June 17, 2011

The following report on Nebraska crops is from the Nebraska Field Office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and summarizes reports through the weed ending June 12.

• Corn condition rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 24% fair, 65% good, and 9% excellent. Corn emergence was at 98%, same as last year and average.
• Soybean condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 22% fair, 68% good, and 7% excellent. Soybean planting was 98% complete, ahead of 96% last year and average. Soybean emergence was at 84%, near last year’s 83% and the 86% average.
• Wheat conditions rated 1% very poor, 11% poor, 30% fair, 50% good, and 8% excellent, below last year’s 74% good to excellent but near 57% average. Wheat headed was 81%, behind last year’s 84% and 92% average. Wheat was just beginning to turn color in southern counties. Statewide about 4% had started to turn color, behind 12% last year and 9 days behind the 26% average.
• Sorghum conditions rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 19% fair, 75% good, and 5% excellent. Sorghum planting was 94%, ahead of 80% last year and 86% average. Sorghum emergence was 72%, ahead of 52% last year and 60% average.
• Oat condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 11% fair, 79% good, and 9% excellent, below last year’s 90% good to excellent but above 74% average. About 42% of the oats had headed, below 45% last year and 52% average.
• Dry bean planting was 56% complete, behind 69% last year and the 73% average. Dry bean emergence was at 11%, behind 20% last year and the 31% average.
• Proso millet planting was 26% complete, near the 28% average.
• Alfalfa rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 15% fair, 71% good, and 12% excellent, below last year’s 86% good to excellent but above the 67% average. First cutting of alfalfa was 59% complete, behind 64% last year and average.
• Wild hay conditions rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 23% fair, 65% good, and 10% excellent, below 90% good to excellent last year.
• Pasture and range conditions rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 16% fair, 70% good, and 12% excellent, well below last year’s 90% good to excellent but above 68% average.