Karen DeBoer, Extension Educator in Cheyenne County: Most of the winter wheat was planted in a timely manner this fall. September rains slowed progress early on, but the weather has been favorable since and progress has been good. There is still some wheat to be planted on dry edible bean ground.
John Smith, Extension Engineer at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff: As of Wednesday sugarbeet harvest was about 70% complete, which is about normal. Root yield and sugar content are averaging about 22 ton/ac and 17.4% sugar, which is higher than normal. A number of growers have reported good fields yielding 30 ton/ac and higher, with higher than normal sugar content. Sugarbeet harvest conditions have been very good, which means roots have gone into long-term storage in excellent condition, until Oct 23 when we had overnight temperatures in the teens. The low temperatures have made defoliation more difficult, and harvest was stopped for a day to allow the frozen root tops to stabilize before going into the storage piles. Many producers are harvesting 24 hours per day. If our weather holds, harvest should be nearly complete by Nov. 10.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska Field Office, Oct. 23 report: Corn conditions rated 6% very poor, 11% poor, 26% fair, 40% good, and 17% excellent. Irrigated fields rated 76% good or excellent, while dryland fields rated 28%. Corn harvest was 38%complete, eight days behind last year’s 58 and one week behind the 49% average. Stalk integrity continues to be a concern in a number of counties.
Soybean harvest was 82% complete, nine days behind last year’s 94 and four days behind the average of 87.
Sorghum harvest was 42% complete, six days behind the 57% of last year and five days behind the average of 53%.
Dry bean harvest was 96 percent complete, even with last year and ahead of the 93% average. Winter wheat conditions rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 28% fair, 67% good, and 4 excellent, above a year ago. Ninety-three percent had emerged, ahead of last year’s 89% but near the 92% average.
Proso millet was 91 percent harvested, even with last year and average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 19 percent very poor, 26 poor, 36 fair, 16 good, and 3 excellent. Producers were moving cattle to stalks as they became available.
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