Corn and soybean progress is behind normal, but crop condition continues mostly good to excellent, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service July 8 report for Nebraska.
- Corn condition rated 0% very poor, 4% poor, 20% fair, 63% good, and 13% excellent. Corn silking was 2%, well behind 28% last year, and behind 16% for the five-year average.
- Soybean condition rated 0% very poor, 4% poor, 23% fair, 63% good, and 10% excellent. Soybeans blooming was 10%, well behind 48% last year and the 37% average.
- Winter wheat condition rated 2% very poor, 6% poor, 22% fair, 50% good, and 20% excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 2%, well behind 22% last year and the average of 26%.
- Sorghum condition rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 19% fair, 72% good, and 7% excellent. Sorghum headed was 11%, near 12% last year, but ahead of the five-year average of 4%.
- Oat condition rated 2% very poor, 5% poor, 25% fair, 56% good, and 12% excellent. Oats headed was 90%, behind 99% last year and the average of 96%.
- Dry edible bean condition rated 2% very poor, 4% poor, 33% fair, 55% good, and 6% excellent.
- Dry edible beans emerged was 86%.
- Pasture and range conditions rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 11% fair, 69% good, and 17% excellent.
Soil Moisture. For the week ending July 7, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0% very short, 4% short, 84% adequate, and 12% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0% very short, 2% short, 86% adequate, and 12% surplus.
