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, July 14, 2014

Week of July 7 – July 13, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Albany and Converse counties reported monsoonal rains, aiding pastures and topsoil moisture.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	13	13	11	10	
Short	23	24	37	24	
Adequate	62	61	52	60	
Surplus	2	2	0	6	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	2	2	11	8	
Short	30	29	49	18	
Adequate	66	66	40	73	
Surplus	2	3	0	1	

Field Crop Report: Small grain crops continue to progress with over half the crop acreage headed. All crops were rated in mostly good condition. Crop insect infestation was reported as 3 percent severe, 9 percent moderate, 47 percent light, and 41 percent none. Irrigation water supplies were reported at 3 percent poor, 6 percent fair, 77 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. 

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Alfalfa	2	4	5	76	13	
Barley	0	0	2	66	32	
Corn	1	0	4	91	4	
Dry beans	0	0	8	85	7	
Oats	1	0	2	88	9	
Other hay	1	2	5	85	7	
Sugarbeets	0	0	0	86	14	
Spring Wheat	0	0	7	90	3	
Winter Wheat	0	2	42	53	3
	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Range and pasture conditions improved 1 point from last week; 22 percent is rated excellent. Pasture grasses are maturing and starting to turn. Livestock condition was reported at 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 16 percent excellent.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley jointing	96	94	100	97	
Barley booted	84	82	84	85	
Barley headed	64	45	64	69	
Oats jointing	93	91	85	89	
Oats booted	83	80	67	74	
Oats headed	64	41	27	46	
Spring wheat jointing	98	96	95	90	
Spring wheat booted	82	72	89	80	
Spring wheat headed	50	25	23	39	
Winter wheat coloring	65	40	78	80	
Corn silking	10	7	20	12	
Corn average height	39	30	25	27	
Dry beans blooming	41	26	27	28	
Alfalfa 1st cutting	85	74	77	76	
Other hay harvested	80	68	20	30	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	13	10	
Poor	9	9	25	13	
Fair	14	13	32	19	
Good	55	57	27	47	
Excellent	22	21	3	11	

Weather Data for the Week Ending July 13, 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	90	54	71	3	0.14	0.28	-0.14	6.59	0.13	
Dubois	88	44	64	4	0.45	0.28	0.17	6.39	0.93	
Greybull	97	57	77	6	0.15	0.14	0.01	4.00	-0.70	
Jeffrey City	92	48	69	4	0	0.23	-0.23	4.28	-2.51	
Lake Yellowstone	80	38	59	6	0.91	0.40	0.51	18.78	7.27	
Lander	98	52	74	5	0.08	0.21	-0.13	4.87	-3.42	
Powell	92	49	71	3	0.04	0.26	-0.22	4.45	0.10	
Riverton	95	55	73	6	0.22	0.21	0.01	3.82	-0.98	
Worland	96	56	75	3	0.02	0.16	-0.14	3.64	-1.20	
District 2										
Big Horn	88	48	70	2	0.10	0.28	-0.18	11.16	2.05	
Buffalo-Johnson	88	51	70	1	0.20	0.36	-0.16	7.25	-1.21	
Gillette	89	47	70	1	0.08	0.33	-0.25	8.93	-1.32	
Midwest	92	48	69	-2	0.43	0.35	0.08	8.43	-0.53	
Newcastle	90	51	72	0	0.73	0.49	0.24	7.62	-1.66	
Sheridan	91	46	71	2	0.35	0.32	0.03	9.64	0.50	
Sundance	84	49	68	-1	0.12	0.51	-0.39	9.64	-1.83	
District 3										
Afton	87	43	66	6	0.01	0.35	-0.34	9.18	-0.92	
Big Piney	89	42	67	8	0.05	0.21	-0.16	2.61	-1.34	
Evanston	89	54	70	9	0.23	0.21	0.02	4.77	-1.37	
Jackson Hole	88	43	65	6	0.15	0.35	-0.20	8.33	-3.79	
District 4										
Casper	94	47	71	2	0.08	0.35	-0.27	6.38	-1.66	
Laramie	89	50	68	6	1.45	0.35	1.10	5.78	-0.56	
Rawlins	93	51	72	5	0.04	0.21	-0.17	2.12	-3.46	
Rock Springs	93	53	73	8	0.12	0.21	-0.09	1.83	-3.53	
Shirley Basin	87	40	64	5	1.01	0.35	0.66	7.41	1.53	
District 5										
Buford	92	53	71	12	0.79	0.49	0.30	10.07	1.58	
Cheyenne	91	55	71	5	0.21	0.54	-0.33	7.15	-1.90	
Chugwater	93	52	72	5	0.87	0.45	0.42	10.22	0.66	
Douglas	94	48	72	3	0.55	0.36	0.19	6.59	-1.21	
LaGrange 	94	54	73	4	0.16	0.49	-0.33	8.52	-0.62	
Lance Creek	94	47	72	2	0.22	0.42	-0.20	8.73	0.45	
Old Fort Laramie	100	48	72	2	0.75	0.42	0.33	7.99	-0.41	
Torrington	98	54	75	3	0.57	0.42	0.15	10.37	1.86	
Wheatland	94	57	74	3	0.54	0.42	0.12	8.66	0.81	

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