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 28, 2014

Week of July 21 – July 27, 2014

Agricultural Summary:  Temperatures reached into the triple digits in some areas, with less than normal precipitation.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	9	13	17	12	
Short	35	27	38	31	
Adequate	56	58	45	55	
Surplus	0	2	0	2	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	4	18	11	
Short	37	37	47	20	
Adequate	57	57	35	69	
Surplus	0	2	0	0	

Field Crop Report:  Small grain crops continue to progress with nearly two thirds 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 as 3 percent severe, 7 percent moderate, 46 percent light and 44 percent none.  Irrigation water supplies were reported at 2 percent poor, 8 percent fair, 77 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.  

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
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	84	8	
Sugarbeets	0	0	0	86	14	
Spring Wheat	0	1	7	88	4	
Winter Wheat	0	2	42	53	3

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture conditions declined 2 points from last week, 19 percent is rated excellent.  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	98	91	96	96	
Barley headed	87	74	78	84	
Barley coloring	64	36	40	58	
Barley mature	10	0	18	28	
Oats booted	98	87	85	91	
Oats headed	90	72	63	74	
Oats coloring	60	33	13	36	
Oats mature	19	NA	3	16	
Spring wheat booted	97	91	100	96	
Spring wheat headed	94	80	89	78	
Spring wheat coloring	65	43	36	44	
Spring wheat mature	0	NA	4	17	
Winter wheat mature	95	NA	89	80	
Winter wheat harvested	0	NA	19	43	
Corn silking	27	15	6	9	
Corn average height	59	49	51	55	
Dry beans blooming	55	53	49	56	
Dry beans setting pods	9	7	14	23	
Alfalfa 1st cutting	98	93	96	93	
Alfalfa 2nd cutting	23	8	14	18	
Other hay harvested	97	89	50	57	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	16	12	
Poor	9	9	26	13	
Fair	15	13	31	20	
Good	57	57	22	47	
Excellent	19	21	5	8	

Weather Data for the Week Ending July 27, 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	92	47	71	2	0.10	0.26	-0.16	6.80	-0.20	
Dubois	89	39	65	4	0.08	0.21	-0.13	6.72	0.82	
Greybull	105	53	79	7	0.05	0.10	-0.05	4.11	-0.83	
Jeffrey City	96	45	71	5	0	0.21	-0.21	4.38	-2.85	
Lake Yellowstone	80	29	56	2	0.12	0.35	-0.23	19.10	6.89	
Lander	99	52	77	6	0	0.16	-0.16	5.07	-3.59	
Powell	95	44	70	1	0.10	0.21	-0.11	4.55	-0.22	
Riverton	98	56	77	9	0	0.14	-0.14	3.85	-1.29	
Worland	104	50	78	4	0	0.14	-0.14	3.70	-1.42	
District 2										
Big Horn	99	46	72	3	0.09	0.21	-0.12	11.76	2.21	
Buffalo-Johnson	100	52	76	6	0.02	0.28	-0.26	7.86	-1.22	
Gillette	101	44	74	3	0.05	0.28	-0.23	9.01	-1.80	
Midwest	96	44	73	2	0	0.28	-0.28	8.85	-0.69	
Newcastle	99	48	76	4	0.15	0.45	-0.30	7.77	-2.45	
Sheridan	100	45	73	3	0.49	0.21	0.28	10.30	0.69	
Sundance	93	48	72	2	2.26	0.42	1.84	12.00	-0.35	
District 3										
Afton	89	38	66	4	0.01	0.28	-0.27	9.32	-1.41	
Big Piney	92	35	65	4	0.03	0.21	-0.18	2.76	-1.61	
Evanston	92	52	72	9	0.29	0.21	0.08	5.06	-1.50	
Jackson Hole	90	34	63	2	0.12	0.28	-0.16	8.64	-4.08	
District 4										
Casper	100	47	75	5	0.01	0.28	-0.27	7.40	-1.20	
Laramie	88	46	70	7	0	0.35	-0.35	6.25	-0.80	
Rawlins	96	50	73	5	0	0.21	-0.21	2.20	-3.80	
Rock Springs	94	54	74	6	0	0.21	-0.21	1.83	-3.95	
Shirley Basin	95	49	73	14	0	0.35	-0.35	7.96	1.38	
District 5										
Buford	93	53	74	14	0.06	0.49	-0.43	11.06	1.59	
Cheyenne	91	56	75	7	0	0.49	-0.49	9.10	-0.97	
Chugwater	97	53	76	8	0.06	0.42	-0.36	10.97	0.56	
Douglas	98	49	76	6	0	0.35	-0.35	8.00	-0.52	
LaGrange 	99	57	77	7	0.08	0.49	-0.41	8.88	-1.24	
Lance Creek	103	48	78	6	0	0.35	-0.35	8.91	-0.07	
Old Fort Laramie	99	56	76	5	0.32	0.35	-0.03	9.62	0.48	
Torrington	103	59	79	6	0.02	0.37	-0.35	10.93	1.63	
Wheatland	99	60	79	7	0	0.38	-0.38	9.23	0.58	
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