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, October 14, 2014

Special Note
Due to a lapse in federal funding in October 2013, the Crop Progress reports for the weeks ending October 6, 2013 and October 13, 2013 were canceled. Therefore, previous year estimates for the corresponding weeks will not be available.  Five-year average estimates will reflect the years 2009-2013 using published estimates for 2009-2012 and imputed estimates for 2013.

Week of October 6 – October 12, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Weather allowed for 5.9 days of field work.  Lincoln County reported most farmers have finished haying and harvesting their small grain crops and heavy morning frosts.  Converse County reported nice fall conditions.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	5	5	NA	14	
Short	11	13	NA	29	
Adequate	84	79	NA	53	
Surplus	0	3	NA	4	
NA=Not available

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	5	NA	9	
Short	17	19	NA	24	
Adequate	76	75	NA	67	
Surplus	1	1	NA	0	

Field Crop Report:  Winter wheat planting and corn silage harvest are wrapping up.  Other row crop harvest continues under favorable weather.  Moisture levels are generally favorable.  Crop insect infestation was reported at 28 percent light and 72 percent none.  Irrigation water supply was reported at 4 percent poor, 1 percent fair, 82 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Corn	4	6	10	80	0	
Dry beans	7	15	24	49	5	
Sugarbeets	0	0	7	64	29	
Winter Wheat	0	0	18	50	     32
	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Range and pasture condition was unchanged from last week with 21 percent rated excellent. Livestock condition was reported slightly better than last week at 11 percent fair, 71 percent good, and 18 percent excellent.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Sugarbeets harvested	32	24	NA	34	
Winter wheat planted	95	94	NA	99	
Winter wheat emerged	56	51	NA	89	
Dry beans cut	70	50	NA	97	
Dry beans harvested	50	30	NA	80	
Corn mature	78	73	NA	85	
Corn for grain harvested2	4	2	NA	20	
Corn Silage harvested	94	91	NA	90	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	NA	15	
Poor	3	3	NA	18	
Fair	15	15	NA	28	
Good	61	61	NA	35	
Excellent	21	21	NA	4	

Weather Data for the Week Ending October 12, 2014 1/

	Weekly Air Temperature	Weekly Precipitation	Since Jan 1
Precipitation	
	Hi	Lo	Avg	DFN	Total Inches	Normal Inches	DFN	Total Inches	DFN	
District 1	
Cody	73	36	54	4	0.03	0.21	-0.18	9.63	0.10	
Dubois	74	29	50	7	0.08	0.15	-0.07	11.01	2.64	
Greybull	79	36	58	10	0.01	0.14	-0.13	6.74	0.23	
Jeffrey City	72	25	49	3	0	0.21	-0.21	8.42	-0.72	
Lake Yellowstone	61	26	44	7	0.26	0.28	-0.02	25.61	9.42	
Lander	76	38	58	9	0.01	0.35	-0.34	9.01	-2.03	
Powell	76	34	54	7	0.1	0.14	-0.04	6.50	0.19	
Riverton	75	39	57	9	0.01	0.14	-0.13	6.18	-0.77	
Worland	78	37	57	7	0.09	0.20	-0.11	6.83	-0.12	
District 2										
Big Horn	76	33	54	7	0.01	0.35	-0.34	15.82	3.39	
Buffalo-Johnson	74	38	56	8	0.04	0.28	-0.24	12.34	0.38	
Gillette	76	34	55	6	0.32	0.42	-0.10	13.05	-1.13	
Midwest	75	36	54	5	0.2	0.28	-0.08	13.10	1.39	
Newcastle	75	36	54	4	0.13	0.32	-0.19	11.44	-2.52	
Sheridan	79	32	55	6	0	0.33	-0.33	13.02	0.49	
Sundance	73	36	52	4	0.72	0.35	0.37	18.26	2.11	
District 3										
Afton	71	29	49	6	0.24	0.35	-0.11	17.00	2.64	
Big Piney	71	25	48	7	0.01	0.14	-0.13	5.67	-0.68	
Evanston	69	32	53	8	0.01	0.28	-0.27	11.37	2.02	
Jackson Hole	72	27	50	7	0	0.22	-0.22	13.08	-2.97	
District 4										
Casper	76	32	55	6	0	0.28	-0.28	9.78	-1.15	
Laramie	69	33	49	5	0.03	0.21	-0.18	11.40	1.57	
Rawlins	70	31	52	4	0	0.21	-0.21	5.05	-3.05	
Rock Springs	70	36	54	8	0	0.21	-0.21	3.79	-3.92	
Shirley Basin	67	29	47	7	0	0.21	-0.21	12.34	3.38	
District 5										
Buford	75	35	54	11	0.32	0.21	0.11	17.58	4.27	
Cheyenne	75	37	54	7	0	0.21	-0.21	13.58	-0.39	
Chugwater	76	35	53	5	0	0.21	-0.21	17.78	3.97	
Douglas	77	33	55	6	0.04	0.21	-0.17	11.07	0.03	
LaGrange 	79	37	55	5	0	0.21	-0.21	14.33	0.65	
Lance Creek	76	34	53	3	0	0.24	-0.24	13.41	1.48	
Old Fort Laramie	77	31	53	4	0	0.21	-0.21	15.05	3.13	
Torrington	79	36	57	7	0	0.22	-0.22	16.39	4.01	
Wheatland	80	29	55	2	0	0.21	-0.21	16.94	5.17	
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