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Ag stats: Wyoming crop progress and condition summary – week ending March 27, 2022

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The majority of Wyoming experienced below average temperatures in March, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

In isolated areas, temperatures were as much as ten degrees below normal. Precipitation was also below normal for most of the state.

According to the United States Drought Monitor released on March 24, 2022, the amount of land rated as abnormally dry was 2.8 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February. Moderate drought was present across 36.6 percent of the state, an increase from 30.8 percent last month. Severe drought covered 40.6 percent of the state, down from 54.1percent last month, and extreme drought conditions covered 20.0 percent of the state, up from 12.7 percent last month.

In Goshen County, soil moisture was aided by variable moisture. Farmers had begun field activities.

In Lincoln County, more mountain snow was needed to replenish irrigation supplies. Snow cover kept farmers from their fields, but conditions were good for lambing.

Pastures were greening in Platte County, but more precipitation was needed as moisture levels received over the winter were lower than in most years.

Hay and roughage supplies for Wyoming were rated 23 percent very short, 30 percent short, and 47 percent adequate, compared to 29 percent very short, 28 percent short, and 43 percent adequate last month.

Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 5 percent very short, 38 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus, compared to 10 percent very short, 36 percent short,53 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus last month.

Cattle death loss was rated as 2 percent heavy, 73 percent average, and 25 percent light.

Sheep death loss was rated 78 percent average and 22 percent light.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

Commodity

Current report

Previous report

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Barley 

    

Planted 

NA 

16 

NA 

Cattle and calves 

    

Cows calved 

11 

30 

NA 

Sheep and lambs 

    

Ewes lambed 

18 

NA 

Sheep shorn 

11 

26 

NA 

SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION

Current report

Previous report

Previous year

5-year average

 
 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Topsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

26 

42 

30 

NA 

Short 

42 

30 

25 

NA 

Adequate 

32 

28 

42 

NA 

Surplus 

-- 

-- 

NA 

Subsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

25 

42 

35 

NA 

Short 

54 

38 

26 

NA 

Adequate 

21 

20 

38 

NA 

Surplus 

-- 

-- 

NA 

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Commodity

Current report

Previous report

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Pasture and range 

    

Very poor 

28 

27 

NA 

Poor 

34 

28 

35 

NA 

Fair 

43 

28 

28 

NA 

Good 

16 

16 

NA 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

NA 

Winter wheat 

    

Very poor 

NA 

Poor 

32 

29 

14 

NA 

Fair 

45 

52 

70 

NA 

Good 

14 

12 

11 

NA 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

NA 

Livestock 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

NA 

Poor 

11 

NA 

Fair 

11 

27 

NA 

Good 

92 

86 

61 

NA 

Excellent 

NA