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, October 20, 2014

Week of October 13 – October 19, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Weather allowed for 6.4 days of field work.  Albany County reported nice, fall weather conditions with many producers weaning calves. The majority of grass cattle have been shipped and the cows are being moved from summer pastures.  With the abundant grass remaining, producers should be able to graze for a long while as the weather holds. 

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	5	3	13	
Short	12	11	15	28	
Adequate	82	84	74	56	
Surplus	0	0	8	3	
NA=Not available

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	7	6	7	13	
Short	18	17	28	49	
Adequate	74	76	64	38	
Surplus	1	1	1	0	

Field Crop Report:  Producers have begun harvesting corn for grain.  Crop insect infestation was reported at 26 percent light and 74 percent none.  Irrigation water supply was reported at 4 percent poor, 2 percent fair, 81 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Corn	4	8	10	78	0	
Sugarbeets	0	0	7	64	29
	
Winter Wheat	0	0	15	59	26	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture decreased slightly this week.  Livestock condition was reported slightly better than last week at 11 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 20 percent excellent.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Sugarbeets harvested	66	32	44	50	
Winter wheat emerged	65	56	95	94	
Dry beans cut	86	70	100	99	
Dry beans harvested	70	50	74	88	
Corn mature	83	78	92	93	
Corn grain harvested	14	4	12	28	
Corn silage harvested	96	94	94	95	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	9	15	
Poor	3	3	26	17	
Fair	17	15	31	28	
Good	56	61	28	36	
Excellent	24	21	6	4	

Weather Data for the Week Ending October 19, 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	72	29	49	2	0.06	0.21	-0.15	9.69	-0.05	
Dubois	69	25	45	4	0.06	0.14	-0.08	11.07	2.56	
Greybull	80	30	51	6	0	0.14	-0.14	6.74	0.09	
Jeffrey City	69	23	44	1	0.09	0.18	-0.09	8.51	-0.81	
Lake Yellowstone	61	22	38	4	0	0.28	-0.28	25.61	9.14	
Lander	71	32	50	4	0.30	0.30	0	9.31	-2.03	
Powell	74	28	48	4	0.05	0.14	-0.09	6.55	0.10	
Riverton	73	28	49	4	0.07	0.14	-0.07	6.25	-0.84	
Worland	80	27	50	3	0	0.14	-0.14	6.83	-0.26	
District 2										
Big Horn	83	29	52	7	0.28	0.33	-0.05	16.10	3.34	
Buffalo-Johnson	82	32	53	7	0.07	0.23	-0.16	12.41	0.22	
Gillette	78	29	51	6	0.21	0.37	-0.16	13.26	-1.29	
Midwest	75	27	49	2	0	0.28	-0.28	13.10	1.11	
Newcastle	75	31	51	4	0.10	0.32	-0.22	11.54	-2.74	
Sheridan	83	29	51	6	0.12	0.28	-0.16	13.14	0.33	
Sundance	77	36	53	8	0	0.36	-0.36	18.26	1.75	
District 3										
Afton	68	24	44	4	0	0.35	-0.35	17.00	2.29	
Big Piney	66	20	42	4	0	0.14	-0.14	5.67	-0.82	
Evanston	70	27	50	8	0.03	0.28	-0.25	11.40	1.77	
Jackson Hole	66	21	42	3	0.02	0.28	-0.26	13.10	-3.23	
District 4										
Casper	75	27	49	4	0.47	0.28	0.19	10.25	-0.96	
Laramie	74	28	46	5	0.15	0.20	-0.05	11.55	1.52	
Rawlins	68	27	47	2	0.11	0.21	-0.10	5.16	-3.15	
Rock Springs	66	25	47	4	0.2	0.21	-0.01	3.99	-3.93	
Shirley Basin	73	24	45	9	0.1	0.14	-0.04	12.44	3.34	
District 5										
Buford	77	30	49	9	0.1	0.21	-0.11	17.68	4.16	
Cheyenne	77	31	51	6	0	0.14	-0.14	13.58	-0.53	
Chugwater	77	26	49	3	0.03	0.21	-0.18	17.81	3.79	
Douglas	82	26	50	4	0.09	0.17	-0.08	11.16	-0.05	
LaGrange 	82	29	52	5	0	0.21	-0.21	14.33	0.44	
Lance Creek	81	28	49	2	0	0.21	-0.21	13.41	1.27	
Old Fort Laramie	79	23	48	2	0	0.19	-0.19	15.05	2.94	
Torrington	80	25	51	4	0.01	0.21	-0.20	16.40	3.81	
Wheatland	81	26	53	3	0	0.21	-0.21	16.94	4.96	
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