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 21, 2014

Week of July 14 – July 20, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  Laramie County received nearly 2 inches of moisture in Cheyenne, aiding pasture growth and keeping pastures green. Producers had 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	13	13	16	12	
Short	27	23	44	28	
Adequate	58	62	40	54	
Surplus	2	2	0	6	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	4	2	13	11	
Short	37	30	40	26	
Adequate	57	66	47	63	
Surplus	2	2	0	0	

Field Crop Report:  Small grain crops continue to progress with at least a third of the crop acreage coloring. All crops were rated in mostly good condition. Row crops are progressing ahead of average. Crop insect infestation was reported at 3 percent severe, 7 percent moderate, 47 percent light and 43 percent none. Irrigation water supplies were reported at 2 percent poor, 7 percent fair, 78 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.  

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Alfalfa	1	4	6	78	11	
Barley	0	0	2	66	32	
Corn	0	0	4	89	7	
Dry beans	0	0	8	85	7	
Oats	1	0	2	87	10	
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 rated in excellent condition declined 1 point from last week. Livestock condition was reported at 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 16 percent excellent unchanged from last week.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley booted	91	84	92	93	
Barley headed	74	64	72	79	
Barley coloring	36	NA	31	46	
Oats jointing	97	93	90	94	
Oats booted	87	83	80	85	
Oats headed	72	64	50	63	
Oats coloring	33	NA	3	22	
Spring wheat booted	91	82	98	92	
Spring wheat headed	80	50	68	60	
Spring wheat coloring	43	NA	22	26	
Winter wheat coloring	97	65	94	91	
Corn silking	15	10	0	1	
Corn average height	49	39	42	44	
Dry beans blooming	53	41	39	41	
Dry beans setting pods	7	NA	5	12	
Alfalfa 1st cutting	93	85	91	88	
Alfalfa 2nd cutting	8	NA	7	8	
Other hay harvested	89	80	43	49	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	15	11	
Poor	9	9	26	13	
Fair	13	14	32	20	
Good	57	55	24	46	
Excellent	21	22	3	10	

Weather Data for the Week Ending July 20, 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	52	70	1	0.11	0.28	-0.17	6.70	-0.04	
Dubois	84	41	63	2	0.25	0.23	0.02	6.64	0.95	
Greybull	95	55	75	3	0.06	0.14	-0.08	4.06	-0.78	
Jeffrey City	89	45	67	0	0.10	0.23	-0.13	4.38	-2.64	
Lake Yellowstone	75	36	56	2	0.20	0.35	-0.15	18.98	7.12	
Lander	94	50	71	0	0.20	0.21	-0.01	5.07	-3.43	
Powell	90	50	69	1	0.16	0.21	-0.05	4.45	-0.11	
Riverton	94	50	71	3	0.03	0.20	-0.17	3.85	-1.15	
Worland	96	56	73	-2	0.06	0.14	-0.08	3.70	-1.28	
District 2										
Big Horn	89	49	68	-2	0.51	0.23	0.28	11.67	2.33	
Buffalo-Johnson	88	52	69	-3	0.59	0.34	0.25	7.84	-0.96	
Gillette	91	48	69	-3	0.03	0.28	-0.25	8.96	-1.57	
Midwest	93	47	68	-4	0.42	0.30	0.12	8.85	-0.41	
Newcastle	88	50	68	-6	0.15	0.49	-0.34	7.77	-2	
Sheridan	92	48	69	-2	0.17	0.26	-0.09	9.81	0.41	
Sundance	89	45	67	-3	0.10	0.46	-0.36	9.74	-2.19	
District 3										
Afton	88	43	66	5	0.13	0.35	-0.22	9.31	-1.14	
Big Piney	86	39	65	4	0.12	0.21	-0.09	2.73	-1.43	
Evanston	90	49	70	8	0	0.21	-0.21	4.77	-1.58	
Jackson Hole	82	41	63	3	0.19	0.32	-0.13	8.52	-3.92	
District 4										
Casper	94	48	69	-2	1.01	0.28	0.73	7.39	-0.93	
Laramie	84	47	63	-1	0.47	0.36	0.11	6.25	-0.45	
Rawlins	91	44	68	0	0.08	0.21	-0.13	2.20	-3.59	
Rock Springs	91	50	72	5	0	0.21	-0.21	1.83	-3.74	
Shirley Basin	91	40	64	5	0.55	0.35	0.20	7.96	1.73	
District 5										
Buford	90	51	66	7	0.93	0.49	0.44	11.00	2.02	
Cheyenne	90	50	67	-2	1.95	0.53	1.42	9.10	-0.48	
Chugwater	90	49	67	-2	0.69	0.43	0.26	10.91	0.92	
Douglas	91	51	69	-3	1.41	0.37	1.04	8.00	-0.17	
LaGrange 	98	51	70	-2	0.28	0.49	-0.21	8.80	-0.83	
Lance Creek	96	47	69	-4	0.18	0.35	-0.17	8.91	0.28	
Old Fort Laramie	90	50	68	-5	1.31	0.39	0.92	9.30	0.51	
Torrington	92	51	69	-4	0.54	0.42	0.12	10.91	1.98	
Wheatland	99	50	70	-3	0.57	0.42	0.15	9.23	0.96	
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