Nebraska Plants Record High Soybean Acres, Up 10% from 2016
Abnormally Dry Area Expands to 68% of Nebraska
Crop Diseases Confirmed by Plant & Pest Lab June 15-27
USDA-NASS: Corn 74% Good-Excellent, Soybean, 70%, Wheat, 48%
Dry conditions across much of Nebraska allowed wheat harvest to begin, according to the report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending June 25.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 14% very short, 42% short, 44% adequate, and 0% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7% very short, 33% short, 60% adequate, and 0% surplus.
Nebraska Crop Conditions (NASS, 6/19/17)
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Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic Report (June 14)
The following diseases were reported in samples submitted to the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab June 1 to June 14.
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition
For the week ending June 11, Nebraska temperatures averaged four to eight degrees above normal and were accompanied by dry conditions, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only the southern tip of the Panhandle and a few central counties received significant rain. The warm, dry weather allowed planting and other field work to continue.