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Ag stats: Wyoming crop progress and condition report – week ending June 12, 2022

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Precipitation levels were below normal for the majority of Wyoming for the week ending June 12, 2022, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

The exception was in some far northern areas, where precipitation was as much as 1.5 inches above normal. Temperatures were above average in the greater part of the State last week.

In southern Wyoming, temperatures ran as much as 6 degrees above normal. Only in some northern parts of the State were temperatures below normal.

Drought conditions improved for a second week. According to the United States Drought Monitor for June 9, 2022, the amount of land that was now drought free stood at 3.8 percent, compared to zero last week. The amount of land rated as abnormally dry was 26.8 percent, an increase of 16.3 percentage points from last week’s 10.5 percent. Moderate drought fell to 45.5 percent of the State, compared to 65.2 percent last week. Severe drought fell slightly to 18.8 percent, compared to 19.0 percent last week. Extreme drought sat at 5.1 percent, compared to 5.3 percent last week.

The return of hot and dry conditions was expected to impair growth in Goshen County and some farmers began irrigating their fields.

A report from Lincoln County indicated the cooler trend had ended. Crop development was behind average, and with the warmer temperatures, farmers were seeing improved development in their fields. Most of the high-level snowpack had melted.

Irrigation water supplies were rated 7 percent poor, 64 percent fair, and 29 percent good, compared to 10 percent poor, 55 percent fair, 34 percent good, and 1 percent excellent last week.

Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus, compared to 2 percent very short, 17 percent short, 78 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 

-- 

23 

26 

Barley 

    

Emerged 

95 

92 

NA 

NA 

Jointed 

41 

28 

68 

59 

Booted 

-- 

27 

24 

Corn 

    

Emerged 

62 

43 

83 

87 

Dry edible beans 

    

Planted 

48 

39 

81 

74 

Emerged 

24 

37 

36 

Sugarbeets 

    

Emerged 

94 

89 

NA 

NA 

Winter wheat 

    

Jointed 

96 

90 

NA 

NA 

Booted 

50 

29 

56 

52 

Headed 

-- 

18 

NA 

Sheep and lambs 

    

Ewes lambed 

93 

90 

NA 

NA 

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION

 

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

Days suitable for fieldwork

6.6 

5.7 

6.6 

6.4 

Topsoil moisture 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Very short 

24 

19 

20 

Short 

27 

29 

44 

25 

Adequate 

49 

50 

34 

63 

Surplus 

-- 

Subsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

26 

21 

35 

12 

Short 

27 

36 

31 

22 

Adequate 

47 

42 

34 

62 

Surplus 

-- 

-- 

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Commodity

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alfalfa hay 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

14 

Fair 

20 

25 

33 

22 

Good 

76 

67 

42 

61 

Excellent 

-- 

Barley 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

Fair 

20 

14 

Good 

83 

91 

76 

82 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

Corn 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Fair 

16 

13 

Good 

92 

96 

84 

84 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Other hay 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

12 

21 

39 

21 

Good 

84 

75 

45 

71 

Excellent 

Pasture and range 

    

Very poor 

12 

Poor 

19 

21 

24 

10 

Fair 

24 

30 

41 

26 

Good 

48 

41 

22 

54 

Excellent 

Sugarbeets 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

-- 

11 

Fair 

13 

13 

20 

15 

Good 

87 

87 

68 

79 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

Winter wheat 

    

Very poor 

Poor 

32 

32 

Fair 

48 

47 

60 

39 

Good 

12 

13 

27 

45 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

Livestock 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

12 

10 

24 

12 

Good 

83 

86 

73 

83 

Excellent