Soybean conditions rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 19% fair, 54% good, and 23% excellent, well above last year’s 58% good or excellent condition. Soybeans turning color was 17%, behind last year’s 27% and 28% average. Soybeans dropping leaves was 1%, behind last year’s 3% and 5% average.
Alfalfa conditions rated 4% very poor, 12% poor, 22% fair, 48% good, and 14% excellent, well above last year’s 31% good or excellent condition. Third cutting was 85% complete, behind last year’s 94% and 90% average. Fourth cutting was 11% complete, behind last year’s 15% and even with the five year average.
Sorghum conditions rated 1% very poor, 1% poor, 13% fair, 53% good, and 32% excellent, well above last year’s 56% good or excellent condition. Sorghum turning color was 65%, behind last year’s 67% but ahead of the 53% average. Sorghum mature was 2%, near last year’s 3% and even with the five year average.
Dry bean conditions rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 24% fair, 68% good, and 5% excellent, above last year’s 63% good or excellent condition. Dry beans setting pods were 95%, behind last year’s 100% and 97% average. Dry beans turning color was 55%, behind last year’s 66% but ahead of the 47 average. Dry beans dropping leaves was 17%, behind last year’s 27% and 22% average. Dry beans harvested were 1%, behind last year’s 3% and 4 %average.
Wheat seeded was 6% complete, ahead of last year’s 5% and 4% average. Proso millet was 7% harvested, ahead of last year’s 4% but behind the 12% average.
Nebraska Field Office
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
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