Pasture and Range Condition

USDA’ s pasture and range condition ratings for the week ended May 8.

 Pasture and Range Condition - Selected States: Week Ending May 8, 2011 [National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 9 20 58 12 Arizona ........: 23 23 30 16 8 Arkansas .......: 1 8 44 36 11 California .....: - - 10 70 20 Colorado .......: 14 34 36 13 3 Connecticut ....: 2 18 21 48 11 Delaware .......: 1 5 20 73 1 Florida ........: 1 19 50 28 2 Georgia ........: 2 19 34 38 7 Idaho ..........: 8 14 30 45 3 Illinois .......: 1 3 21 60 15 Indiana ........: 3 11 35 41 10 Iowa ...........: 1 7 33 48 11 Kansas .........: 13 19 33 33 2 Kentucky .......: 2 5 26 52 15 Louisiana ......: 6 25 39 29 1 Maine ..........: - 4 25 57 14 Maryland .......: 1 4 15 52 28 Massachusetts ..: - - 39 51 10 Michigan .......: 4 10 32 46 8 Minnesota ......: 2 6 28 52 12 Mississippi ....: - 3 22 63 12 Missouri .......: - 4 37 48 11 Montana ........: 1 10 32 50 7 Nebraska .......: - 6 30 59 5 Nevada .........: - 1 47 34 18 New Hampshire ..: - 17 32 26 25 New Jersey .....: - - 10 55 35 New Mexico .....: 33 46 20 1 - New York .......: 3 14 31 45 7 North Carolina .: - 5 30 58 7 North Dakota ...: 1 10 30 52 7 Ohio ...........: 3 14 29 44 10 Oklahoma .......: 17 32 31 18 2 Oregon .........: 1 7 34 51 7 Pennsylvania ...: 2 11 26 44 17 Rhode Island ...: - - - 100 - South Carolina .: 4 2 20 72 2 South Dakota ...: 1 7 25 59 8 Tennessee ......: - 4 22 58 16 Texas ..........: 45 32 17 5 1 Utah ...........: - 4 28 58 10 Vermont ........: - 17 39 44 - Virginia .......: 1 4 18 65 12 Washington .....: 7 4 40 44 5 West Virginia ..: - 11 50 34 5 Wisconsin ......: 2 9 42 41 6 Wyoming ........: - 6 22 69 3 : 48 States ......: 10 14 28 40 8 : Previous week ..: 10 14 29 40 7 Previous year ..: 1 6 29 54 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 

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