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Summer weather returnsWyoming Harvest was in full swing for all small grains crops during the week ending Aug. 12, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming Field Office, Aug. 13. Hot, dry and windy conditions returned to the state last week. Only four of the 29 stations reported more than a quarter of an inch of precipitation. Temperatures remained warmer than normal. Reports ranged from 0.8 to 7.6 degrees above the average. Low temperatures were mostly in the 40s or 50s. Highs were mostly in the 80s and 90s. Topsoil moisture levels fell 6 points from last week to 38 percent adequate or better. Thirty-nine percent of the irrigation water supplies were adequate. There were 6.7 days suitable for field work. More rain is needed to keep crops from drying out. All row crop conditions were rated 90 percent or more in the fair to good category. Barley and oats continued to progress ahead of normal while spring wheat still lagged behind. Almost all of the barley crop had turned color and 89 percent was mature. Over half of the barley had been harvested. Eighty-eight percent of the oats had turned color. Nearly three quarters of the oats had matured and 43 percent had been harvested. Eighty-four percent of the spring wheat crop had turned color and 66 percent was mature. Spring wheat harvest was 24 points behind the 19 percent normally complete on this date. Winter wheat harvest progressed only slightly from last week and remains at 92 percent complete. Corn was 94 percent tasseled and three-fourths had silked. Twenty-one percent of the corn was in the milk stage, 20 points behind normal. Almost the entire dry bean crop had bloomed and 64 percent were setting pods. Only four percent had turned color. The lack of moisture last week helped hay harvest continue. The second cutting of alfalfa jumped 16 points from last week to 63 percent complete. Other hay harvest was 85 percent complete, 9 points above normal. Range and pasture were two points better than last week despite the need for more rain. Livestock conditions were reported at 82 percent good or better. Date: 8/15/07
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