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Crop progress behind normalWyoming Cooler nights with some moisture was seen during the week ending Aug. 17, but range and pasture conditions continue to lack moisture, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming Field Office, Aug. 18. The temperatures during the night fell last week in Wyoming. The precipitation was higher than we have seen for a while but was below normal in 45 percent of the reporting stations. High temperatures ranged from low 70s to 90. Low temperatures were in the high 20s to 50. Topsoil moisture levels rated adequate or better increased to 53 percent, 10 points up from the previous week and 27 points up from the average. Subsoil moisture was reported at 46 percent adequate or better, 25 points above average. Stock water supplies were 75 percent adequate or better. An average of 5.6 days were suitable for fieldwork during the past week. Crop conditions remained unchanged from last week and crop progress remained behind last year. Ninety-three percent of the winter wheat was harvested, only 1 point up from previous week and 5 points below the average. Ninety-three percent of barley was turning color, three-fourths was mature and 46 percent was harvested, 19 points below the average. Spring wheat was winding down in the turning color stage with 72 percent mature and 37 percent harvested, 9 points above the previous year but 15 points below average. Ninety-two percent of oats were turning color with 65 percent mature and 31 percent harvested, 19 points below the average. Ninety percent of corn was in the tassel stage with 56 percent silked and 10 percent in the milk stage, 24 points below previous year and 42 points below average. Dry beans were in bloom stage at 91 percent, 63 percent were setting pods and 18 percent were turning color, 9 points above the previous year but only 2 points above the average. More than half of the alfalfa has been cut for the second time, 12 points below the 5-year average. Seventy-one percent of all other hay has been cut, 18 points below the previous year and 13 points below the average. Range and pasture conditions were close to last week's and were in need of additional moisture. Range and pasture conditions were reported at 42 percent good or better, which dropped 1 point from last week but was up 18 points from the average. 8/25/08 Date: 8/19/08
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