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, June 2, 2014

Week of May 26 – June 1, 2014

Agricultural Summary: The State received some precipitation and above normal temperatures last week, allowing for 4.9 days of field work. 

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	7	1	6	4	
Short	16	12	23	21	
Adequate	73	84	68	69	
Surplus	4	3	3	6	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	0	0	15	8	
Short	17	14	31	20	
Adequate	83	86	54	69	
Surplus	0	0	0	3	

Field Crop Report: Farmers are wrapping up planting barley, oats, spring wheat, corn and sugarbeets. Timely spring rainfall has helped maintain soil moisture levels, as warm temperatures have aided crop growth. 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	5	10	64	21	
Barley	0	0	3	85	12	
Other hay	0	2	11	74	13	
Winter Wheat	0	2	45	51	2

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 42 percent light, and 1 percent heavy, while sheep and lamb death loss was reported at 46 percent light and 1 percent heavy. Livestock condition was reported at 2 percent poor to very poor, 18 percent fair and 80 percent good to excellent.
Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley emerged	83	79	82	80	
Barley jointing	6	0	13	23	
Oats planted	93	89	86	87	
Oats emerged	65	53	67	62	
Oats jointing	10	8	8	16	
Spring wheat planted	91	86	71	80	
Spring wheat emerged	60	50	56	55	
Spring wheat jointing	0	0	2	17	
Winter wheat jointing	93	77	78	83	
Winter wheat booted	9	8	13	33	
Corn planted	86	84	89	89	
Corn emerged	39	32	66	55	
Dry beans planted	46	41	36	47	
Sugarbeets emerged	45	43	37	52	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	1	1	5	3	
Poor	4	4	30	15	
Fair	15	17	34	25	
Good	66	65	30	50	
Excellent	14	13	1	7	

Weather Data for the Week Ending June 1, 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	84	45	62	6	0.24	0.42	-0.18	3.97	-0.42	
Dubois	80	36	56	8	0.11	0.35	-0.24	4.91	1.10	
Greybull	96	47	69	9	0.10	0.35	-0.25	2.72	-0.60	
Jeffrey City	86	39	62	10	0.40	0.44	-0.04	3.80	-1.56	
Lake Yellowstone	71	27	47	6	0.04	0.49	-0.45	15.53	6.79	
Lander	87	47	66	9	0.02	0.46	-0.44	4.21	-2.60	
Powell	89	45	65	7	0.16	0.35	-0.19	2.85	0.27	
Riverton	88	46	66	10	0.12	0.36	-0.24	2.38	-1.17	
Worland	94	47	68	7	0.09	0.35	-0.26	2.18	-1.26	
District 2										
Big Horn	92	45	64	8	0.14	0.56	-0.42	8.51	1.91	
Buffalo-Johnson	90	50	65	8	0.05	0.56	-0.51	4.01	-1.68	
Gillette	87	47	64	7	0.04	0.63	-0.59	5.75	-1.55	
Midwest	89	42	62	5	0.08	0.56	-0.48	5.33	-1.11	
Newcastle	91	51	69	10	0.06	0.63	-0.57	3.44	-2.60	
Sheridan	93	44	65	8	0.15	0.64	-0.49	7.09	1.01	
Sundance	88	47	64	8	0.73	0.68	0.05	5.71	-1.78	
District 3										
Afton	80	35	58	8	0.01	0.47	-0.46	7.73	-0.31	
Big Piney	81	34	58	9	0.01	0.21	-0.20	2.27	-0.66	
Evanston	83	41	62	11	0	0.28	-0.28	3.34	-1.49	
Jackson Hole	79	34	56	6	0.02	0.46	-0.44	7.26	-2.58	
District 4										
Casper	92	36	63	7	0	0.49	-0.49	4.95	-1.14	
Laramie	78	36	57	6	0.93	0.35	0.58	3.57	-0.84	
Rawlins	85	37	60	5	0.03	0.28	-0.25	1.78	-2.54	
Rock Springs	85	43	64	11	0.23	0.25	-0.02	1.42	-2.90	
Shirley Basin	79	39	56	9	0.60	0.35	0.25	5.05	1.22	
District 5										
Buford	84	44	61	14	0.77	0.42	0.35	7.78	1.75	
Cheyenne	83	45	61	6	0.27	0.56	-0.29	4.96	-1.09	
Chugwater	88	46	64	9	0.39	0.65	-0.26	8.11	1.28	
Douglas	86	46	62	5	0.29	0.49	-0.20	5.04	-0.74	
LaGrange 	89	47	66	8	0.63	0.63	0	6.32	0.27	
Lance Creek	88	48	65	6	0.19	0.55	-0.36	6.14	0.66	
Old Fort Laramie	87	42	63	4	0.29	0.56	-0.27	5.82	0.47	
Torrington	91	47	67	7	0.46	0.56	-0.10	7.67	1.96	
Wheatland	87	48	65	5	0.84	0.56	0.28	7.11	1.95	
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