USDA Reports NE Corn and Soybean Production Hit Record Highs
February 8, 2019
Corn for grain production and soybean set record highs in 2018, according to the end-of-year report from USDA. See how all major crops in Nebraska fared.
Harvest 2018 Nears the Goal Line
November 27, 2018
As of Nov. 25, corn harvest was 94% done and sorghum harvest was 95% done, both near last year and the average of the last five years.
Farm Labor Rates for the Northern Plains
November 15, 2018
How does what you paid for harvest labor compare with what others in the Northern Plains Region paid during the October survey week. For 2018, the average was $15.49, up 7% from 2017. Laborers worked an average of 47.4 hours that week.
77% of Corn, 94% of Soybeans Now Harvested
November 13, 2018
See more of the USDA NASS report on Nebraska harvest progress and wheat emergence and condition.
USDA Forecasts Record Nebraska Corn and Soybean Yield and Production
November 8, 2018
Based on November 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2018 corn crop is forecast at 1.80 billion bushels, up 7% from last year's production. Soybean production is forecast at 345 million bushels, up 6% from last year.
Soybean Harvest at 90%; Corn at 65%
November 5, 2018
By late Sunday, 65% of Nebraska's corn had been harvested, equal to last year, and behind 72% for the five-year average. Soybean harvest was 90% done, near 94% last year, and behind the five-year average of 96%.
Soybeans 74% Harvested; Corn, 47%
October 29, 2018
As of Sunday 74% of the state's soybeans were harvested and 47% of its corn, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, who reported five days were suitable for field work during the previous week.
25% of Nebraska Corn, 38% of Soybeans Harvested
October 15, 2018
Nebraska's harvest slowed last week with just 1.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Oct. 15 report. In both corn and soybean, 80% of the crop was rated good to excellent.