Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 18 • August 28, 2021
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2021 Wyoming State Fair – Open Livestock Shows
Reserve Champion Angus Bull – Exhibited by Lazy JB Angus, Montrose, CO. Photo by Altitude Advantage Photography
Champion Wyoming Angus Association Futurity Female – Exhibited by Morgan Friede, Chinook, MT. Photo by Altitude Advantage Photography
Reserve Champion Wyoming Angus Association Futurity Female – Exhibited by Carter Cox, Casper. Photo by Altitude Advantage Photography
Champion Angus Cow Calf Pair – Exhibited by Kaylynn Weber, Shoshoni. Photo by Altitude Advantage Photography
Champion Commercial Heifer Pen of 3 – Exhibited by Mountain Valley Livestock, Douglas. Traci Diltz photo
Champion Commercial Heifer – Exhibited by Mountain Valley Livestock, Douglas. Traci Diltz photo
itor (USDM) map for Wyoming, released Aug. 19, shows greater than 94 percent of Wyoming is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought – this is approximately a 10 percent increase compared to last month. View the current USDM map at bit.ly/2S28VTA. Consider submitting a Condition Monitoring Observer Report at bit.ly/3c4WRLR. Eight to 14-day and one-month forecasts NOAA’s eight to 14-day forecast for Sept. 2-8, made Aug. 25, shows a 33 to 40 percent probability, or chance, for above average temperatures for the southern twothirds of Wyoming. There is an equal chance for below,
throughout most of Wyoming, with the greatest probability in the northwest corner. For the same timeframe, there is a 33 to 40 percent probability for below normal precipitation for much of the state. The southeast corner of Wyoming is the exception for both temperature and precipitation, with an equal chance for below, near or above normal conditions.
CONNECTING AG to CLIMATE
By Windy Kelley, Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub
Recent and current conditions Wyoming experienced its fifth warmest and 52nd driest July out of 127 years according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Infor-
mation (NCEI) database, retrieved Aug. 24. Scaling to the county level, the adjacent tables show temperature and precipitation rankings of select counties for the month of July. The U.S. Drought Mon-
Quilt fundraiser raises money for Wyoming 4-H, collegiate wool programs
Agricultural support – Cowgirl and Rancher Mickey Thoman of Sweetwater County sits outside the wool demonstration building at the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo in Douglas with the Wyoming 4-H quilt on display. Raffle tickets for the quilt, constructed by Russell and Kathy Bell, are being sold to raise funds to support 4-H and collegiate wool judging programs and provide educational resources. Thoman, inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2018, and her three daughters raise Rambouillet sheep, Herefords and thoroughbred Quarter Horses. The quilt raffle is raising money for Wyoming 4-H and collegiate wool programs. Thoman has been part of Wyoming 4-H for more than half a century. Tickets for the quilt raffle can be purchased by visiting wyoming4h.org/quilt-raffle. Photo courtesy of UW
near or above normal temperatures for the rest of the state. For the same timeframe, there is a 33 percent probability for above average precipitation for most of Wyoming. The exception is the northwest corner of the state, where precipitation is expected to be normal. The September forecast, made Aug. 19, indicates a 33 to 50 percent probability for above normal temperatures
To view more NOAA forecasts, visit cpc.ncep. noaa.gov. Windy K. Kelley is the regional Extension program coordinator and state specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northern Plains Climate Hub, University of Wyoming Extension and WAFERx. She can be reached at wkelley1@uwyo.edu or 307-3674380.
