing	8	0	4	8	
Spring wheat planted	86	74	62	72	
Spring wheat emerged	50	14	43	43	
Winter wheat jointing	77	55	60	73	
Winter wheat booted	8	3	3	18	
Corn planted	84	68	80	81	
Corn emerged	32	14	8	16	
Dry beans planted	41	30	20	22	
Sugarbeets planted	100	90	72	88	
Sugarbeets emerged	43	21	21	34	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	1	1	6	3	
Poor	4	6	31	15	
Fair	17	19	36	27	
Good	65	65	26	50	
Excellent	13	9	1	5	

Livestock Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Cows calved	96	94	95	96	
Farm flock ewes lambed	98	96	94	96	
Farm flock sheep shorn	96	94	96	97	
Range flock ewes lambed	85	75	65	63	
Range flock sheep shorn	96	93	74	87	

Weather Data for the Week Ending May 25, 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	77	39	58	3	0.07	0.49	-0.42	3.73	-0.24	
Dubois	73	32	52	6	0.44	0.35	0.09	4.80	1.34	
Greybull	81	41	62	5	0.25	0.35	-0.10	2.62	-0.35	
Jeffrey City	76	38	57	7	0.28	0.50	-0.22	3.40	-1.52	
Lake Yellowstone	65	25	43	4	0.30	0.49	-0.19	15.49	7.24	
Lander	76	43	59	4	0.03	0.53	-0.50	4.19	-2.16	
Powell	79	40	59	4	0.10	0.35	-0.25	2.69	0.46	
Riverton	79	43	60	6	0.10	0.42	-0.32	2.26	-0.93	
Worland	83	38	62	3	0.22	0.39	-0.17	2.09	-1.00	
District 2										
Big Horn	79	38	57	3	0.35	0.56	-0.21	8.37	2.33	
Buffalo-Johnson	77	41	57	3	0.62	0.56	0.06	3.96	-1.17	
Gillette	78	39	59	4	1.49	0.70	0.79	5.71	-0.96	
Midwest	78	40	59	4	0.52	0.59	-0.07	5.25	-0.63	
Newcastle	75	47	60	4	0.49	0.61	-0.12	3.74	-1.67	
Sheridan	80	38	58	4	0.17	0.63	-0.46	6.94	1.50	
Sundance	77	43	59	5	0.12	0.63	-0.51	4.98	-1.83	
District 3										
Afton	73	31	50	3	0.01	0.49	-0.48	7.72	0.15	
Big Piney	74	31	53	6	0.09	0.25	-0.16	2.26	-0.46	
Evanston	72	39	54	5	0.33	0.34	-0.01	3.34	-1.21	
Jackson Hole	72	30	51	5	0.15	0.49	-0.34	7.24	-2.14	
District 4										
Casper	78	39	59	5	0.03	0.56	-0.53	4.95	-0.65	
Laramie	75	37	54	6	0.35	0.40	-0.05	2.64	-1.42	
Rawlins	78	38	57	5	0.13	0.35	-0.22	1.75	-2.29	
Rock Springs	76	39	57	7	0.03	0.28	-0.25	1.19	-2.88	
Shirley Basin	72	34	52	8	0.41	0.41	0	4.45	0.97	
District 5										
Buford	78	42	58	12	0.99	0.42	0.57	7.01	1.40	
Cheyenne	75	46	58	5	0.01	0.59	-0.58	4.69	-0.80	
Chugwater	77	44	59	7	0.35	0.70	-0.35	8.05	1.87	
Douglas	74	44	58	4	1.05	0.56	0.49	4.75	-0.54	
LaGrange 	75	46	61	6	0.43	0.67	-0.24	5.69	0.27	
Lance Creek	74	43	58	2	0.55	0.56	-0.01	5.95	1.02	
Old Fort Laramie	78	40	59	3	0.43	0.54	-0.11	5.53	0.74	
Torrington	79	47	62	5	2.09	0.59	1.50	7.21	2.06	
Wheatland	74	46	61	4	0.30	0.57	-0.27	6.27	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