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Ag stats: Wyoming crop progress and condition report – week ending June 19, 2022

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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 

47 

43 

Barley 

    

Jointed 

70 

41 

82 

77 

Booted 

34 

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 

-- 

20 

NA 

Sugarbeets 

    

Emerged 

96 

94 

NA 

NA 

Winter wheat 

    

Booted 

75 

50 

77 

77 

Headed 

28 

37 

33 

Coloring 

-- 

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 

-- 

Subsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

22 

26 

44 

16 

Short 

27 

27 

26 

22 

Adequate 

50 

47 

30 

60 

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 

17 

Fair 

25 

20 

28 

21 

Good 

67 

76 

44 

63 

Excellent 

-- 

Barley 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

13 

Fair 

13 

24 

12 

Good 

74 

83 

72 

84 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

Corn 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Fair 

17 

19 

15 

Good 

83 

92 

81 

81 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Dry edible beans 

    

Very poor 

-- 

NA 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

14 

NA 

-- 

-- 

Fair 

57 

NA 

10 

11 

Good 

29 

NA 

87 

86 

Excellent 

-- 

NA 

Other hay 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

10 

12 

48 

23 

Good 

86 

84 

36 

70 

Excellent 

Pasture and range 

    

Very poor 

20 

Poor 

14 

19 

31 

12 

Fair 

27 

24 

34 

27 

Good 

57 

48 

14 

50 

Excellent 

-- 

Sugarbeets 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

-- 

11 

Fair 

22 

13 

17 

15 

Good 

78 

87 

71 

78 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Winter wheat 

    

Very poor 

Poor 

36 

32 

Fair 

48 

48 

62 

37 

Good 

12 

27 

46 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

Livestock 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

10 

12 

23 

11 

Good 

86 

83 

73 

82 

Excellent