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Nebraska Crops Maturing Near Average Pace

September 1, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 29, 2021, corn mature was 8%, near 10% last year and 5% average. Soybeans setting pods was 97%, near 100% last year and 95% average. Sorghum maturity was 2%, equal to both last year and average.

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Nebraska Crop Condition for Aug. 22

August 25, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 22, 2021, corn condition rated 43% good and 24% excellent; soybean condition rated 49% good and 20% excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 95%.

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USDA NASS to Collect 2021 Small Grain Production and Stocks Data

August 19, 2021
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will be contacted by USDA NASS for a survey on the 2021 production and supply of small grains — including wheat, oats, barley and rye.

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Nebraska Crop Condition for Aug. 15

August 16, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 15, 2021, corn condition rated 47% good, 21% excellent. Soybean condition rated 53% good, 19% excellent.

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Nebraska Crop Progress for Aug. 8

August 12, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 8, 2021, corn condition rated 51% good, 19% excellent; soybean condition rated 57% good, 19% excellent. Pasture and range conditions rated 58% fair, 16% good, 2% excellent.

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Nebraska Crop Production Report for August

August 12, 2021
Based on Aug. 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2021 sorghum production of 18.9 million bushels, is up 38% from a year ago. Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.55 million cwt, down 29% from last year.

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2020 Farm Production Expenditures Down 4%

August 5, 2021
Farm and ranch production expenditures for Nebraska totaled $20.3 billion in 2020, down 4% from a year earlier, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Nebraska Crop Progress for Aug. 1

August 5, 2021
For the week ending Aug. 1, 2021, corn condition rated 51% good and 20% excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 95%.

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