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, September 8, 2014

Week of September 1 – September 7, 2014

Agricultural Summary: Late summer conditions persisted, as growing season was coming to a close. Producers had 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork last week, compared with 6.6 last year and a 5‑year average of 6.8.

TopSoil Moisture Supplies	

Topsoil	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	6	20	19	
Short	17	20	48	40	
Adequate	74	69	32	40	
Surplus	3	5	0	1	

SubSoil Moisture Supplies	

Subsoil	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very Short	6	6	20	18	
Short	24	26	47	35	
Adequate	69	67	33	47	
Surplus	1	1	0	0	

Field Crop Report: Small grain crops continued to be harvested at a rapid pace during the week. In some areas, near‑daily rain showers negatively impacted hay harvest. Winter wheat planting is progressing slightly ahead of the 5‑year average. All crops were rated in mostly good condition. Crop insect infestation was reported as 8 percent moderate, 43 percent light and 49 percent none. Irrigation water supplies were reported at 4 percent poor, 2 percent fair, 79 percent good, and 15 percent excellent, unchanged from last week.

Crop Condition	
	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel	
Corn	0	0	5	88	7	
Dry beans	0	0	8	80	12	
Sugarbeets	0	0	0	85	15	
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Range and pasture conditions improved 1 point from last week with 79 percent rated good to excellent.  Livestock condition was reported at 19 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 21 percent excellent, unchanged from last week.

Crop Progress	
	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Barley mature	99	92	96	95	
Barley harvested	68	54	78	79	
Oats mature	89	84	89	92	
Oats harvested	73	63	81	84	
Spring wheat mature	98	88	97	95	
Spring wheat harvested	91	72	85	86	
Winter wheat planted	37	NA	43	33	
Dry beans setting pods	95	88	97	96	
Dry beans coloring	69	26	65	75	
Dry beans cut	6	NA	33	29	
Corn silking	97	91	100	98	
Corn dough	60	41	45	59	
Corn dented	22	NA	11	22	
Alfalfa 2nd cutting	88	81	95	91	

Range and Pasture Conditions	
	This
Week	Last 
Week	Last
Year	5-Yr
Avg	
Very poor	0	0	22	17	
Poor	4	4	27	16	
Fair	17	18	29	25	
Good	63	62	19	37	
Excellent	16	16	3	5	

Weather Data for the Week Ending September 7, 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	81	41	59	-3	0.13	0.22	-0.09	8.56	0.32	
Dubois	76	31	51	-4	0.10	0.28	-0.18	9.21	2.06	
Greybull	92	41	62	0	0.23	0.15	0.08	5.82	0.23	
Jeffrey City	82	24	54	-5	0	0.14	-0.14	7.63	-0.50	
Lake Yellowstone	68	26	45	-4	0.13	0.42	-0.29	23.15	8.63	
Lander	87	44	61	-3	0.04	0.21	-0.17	7.05	-2.47	
Powell	82	36	57	-5	0	0.14	-0.14	5.72	0.21	
Riverton	88	42	61	-2	0.01	0.21	-0.20	5.32	-0.68	
Worland	90	39	61	-5	0.03	0.16	-0.13	5.46	-0.45	
District 2										
Big Horn	89	35	59	-4	0.14	0.28	-0.14	13.87	3.14	
Buffalo-Johnson	87	40	59	-4	0.16	0.28	-0.12	10.52	0.13	
Gillette	91	36	60	-3	0.14	0.28	-0.14	11.40	-0.98	
Midwest	90	39	58	-6	0.25	0.15	0.10	11.16	0.63	
Newcastle	93	45	61	-4	0.23	0.28	-0.05	8.71	-3.85	
Sheridan	92	34	59	-4	0.21	0.28	-0.07	11.51	0.66	
Sundance	90	38	60	-3	0.07	0.32	-0.25	14.79	0.23	
District 3										
Afton	75	31	52	-4	0.02	0.35	-0.33	13.01	0.51	
Big Piney	76	31	53	2	0.06	0.21	-0.15	4.56	-0.94	
Evanston	79	41	60	5	0.08	0.28	-0.20	7.83	-0.05	
Jackson Hole	75	28	51	-5	0.22	0.35	-0.13	10.85	-3.81	
District 4										
Casper	91	35	61	-2	0.05	0.20	-0.15	8.56	-1.11	
Laramie	83	37	56	-1	0.52	0.28	0.24	9.57	0.81	
Rawlins	85	38	59	-3	0.24	0.14	0.10	3.98	-3.08	
Rock Springs	84	41	60	2	0.04	0.18	-0.14	2.59	-4.07	
Shirley Basin	79	28	51	-2	0.11	0.21	-0.10	11.55	3.66	
District 5										
Buford	90	42	60	7	0.39	0.36	0.03	15.12	3.34	
Cheyenne	90	43	60	-2	0.10	0.36	-0.26	11.72	-0.81	
Chugwater	91	41	61	0	0.22	0.34	-0.12	15.38	2.85	
Douglas	93	38	60	-4	0.16	0.21	-0.05	9.89	0.07	
LaGrange 	93	43	63	0	0.05	0.35	-0.30	12.36	-0.04	
Lance Creek	94	39	60	-5	0.09	0.28	-0.19	10.60	-0.14	
Old Fort Laramie	91	39	60	-4	0.07	0.27	-0.20	12.77	2.03	
Torrington	96	42	63	-2	0.08	0.28	-0.20	13.81	2.84	
Wheatland	92	40	64	-2	0	0.28	-0.28	14.84	4.46	
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