Ag stats: Wyoming crop progress and condition report – week ending June 19, 2022
Most of the state received no substantial moisture for the week ending June 19, 2022, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Much of central Wyoming received trace amounts registering at 0.01 inches of precipitation. Other areas received totals up to 0.3 inches or more. According to the United States Drought Monitor for June 16, 2022, the amount of land that was drought free stood at 3.5 percent, down slightly from last week’s 3.8 percent. The amount of land rated as abnormally dry was 28.1 percent, up from 26.8 percent last week. Moderate drought fell to 41.1 percent of the State, compared to 45.5 percent last week. Severe drought stood at 19.0 percent, compared to 18.8 percent last week. Extreme drought sat at 4.5 percent, compared to 5.1 percent last week.
In Carbon County, some producers began hauling water to livestock.
The dryness persevered in Goshen County, but some areas benefitted from localized rains.
Temperatures were cool in Lincoln County and crops were not growing well because of the cooler weather. Alfalfa had not yet grown enough for a first cutting. Some fields were affected by frost, though alfalfa escaped being damaged by a hard frost of 28 degrees one night last week.
Irrigation water supplies across the State were rated 8 percent poor, 55 percent fair, 36 percent good, and 1 percent excellent, compared to 7 percent poor, 64 percent fair, and 29 percent good last week.
Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, and 89 percent adequate, compared to 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus last week.
CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS | ||||
Commodity | Current week | Previous week | Previous year | 5-year average |
(percent) | (percent) | (percent) | (percent) | |
Alfalfa hay | ||||
1st cutting harvested | 33 | 5 | 47 | 43 |
Barley | ||||
Jointed | 70 | 41 | 82 | 77 |
Booted | 34 | 9 | 54 | 47 |
Headed | 20 | -- | 36 | 22 |
Corn | ||||
Emerged | 88 | 62 | 96 | 95 |
Dry edible beans | ||||
Planted | 75 | 48 | 97 | 91 |
Emerged | 52 | 24 | 61 | 61 |
Other hay | ||||
1st cutting harvested | 5 | -- | 20 | NA |
Sugarbeets | ||||
Emerged | 96 | 94 | NA | NA |
Winter wheat | ||||
Booted | 75 | 50 | 77 | 77 |
Headed | 28 | 4 | 37 | 33 |
Coloring | 3 | -- | 2 | NA |
Sheep and lambs | ||||
Ewes lambed | 96 | 93 | NA | NA |
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION | ||||
Current week | Previous week | Previous year | 5-year average | |
Days suitable for fieldwork | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.0 |
Topsoil moisture | (percent) | (percent) | (percent) | (percent) |
Very short | 23 | 24 | 29 | 13 |
Short | 24 | 27 | 42 | 25 |
Adequate | 51 | 49 | 27 | 60 |
Surplus | 2 | -- | 2 | 2 |
Subsoil moisture | ||||
Very short | 22 | 26 | 44 | 16 |
Short | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
Adequate | 50 | 47 | 30 | 60 |
Surplus | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION | ||||
Commodity | Current week | Previous week | Previous year | 5-year average |
(percent) | (percent) | (percent) | (percent) | |
Alfalfa hay | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | 2 | 1 |
Poor | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
Fair | 25 | 20 | 28 | 21 |
Good | 67 | 76 | 44 | 63 |
Excellent | 4 | -- | 9 | 8 |
Barley | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
Poor | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Fair | 13 | 9 | 24 | 12 |
Good | 74 | 83 | 72 | 84 |
Excellent | -- | -- | 1 | 2 |
Corn | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Poor | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
Fair | 17 | 8 | 19 | 15 |
Good | 83 | 92 | 81 | 81 |
Excellent | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
Dry edible beans | ||||
Very poor | -- | NA | -- | -- |
Poor | 14 | NA | -- | -- |
Fair | 57 | NA | 10 | 11 |
Good | 29 | NA | 87 | 86 |
Excellent | -- | NA | 3 | 3 |
Other hay | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | 3 | 1 |
Poor | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Fair | 10 | 12 | 48 | 23 |
Good | 86 | 84 | 36 | 70 |
Excellent | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Pasture and range | ||||
Very poor | 2 | 6 | 20 | 6 |
Poor | 14 | 19 | 31 | 12 |
Fair | 27 | 24 | 34 | 27 |
Good | 57 | 48 | 14 | 50 |
Excellent | -- | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Sugarbeets | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Poor | -- | -- | 11 | 7 |
Fair | 22 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
Good | 78 | 87 | 71 | 78 |
Excellent | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
Winter wheat | ||||
Very poor | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Poor | 36 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
Fair | 48 | 48 | 62 | 37 |
Good | 8 | 12 | 27 | 46 |
Excellent | -- | -- | 1 | 4 |
Livestock | ||||
Very poor | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Poor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Fair | 10 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
Good | 86 | 83 | 73 | 82 |
Excellent | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
