State agricultural overview
Utah crop calendar.
Zone 6bRange 4a to 8b165-day seasonLast frost May 1First frost October 10
17 primary crops with planting windows for Utah. Calendar timing is anchored to 6b dominant hardiness zone and a 165-day growing season — verify against Utah State University Extension for variety- and county-specific guidance.
Row Crop · Utah
- CornprimarySpring: May 1 – May 22
- Grain SorghumprimarySpring: May 22 – June 19
- SoybeansprimarySpring: May 15 – June 5
- SunflowersprimarySpring: May 8 – June 5
- Winter WheatprimaryFall: October 3 – October 24
- CottonlimitedSpring: May 15 – June 5
Cover Crops · Utah
- BrassicasprimaryFall: July 27 – August 11
- BuckwheatprimarySpring: June 26 – July 24
- Cereal OatsprimarySpring: April 24 – May 22Fall: August 11 – August 26
- Winter RyeprimaryFall: October 3 – October 24
Frost-date reference — Utah
Last frost (spring)
May 1
First frost (fall)
October 10
Growing season
165 days
Hardiness zone
6b
Frost dates are NOAA / NCDC climate normals — county-level variation can shift these by 2–4 weeks. The Utah extension service publishes county-specific frost data: Utah State University Extension.
Utah soil-temp alerts.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to crop planting thresholds — get notified the day soil temp clears the threshold for your target.